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Police Celebrate National Lemonade Day: “We Won’t Shut You Down Ever”
Every time we put something about lemonade stands on our Facebook page, we get a ton of comments about cops shutting down the stand...
UPDATE: City Police Have Brought 109 Addicts to Rehab, Instead of Jail
More than 100 people have taken advantage of a Massachusetts police department’s offer of rehabilitation, instead of arrest, for turning in their heroin.
Gloucester Police...
Boston Bus Driver Treats Everyone on Board, Stops at Kids’ Lemonade Stand
A bus driver gave a sweet surprise to his thirsty passengers—and a thrill to some local young beverage entrepreneurs.
On a hot summer day last...
Going His Way? Robot is Hitchhiking Across the U.S. And Needs a Lift
We’ve all been warned not to pick up hitchhiking strangers — and few of them are stranger than this dude.
But trust us, it’s perfectly...
Persistent Kids With Spoons Dig Up Huge Rock, Grownups Finally Get It
“Ten years ago, three intrepid Kittredge Elementary School second-graders started secretly digging up a giant rock behind their school,” began a news report in...
Diners Worldwide Donate to Save Mom and Pop Shop
For the past 24 years, Annie’s Clark Brunch has been a favorite of folks looking for a $4.75 three-egg omelet.
This year, however, owner Ann...
Yoga May Be As Good As Aerobic Exercise for Your Heart
Devotees celebrating the first International Yoga Day today have a science-backed reason to love the ancient practice. Since the yoga-honoring day was proclaimed by...
Baltimore is a Five-Star City – Gets the Rating to Prove it
Baltimore, Maryland has been in the headlines lately for all the wrong reasons, but one organization is shining a positive light on the so-called...
Doorman Surprises Sick Child Staying at the Hotel with a Puppy (WATCH)
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Twelve-year-old Brandon Leach has a new little buddy to help him cope with his chronic illness, thanks to the generosity of a hotel...
Trader Joe’s Exec Opens Nonprofit Grocery Store As a Low-Budget, Healthy Option
The former president of Trader Joe’s has opened the nation’s first not-for-profit grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts to give people a low-cost option for...
14 Years After Decriminalizing Heroin, Here’s What Portugal Looks Like
The total number of people using drugs in Portugal has actually fallen by more than a third since the country began focusing on treatment...
Paying it Forward: Military Edition
Almost fifteen years ago, I left the only life I had ever known in pursuit of something different… something better. I took my first...
Cops Decide Heroin Addicts Will Be Helped With Rehab, Not Arrested
People who turn in their drugs to the Gloucester Police Department and ask for help won’t be arrested, they’ll be rehabilitated.
Additionally, the department will...
Today is National Handwriting Day – A Lost Art?
The lost art of handwriting is one of the few ways we can uniquely express ourselves.
Today, January 23, is National Handwriting Day, honoring also...
Tattoo Shop Owner Dedicates Years to Helping the Homeless and Addicted
The owner of Inkslinger’s Tattoo Shop in Billerica, Massachusetts has quietly become an inspiration to his community.
Billy Pfaff's shop is often filled with donations...
Panhandler Thanks Community After Securing a Job
No matter this man's back story, we just loved this photo
On Christmas Eve in Worcester, Massachusetts, Thomas Joseph Bennett told a reporter "I just...
Anonymous ‘Santa’ Pays off $50K in Layaway Balances for Shoppers at PA Walmart
'Tis the season for copycat goodness.
Last week we heard about an anonymous woman paying off $20,000 in layaway account balances in a Toys-R-Us store...
Time Capsule Buried by Paul Revere and Sam Adams Discovered in Boston
A time capsule buried in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts statehouse by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, might have remained hidden forever had it...
Generous Stranger Secretly Pays Off Every Layaway Account at Toys R Us
At the Toys-R-Us store in Bellingham, Massachusetts a complete stranger became an angel for 154 customers.
Around noon on Wednesday, a woman walked into the...
Afghanistan Vets Are Trying To Cultivate Peace Through Saffron
A team of four U.S. veterans who are now in business school in Massachusetts have teamed up with farmers they met while serving in...