Large-scale white supremacist rallies, like the deadly 2017 gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, have become less frequent, but that that doesn’t mean the racism and anti-Semitism that fueled those gatherings has abated.

For the second time in as many years, members of the band Godsmack turned up in schools in Derry for a little help with their music. And, for the second time, it appears they made lasting, positive impressions on the kids.

You’ve heard the call before and you’ll hear it again because the need for blood donors doesn’t end. But certain times of year push the blood supply to the limit, and shrivel the pool of potential donors of blood or platelets. 

That we knew this day was coming doesn’t make it hurt any less.

Our country needs Elizabeth Warren

It used to be we would only occasionally see a coyote wandering through our neighborhood, usually at dusk or dawn in the warmer months.

Americans dropped by the library more often last year than they went out for a movie, to a sporting event or a casino, judging from Gallup Poll results from a survey in December.

Partisan divisiveness doesn’t get much thicker than it is now in the chamber of the U.S. Senate, where President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is taking place. But look about 10 blocks north of the Capitol and you’ll find another example of the political gridlock that has hamstrung Washin…

The police blotter wasn’t a good place to see your name in the newspaper even in the days before it ended up on the internet. Now, in this modern era, its digital twin is especially troubling for those among us who wish they could wipe away traces of their arrests. Online news is a tricky th…

No one wants to dump cold water on so many well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions to go to the gym or cut out the midnight snacks, but in case you missed the news in the New England Journal of Medicine last month, despite all efforts to the contrary,  our collective weight problem is gettin…

Trump might get his war

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell…

I have so much to tell you this week. I still can’t believe it myself.

As of Monday, anyone over the age of 21 who is in the Granite State could legally place an online bet on a professional sporting event, if the technology was in place for that to happen.

Antibiotics are no longer a money-maker for America’s drug companies, and that’s bad news for patients relying on them to stave off illness.

Getting your flu shot is a smart thing to do. It assures nothing, but you do it anyway. It’s like throwing the deadbolt on your front door, putting air in the car’s tires or seeing your doctor for a checkup. None of these guarantees you won’t be robbed, get a flat tire or contract some horri…

The following appeared in The Sun, of New York City, on Sept. 21, 1897, and remains among the most famous newspaper editorials ever published. Its authorship is attributed to Francis Pharcellus Church, who wrote editorials for the newspaper.

This week’s two-day storm brought us the requisite silly images of TV reporters standing alongside Route 128 at the first flake, scraping snow from the ground to judge its snowball suitability as cars, trucks and semis speed past on dark pavement. We had shots of people lining up to buy snow…

It’s a fall phenomenon as dependable as Thanksgiving turkey: Cities and towns set their tax rates for the following year. And, in the midst of a robust economy with rising property values, that usually brings an increase for homeowners, with a heightened effect on those living on modest, fix…

Hampstead School Board made unwise decision 

If Rob Gronkowski wasn’t one of the best tight ends to ever play pro football, no one around here would be giving his will he or won’t he act a second thought.

A small arsenal of weaponry arrayed on tables at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston last week was tangible proof of the violence permeating the North of Boston region, particularly Lawrence. There were pistols and revolvers, AR-15 style rifles and bullet proof vests. In all, 79 weapons…

This past week, I was honored to be part of many solemn promises and oaths, taken by great people that were willing to serve us. 

Here’s a small glint of good news for the Red Sox this fall: Dwight Evans is finally getting some consideration for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

There is something to be said for ambition, and it would be hard to criticize the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board for laying out a sweeping plan to upgrade the Massachusetts’s commuter rail system — frequently used by many New Hampshire residents.