18+ hour, 8+ min ago   (658+ words) Marblehead is the Massachusetts port I’d choose when Boston feels too polished. Its historic district holds nearly 300 pre-Revolution buildings, so the past isn’t behind glass here; it lines the streets you walk. The town sits on a rocky peninsula in…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (507+ words) CORVALLIS — Just a few weeks ago, Green Bench Orchard in Missoula canceled their 'u-pick' season after a spring freeze destroyed the apple crop. However, Farmer Fred, Green Bench Orchard's owner, pointed apple lovers to Swanson's Mountain View Orchard in Corvallis,…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (158+ words) Three people were killed and another person was hospitalized in a motorcycle crash in Laconia, New Hampshire on Saturday, officials said. Two motorcycles crashed on North Endicott Street Saturday night, Laconia police said. A preliminary investigation found that the motorcycles…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1195+ words) California gets plenty of attention for its beaches and big-city dining, but some of the best steaks in the state come from small towns you might drive right past. These are the kind of family-run steakhouses where the recipes have…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (722+ words) During the fourth and fifth days of his extraordinary ordeal in July 1939, 12-year-old Donn Fendler followed the old Wassataquoik Tote Road, the same route that runs through this remote corner of Baxter State Park. More than 80 years later, I’m following…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago   (733+ words) Seventh-generation cobbler John Elhilow has spent nearly 40 years repairing worn shoes with the kindness and care that have defined his work at Superior Shoe Repair in Waltham and Holliston. Growing up in Holliston, Elhilow learned the trade from his father....

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (807+ words) Ten contestants took part in Sunday’s lobster role-eating contest. Allen Wan of Seabrook, at left, has competed in the lobster roll contest for years and was in the competition when former Governor Chris Sununu came to the aid of another…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (108+ words) Three people died and another was critically injured when their motorcycles collided in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Saturday night, police said. The crash took place on Endicott Street North, according to Laconia police. The people who died were identified as…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (306+ words) SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Parks and Recreation has launched a playground passport program, giving families a new reason to get outside and explore all 17 of the city's parks. The passport is free and available at any of Suffolk's 17 playgrounds. Each park…...

16+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1384+ words) Missouri has a serious soft spot for fried chicken, and some of the best batches are cooked far from the big cities. Scattered across the Ozarks, river towns, and old courthouse squares are little cafes that people happily drive an…...