Suzanne DeWitt

Did you ever wonder why animal shelters used to be called pounds? The structures were used to house animals that wandered around getting into trouble.

Helen Gertrude Swasey was well known in her hometown of Haverhill from the time she was a young girl until her death in 1934. She was…

Some of Haverhill’s hometown heroes seem to have a little badass in them. It can’t be denied that Andre Dubus III and Rob Zombie come…

Adventureland in Newbury opened the summer of 1957. A map of the amusement park shows its position on the corner of U.S. Route 1 and Scotland Road,…

Stop by the Emma L. Andrews Library & Community Center in Newburyport and experience how libraries used to work. You won’t find bar codes or…

Iconic Red Sox hitter Wade Boggs was known for being superstitious. So superstitious, in fact, that “Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition” (Oxford University Press,…

If you like hunting for bargains while helping others at the same time, then head on over to the Andovers, where you’ll find two charity…

Merrimac, Mass., is home to Bill Hanley, the man who developed the sound system used at the original Woodstock festival, transforming the world of music…

While driving through Amesbury, you might pass an odd little park next to the middle school at 220 Main St. If you are thirsty, be…

Emily Lawrence-Boulger is passionate about people and art. She was named the Special Education Art Educator of the Year by the Massachusetts Art Education Association…

The silver screen isn’t the only place to look for swashbuckling heroes. Newburyport lays claim to its very own buccaneer. Capt. Offin Boardman was born in…

Bad-Boy Mayor Seeks a Wife Renegade mayors are nothing new, and you don’t need to look to major cities – like Toronto – to find them….