Movers & Shakers: Mayor Dan Rivera

Ask nearly anyone on the North Shore what should be done to fix the city of Lawrence, and they’ll likely give you some big answers: Reduce drug...

Movers & Shakers: Governor Charlie Baker

Right around the time Governor Charlie Baker got his start in Beacon Hill politics, the Needham native made his first visit to the place on the North...

Rich Rubino Talks Politics

It’s no surprise that a young Rich Rubino would become so immersed in the history of politics. After all, the author and Marblehead native hail...

Music and Conversation with Conductor Keith Lockhart on October 1

In case you couldn’t get to Boston on July 4th to see Keith Lockhart on the Esplanade, you’ll have an opportunity to see him closer to ho...

Lowell's Boat Shop Offers Apprenticeships

When Brianna Wickard first joined the boat-building apprentice program at Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, she had what she describes as a &ldqu...

Change is Simple Environmental Education

Lauren and Patrick Belmonte are shaping young minds. By sharing simple solutions to global issues, they are lighting the way to environmental steward...

North Andover High School's DECA Program

Unlike many of his classmates, when North Andover High School (NAHS) junior Brett Kochanski entered high school he didn’t want to just join a c...

YouthBuild Helps Young People in Lawrence Learn Job Skills

When students first arrive at YouthBuild Lawrence’s headquarters at 355 Haverhill Street, they usually come bearing a lifetime of hardship. Som...

The Tang Institute at Phillips Academy

Learning isn’t what it used to be. And neither is teaching. The goals are the same: acquiring—or imparting—knowledge for a useful, ...

North Shore Alpacas

“Sheep are so familiar. Alpacas are a relatively new concept,” says Melanie Cosgrove, nodding to the pack of animals she and musician Pat...