If you thought baby showers were draining your wallet, just wait until those babies get a little bit older. As any parent can attest, kids’ birthday parties have a tendency to take over the social ...

I don't know about you, but I am saturated. Apparently many aren't. Money burns and causes society to stir the pot that much more. The excitement keeps coming. We have become a nation of saturated fa… ...

Managing finances as a college freshman can be an even bigger challenge than navigating an unfamiliar campus or acing a calculus test, but parents can help new students get off to a good start. You ...

Dear James: I’m planning a veggie garden on my sloping lot so I need a retaining wall. I have used timbers before, but blocks might hold up better. Which method do you prefer? -- Steve W. Dear Steve: ...

Get ready for a spectacular show: A total solar eclipse will occur above the U.S. on the afternoon of April 8. Most Americans will be able to see it in some form, but the distance between your ...

At the end of the day, when she’s packed away her oil paints and washed her brushes clean, there’s one simple thing that makes Dori Hosek different from any other artist. She hopes no one will notice ...

The perfect antidote for cabin fever, ice skating is fun for kids of all ages. Here's where you can bundle up and go for a glide. Skating is a Stoneham tradition, with the town sending locals to 5 ...

I have lost more perennials than I care to count. However, the "survivors” –– those that have reliably returned each year –– are the ones I have been given. Many are more than 40-years-old. Some were ...

When Amazon released the Kindle Kids Edition last fall, Ron Charles, book critic for the Washington Post offered his opinion on how it might impact the magical relationship between children and books.

In April 2014, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell appointed Patricia Gomes as the city’s new poet laureate. “I am honored and excited to appoint Patricia Gomes as New Bedford’s new poet laureate,” ...

WEYMOUTH — District 5 Councilor Ed Harrington said traffic safety improvements in Columbian Square are long overdue, and funds for the upgrades should be extracted from a town Host Community Agreement ...

The Masconomet and Tri Town Elementary Calendar Advisory Committee conducted a survey in early 2015 of school staff, parents, and students in Boxford, Topsfield, and Middleton spanning all of the ...