Good to Know

There are no firm numbers, but there could be a million or more Americans conceived with a donated egg or sperm. Jacqui Comstock is the product of both. She has a lot of genetic relatives — at least 28 half-siblings — not to mention their children, her aunts and uncles, a twin brother, cousins. The list goes on.

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.

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.

“As a little kid, there was no women's professional baseball league," says Beth Greenwood. "So I just dreamed of playing for the Boston Red Sox.”

Author Eric Jay Dolin discusses a 19th-century New Bedford whaling voyage that ended in a shipwreck and a clash of cultures in Palau.

The Mohegan Tribe has welcomed home several artifacts that are centuries old and culturally significant. They were in a collection at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History.

A group of inmates at Pondville Correction Center in Norfolk learned how to care for hives of honeybees with the local beekeepers association. One of the men said the experience taught patience and has been very grounding.

Local fishing nets, once bound for recycling, are now saving lives in Ukraine. The spent nets are being repurposed to protect soldiers from Russian drone attacks.

The event is part of Sail Boston 2026 and the final stop of Sail250, a maritime celebration of America's 250th anniversary.