An essay contest sponsored by Northeast Arc is shining a light on the brothers and sisters of kids growing up with autism.
In the contest, siblings ages 14 to 20 are encouraged to write about their perspectives and their experiences.
“We wanted to give the siblings a voice, and not just making everything […]
Arlington residents Patti Beckman, Anne Louise Breslin and Susan Rubin have been cast in the Voices of Hope production of “Titanic.”
Beckman will play stewardess/nurse Annie Robinson. Breslin will play second class stewardess K. Elizabeth Smith. Rubin will play stewardess/nurse Violet Jessop.
To celebrate Voices of Hope’s 10th anniversary season, the musical […]
The husband and wife team of Ed and Dana Siegal, of Stoneham, will lead the Voices of Hope production of “Titanic.”
Dana will serve as artistic director of the production while Ed will play Captain EJ Smith.
Several area residents have been cast in the show: Nicole Beauregard, Patti Beckman, Anna Silva […]
Mike Gould has a unique reason for putting himself through the 26.2-mile ordeal of the Boston Marathon: to see if he can someday push others.
“My main goal is to push someone in a wheelchair for the whole race,” he said. “I figure if I’m going to do that, I may […]
I read “Joe Kennedy on proposed cuts to Special Olympics: ‘This will never happen. Full stop.’ ” (BostonGlobe.com, March 27) with both deep concern that the secretary of education […]
Shawn Ducrow, of Amesbury, will run in the 2019 Boston Marathon to raise money for the Northeast Arc.
Ducrow, a biomed technician at Fresenius Medical Care, commented on his mission. “As a health care provider, I work with vulnerable populations: medically compromised, impoverished, people with developmental disabilities,” Ducrow said. “Often times, […]
Liberty Bay Credit Union has promoted Joseph Bean of Weymouth, to executive vice-president and chief lending officer. Bean previously served as senior vice president of finance and lending.
“I am excited to be a part of the future of Liberty Bay, and continuing my work with the […]
The Buonopane family of Swampscott are frequent visitors to the Swampscott library.
Having a child with Down Syndrome, Stefanie Buonopane was disappointed to find only one outdated kids book and only a few resources for parents on the subject. She decided to ask friends and family to donate books to the […]
Vaping has become a growing issue of concern among parents in the community.
“Parents are afraid,” said Director of the Northeast Tobacco Free Community Partnership Diane Knight. “They are concerned for their kids.”
To educate parents about an issue that is often misunderstood, DanversCARES organized a vaping seminar last Thursday night at […]
Weymouth residents Michelle Cowan and Krista Tracia, and former resident Karen Stirling, participated in Old Colony YMCA and Liberty Bay Credit Union Community Matters team’s Spin-A-Thon fundraiser on March 9.
The event was to help raise funds necessary to provide access to programs such as summer camps, scholarships and mentoring services.
“This […]