Communities

When the United States was still deeply entrenched in the slave trade, the USS Constitution led a squadron that worked closely with formerly enslaved Black revolutionaries — illustrating that, in a democracy, foreign policy is only as permanent as the next election.

For nearly five decades, Chan’s has paired Chinese food with live jazz and blues, earning the Woonsocket institution a reputation far beyond Rhode Island

A 98-year-old Korean War veteran in South Windsor is receiving what many are calling long overdue recognition.

St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Rye Beach held its first service in the summer of 1876. The historic chapel was built for $4,000.

Flyers advertising services, concerts and lost pets have long been part of urban culture. That's despite ordinances banning them. In Northampton, Massachusetts, a tension has been brewing in the last few months around its no-posting ordinance established in the 1970s. There's a movement to change it.

A local French teacher brought about a dozen of her counterparts to the St. John River Valley this summer for a weeklong immersion in Acadian language, history and culture.

Organizers say the Suncook Valley Rotary’s annual hot air balloon rally draws over 10,000 people to the area.

The nearly eight-acre property would have three housing units for people in need of shelter, a building for wellness programming, a food pantry, a garden, and more. The nonprofit group behind the project is led by Aquinnah Wampanoag women.

In Lewiston Tuesday night, more than a hundred people gathered at Kennedy Park for a vigil for Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.

Sunday marked 51 years since Cape Verde gained independence.