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A peek at some of the most interesting shops, restaurants, outdoor spaces and cultural centers in Roxbury, Mass., one of Boston’s most historic and diverse neighborhoods

Local writers share stories of revenge, mystery, emergencies during a 2013 Cape storm, a largely forgotten patriot, and two turkeys Cape travels.

War of 1812 - War of 1812 - War: Neither the British in Canada nor the United States were prepared for war. Americans were inordinately optimistic in 1812. William Eustis, the U.S. secretary of war, stated, “We can take the Canadas without soldiers, we have only to send officers into the province and the people…will rally round our standard.” Henry Clay said that “the militia of Kentucky are alone competent to place Montreal and Upper Canada at your feet.” And Thomas Jefferson famously...

Falmouth resident, Tamsen George has just released “Allegiance: The Life and Times of William Eustis,” relating the varied life of an 18th-century Boston doctor, insider, later ambassador and governor. Ms.

Vaccine requirements for U.S. troops have existed for centuries — and for good reason.

Surprise Attack at Tippecanoe: Beginning of the End of Tecumsehs Confederacy William Henry Harrison led soldiers and frontiersmen to destroy the Indian confederacy organized by Shawnee leaders on Tippecanoe River. Heres What You Need to Know: Tecumsehs prestige, as well as all hopes for a grand Indian confederacy, had been shattered at Tippecanoe. For William Henry Harrison, the letter he received on October 12, 1811, constituted not only official orders, but something of a personal vindicatio...

By Colin A. Young, State House News Service January 14, 2021 Colin A. Young, State House News Service Mayor Martin Walsh said during a speech to the city Tuesday night that he is going to bring Boston with him when he goes to Washington, D.C., to serve in the Biden administration as secretary of labor. Whether he intends to pack it or not, Walsh will also have a bit of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in tow. If he is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Walsh will be the latest in a line of...

Most recent on the list was Rep. Andrew Card, a Holbrook Republican who served about eight years in the House in the late 1970s and early 1980s and served as transportation secretary under President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and 1993. Theres also George Meyer, a House speaker in the late 19th century who was postmaster general under President Teddy Roosevelt and secretary of the Navy under President William Howard Taft. Richard Olney spent one term in the House and later served the U.S. as Presi...

Mayor Martin Walsh said during a speech to the city Tuesday night that he is going to bring Boston with him when he goes to Washington, D.C., to serve in the Biden administration as secretary of labor. Whether he intends to pack it or not, Walsh will also have a bit of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in tow. If he is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Walsh will be the latest in a line of at least a dozen men to serve in both the Massachusetts House and in a presidential Cabinet. Most rec...

If confirmed as labor secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be one of few Massachusetts House members appointed to presidential Cabinet Updated Jan 14, 2021; Facebook Share By Colin A. Young | State House News Service Mayor Martin Walsh said during a speech to the city Tuesday night that he is going to bring Boston with him when he goes to Washington, D.C., to serve in the Biden administration as secretary of labor. Whether he intends to pack it or not, Walsh will also have a bit of the Mas...