BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Valentine’s Day is not all about flowers and chocolates. Beyond the romance embraced by some contemporary couples, Qixi is an ancient tradition rooted in legend, prayer and cultural activities that survive to this day. The festival is observed on the seventh day of ...
Dear Heloise: I had to chuckle when I read the letter in your column from the woman who mentioned taking a crossword puzzle book to the doctor's or other appointments when there's a wait. I've been doing this myself for years. Everyone else is sitting there playing with their smartphones and ...
Every generation deserves its own postgrad malaise movie. Not every attempt is going to be “The Graduate” or “Frances Ha,” but even when they’re mediocre, they’re also often a pure expression from a young filmmaker about what their contemporaries are feeling at that exact ...
NASHUA - Popcorn and snow cones were tasty lures for the Nashua School District's 23rd annual Nashua Goes Back to School event, a grand gathering of representatives from 42 local organizations whose goal was to supply area students with school supplies while encouraging a sense of excitement ...
NASHUA - Sneakers, work boots, walkers and other types of footwear are being dropped off by the thousands at 21 area shoe donation locations as part of the United Way of Greater Nashua Summer Shoe Drive, a first-ever project in progress through Aug. 31 to support the launch of the agency's ...
BROOKLINE - When Robert Nutter needed an ambulance one winter, he was concerned that paramedics would not be able to reach him as the town had not plowed his road. “I contacted the Department of Public Works and requested that Seventh Street be plowed,” he said in a recent affidavit. ...
