Summer reading lists, those photocopied, fill-in-the-blank sheets of paper that encourage kids, and former kids, to take on several great books over the warmer weeks of the year, are a staple of ...

Gretchen McNeal's cat-fancying started early. As soon as she could hold a pencil, she started to draw scribbles — which soon morphed into the whiskers, ears and faces of felines. So when her parents, ...

BROCKTON — Ice cream, waffles, warm crepes, and cozy couches for curling up with a good book are all coming to downtown Brockton, with a mission to transform the city's literacy scene. "What's better ...