For decades, this West Roxbury business owner has mobilized thousands to give with joy
Jim Hennigan has built a network of Salvation Army bell ringers, raising more than $800,000 for those in need. Now, he's being honored with a top award.
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In ‘Horror Movie,’ novelist Paul Tremblay explores the legend of a cursed cult classic horror film
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Mary Powell, who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr., finally gets a gravestone
Powell, who introduced Martin Luther King, Jr. to Coretta Scott in Boston in the early 1950s, died in 1991 but her grave has remained unmarked. She has finally been recognized with a gravestone.
