Thomas Farragher

After fifth graders at Willard Elementary School learned about George Washington Dugan, the town’s sole Black Civil War soldier, they were determined to right a wrong.

“They’re all so motivated and kind and driven. Not just for the project though. But for me.”

Joanna Buoniconti will collect her degree during this year’s commencement at UMass Amherst and open a new chapter in a life that is a remarkable study in patience, determination, and courage.

The rustic spirit of Camp Thorpe in Vermont — the spirit that has been its special metabolism for more than 90 years — is alive and vibrant.

Three hospitals are collaborating to treat Cole Pasqualucci with surgery to remove most of his intestine, work to clean up an infection, and then new organs to replace those that have been damaged.

In New Marlborough, “it’s always been the hub of the community.”

Richard Clark is the Archdiocese of Boston’s director of music, and Christmas season is prime time for him and his choir. Thanks to angelic voices, the Christmas spirit lives despite a pandemic’s gloom.

Mona Golabek is the daughter of one of 10,000 Jewish children who were brought to England before World War II in an effort to save children threatened by the Nazis. And now she is telling that story through music.

A new exhibit at the Rockwell Museum called: “Imprinted: Illustrating Race,” includes more than 150 works of art and artifacts by an array of artists that explore the harmful stereotypical images that have resulted in a noxious perception about race.

Andrew Cromartie and Janet Forest are preparing to bid farewell to Nantucket, a place that has financially slipped away from them.