Although Buddy Cianci is no longer mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, his presence there is palpable since his May 2007 release from prison, where he had served time following his conviction on a racketeering conspiracy charge. He’s got his own morning radio talk show, TV appearances, and a penchant for banging on his opponents. We […]
One of the neighbors has built himself a nice new barn. He did it between noon and quitting time last Tuesday. Well, not really: The work took a bit longer than that, and he had some help. But his barn did seem fairly to spring up. The slab was down in a day or two; […]
Perhaps you’ve seen the red-and-white bumper sticker “Mad River Glen: Ski It If You Can.” If you have and you can, then chances are you’ve met Eric Friedman, marketing director for Vermont’s most traditional ski area. When the lines for the East’s only single-chair lift start getting long, it’s Eric who personally greets skiers and […]
Jonathan Spillane makes each of these wonders by hand himself. His flavored ganaches are heady little delights. 9 Willow St. Natick, MA 508-655-1195 cocoapellichocolates.com
Many of Alan Crofut’s creations have an equestrian theme as a nod to his love for horses, but his big-bellied little Buddhas, chocolate stars, and frogs are all about quality, true flavors, and whimsy. 135 Main St. Marlborough, NH 603-876-9111 unbridledchocolates.com
Lee Napoli’s handmade truffles are filled with the current darlings of the chocolate world–chiles and espresso–as well as old faves hazelnuts and Grand Marnier. 83 Pembroke St. Boston, MA 617-236-0606 chocoleechocolates.com
The cream, butter, and maple syrup come from local sources, but the cherries marinated in port wine and the macadamia nut clusters are unearthly. 7 Green St. Vergennes, VT 802-877-0087 dailychocolate.net
$139.99 price of a swinging “plow-proof” mailbox made by MainelyMetals of Pittston, Maine 35 mph or greater wind speed, with snow visibility less than a quarter-mile for at least three hours: official National Weather Service definition of blizzard 83 pounds per square foot: snow-bearing capacity requirement for roofs in coastal Maine (New Jersey roof requirement: […]
How often do we hear about another old farm being demolished and redeveloped as a subdivision or strip mall? And how often do we write off the fight to stop it with a sigh and a shrug? While studying animal biology at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Erica Wheeler discovered that being right didn’t necessarily […]
To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. -attributed to HippocratesI saw Mr. C’s last name on the board. Was he still alive? No, the first initial didn’t belong to him…He was long gone…The first time I met Mr. C, he was slumped in a chair, unable to move his right leg. Gray speckled […]
Katherine Nanny Naylor was born in England in 1630 and died in Boston in 1715. Around 1650 she married a rich merchant named Robert Nanny, and when he died after a few years of marriage, she married Edward Naylor. Brother Naylor, although rich from trade in the West Indies, was what we might term today […]
Read Tim Clark’s review of Disaster in Lawrence from the January/February 2008 issue of Yankee. Excerpt from Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill, by Alvin F. Oickle, published by The History Press: John Crawford, a former Pemberton employee, had left his new job at the Washington Mills to search for his daughter, […]
