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As the CapeFLYER train's seasonal run comes to a close, a group of local elected officials are pushing to make MBTA commuter rail service to Cape Cod available year-round for the region's 300,000 residents.

In a family-friendly event, Gloucester 400+ presents the Downtown Dash on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 5 p.m.

We caught up with the performer, poet, and professor to talk about all things travel.

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Some parts of Haverhill, North Andover, Lawrence and Methuen saw six inches of rain from the intense storm last Tuesday. Gov. Maura Healey is planning to meet with local officials in the Merrimack Valley to see what help the state can provide.

We haven't finished the first 100 days of President Trump, but the Arts & Style section of Sunday's Washington Post publicized the mourning of sensitive liberal poets for the last president. The headline was "An ode to Obama: Haiku from writers working in pairs forges links in a chain of celebratory poetry." The Harvard Review, a literary journal, is publishing a chain of over 200 poets (working in pairs) working in a traditional Japanese form of poetry called a renga.

Greg Boardman and Chris Robley will perform as a duo in concert at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 14, during an open house at the Franco Center in Lewiston. The Franco Center’s open house spans two days, running from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15. Boardman is a longtime fiddler […]

Greg Boardman and Chris Robley will perform as a duo in concert at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 14, during an open house at the Franco Center in Lewiston. The Franco Center’s open house spans two days, running from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15. Boardman is a longtime fiddler […]

BRATTLEBORO — A Literary Cocktail Hour will present former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky with his new book, Jersey Breaks, at 5 p.m. on Friday via an online Zoom meeting.

"It depends on where I am and depends on what I'm doing, but I'm never too far away from poetry, for sure..."