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Too Much Stuff!

Let me start with an orienting idea about the things—all “the stuff”— we live with and surround us every day. Attachment = connection. From their hands to ours: It’s why we wear our It’s why we wear our mothers’ jewelry …

This week at the Manchester Public Library, we have the Graphic Novel Club, Exploring the Promise, Perils and Potential of AI, Discover America’s National Parks and much more. Crowell …

This week at the TOHP Burnham Public Library in Essex, there's a teen workshop on candy sushi, a guitar concert with Scott Ouellette, STEAM & Stories, and much more. …

This week at the library we will be painting a pot and planting seeds, along with a plant swap, you can embroider, get garden design lessons and much more.

Becoming a veterinarian was a dream I had as a sophomore in high school.   At the time, getting into the Veterinary College at Cornell University was indeed only a dream as the academic …

Isn’t this the million-dollar question that every radio and TV talk show dabbles in? The Reels, posts, TikTok, Facebook - you name it.   Behavioral experts and influencers alike are …

The Manchester Library reports that is was “hopping” as it capped off its annual Peeps candy diorama contest with a “Peeple’s” Choice Awards (get it?) party on this past …

What Exactly is Hospice Care?

What exactly is "hospice care?"  Good question.  In my 40 years of nursing practice on Boston's North Shore, I have spent most of that time in homecare and hospice.  Prior to the advent of Aberdeen Home …

One of the most common problems seen in dogs is a skin condition called “Hot Spots.” Also known as pyoderma or acute moist dermatitis, they are usually a dis-ease of dogs with long hair or those …

This week at the Manchester by the Sea public library, there’s so much going on, including Dungeons and Dragons, Peeps Party, read to Winston and much more. National Library Week | April 6-12 …

In an automotive landscape increasingly homogenized by boring BEVs and crossovers, the 2025 Subaru WRX remains a defiantly analog vehicle, closely connected to its rally-bred DNA. Yet, beneath its …

I’ve been an automotive writer for more than 30 years now, which means countless test drives, reviews, events, and pretty much everything else, “car.” This has put me in the mix …

There are great things happening this coming week at the TOHP Burnham Essex Public Library, like the annual "Peep" diorama crafting competition, a stress management workshop, book group, and more! Check it out …

"Pets to People” Diseases

Diseases that can be spread from pets to people are called “zoonosis,” or simply, zoonotic disease and you may not think they're relevant here on Cape Ann, but they are. I consider them among the most important responsibility we have as veterinarians, as these are …

This week at the Manchestser by the Sea Public Library, there’s so much going on, including Pajama Storytime, Hearthside Book Group, learn the Ukulele, Crowell Concert Series and much more. …

Books to Cultivate

I’m not much of a gardener, though I like to read about people who like gardening. It’s about this time of year, when the ground reappears from beneath its blanket of ice and snow, that it occurs …

I’m not much of a gardener, though I like to read about people who like gardening. It’s about this time of year, when the ground reappears from beneath its blanket of ice and snow, that it occurs …

Starting next month, Essex Greenbelt will host a series of guided walks in the DeNormandie Woods Conservation Area, an environmentally rich 330-acre property that spans Gloucester and …

It’s unusual for me to be happy about something that I’ve lost.   But I was hap-hap-happy when we pushed up the clocks and lost the hour like we do every spring.   Wonderfully, …

Nearly 40 years ago, Livia Cowan turned her passion for travel and craftsmanship into Mariposa, a global brand known for handcrafted gifts and tableware. Based in Manchester, Mariposa is …

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