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Life After Samantha Smith | Yankee Classic

Wherever she appears, Jane Smith of Manchester, Maine, knows with absolute certainty how she will be introduced to her audience: Jane Smith, mother of schoolgirl Samantha Smith.

Connecticut

Chester, Connecticut | Could You Live Here?

Chester is a compact Connecticut downtown that’s beautiful, friendly, and cosmopolitan, while hugging close its small-town New England character.

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The Yankee Interview: The Joke’s on Her

Jenny Allen tells stories. Really funny stories. For years as a journalist, she told other people’s stories—people like Sam Shepard, Arthur Miller, Katie Couric, Sally Field, and Martha Stewart. Now she’s telling her own, whether it’s onstage, writing for The New Yorker, or in her new collection of personal essays, Would Everybody Please Stop? Allen […]

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Yankee Classic | The Celebrity

For hockey star Mike Eruzione, the enduring heroes of his own life live all together in a weathered green three-decker in Winthrop, Massachusetts.

Rhode Island

Wickford, Rhode Island | Could You Live Here?

Water is at the heart of Wickford, Rhode Island, where you’ll shop to the tune of gulls, take your morning coffee within sight of swans, and find the harbor a constant companion.

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