- Ladies First: The MV’s Top Women Executives.
- When Smaller is Better: The UMass Lowell Nanomanufacturing Center.

- PulseCare Medical’s new wound technology saves lives.
- Rules of the Road: Beth Daigle behind the wheel. >>
- Nerds Rule: STEM education program in the Valley.
- VoicePix: A local company creates innovative art.

- The Spirit of Success: North Chelmsford’s Klin Group.

Plus these other features and local stores:
- On the Set of Joss Whedon’s “In Your Eyes.” here. >>
- New Trends in Home Lighting.

- The Bees Have It: MV Apiaries in Billerica.
- The Bread and Roses Strike, Part 2: Read Part 1 here. >>.
- Chicken Barb: The Merrimack Valley’s Original Fast Food.
- Scott Plath on Pig and Figs, Ales and Tales. >>

- Plus Local Happenings, Movers & Shakers and Calendars, Dining Guide and more.

ON THE SET OF JOSS WHEDON’S “IN YOUR EYES”:
You may know Joss Whedon as the creator of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” or director of the upcoming blockbuster “The Avengers.” Beth Daigle recently visited the Bedford, N.H. set of Joss’ new independent film, “In Your Eyes.” Get an exclusive look behind-the-scenes here. >>

INNOVATION – THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: When the class of 2016 steps onto the campus of UMass Lowell for the first time, the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center will beckon as a gleaming totem toward the future. Read more here and in the May/June 2012 issue. >>
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IN THE NEXT ISSUE – RULES OF THE ROAD: Did you know car crashes are the number one killer of people under 45, and nearly 50 percent of teen deaths are automobile-related? Watch this video of mvm writer Beth Daigle in the driver’s seat at In Control Crash Prevention, then read her full account in the May/June 2012 issue of Merrimack Valley Magazine, on sale mid-May.

THE BREAD AND ROSES STRIKE OF 1912: 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Lawrence’s famed Bread and Roses Strike. Read part one of Jim Beauchesne’s four-part series online and watch for the second installment in the May/June issue of Merrimack Valley Magazine – on sale in a few weeks. Read the Part 1 of 4 here. >>

ONLINE RECIPE – THE HAMMER: Vodka doesn’t always come to mind for warm weather entertaining, but we’ve rounded up a few delicious and foolproof recipes from local bartenders in the May/June issue. Here’s just a taste with ‘The Hammer,’ direct from Hammer + Sickle Vodka. >>

ARCHIVES – Portrait of the Valley: Readers are invited to submit original artwork or photographs featuring a person, place or thing in the Merrimack Valley for publication in each issue. eMail submissions to portraits@mvmag.net. Please include name, location where photo was shot, eMail address and phone  View our Facebook album of past portraits. >