I recently ran across an autumn poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, one of America’s 19th-century “Fireside Poets.” He’s unfortunately neglected today, in part because literary critics have ...

Each Election Day, I am reminded of the poet John Greenleaf Whittier. As an abolitionist, he must have understood the irony of his poem “The Poor Voter on Election Day” written in 1852 when ...

Major milestones are taking place for Haverhill Public School students with integration of modular classrooms at John Greenleaf Whittier School and steel reaching its peak at the new Dr. Albert B.

Framed: Find out how frames came to play a supporting role to paintings at a tour from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Norton ...

(Photo by John McCoy ... Wednesday night market: Whittier Uptown Association presents Wednesday Night Markets from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, on historic Greenleaf Avenue, from Wardman to ...

John Greenleaf Whittier first heard the tale in 1823, [3] and wrote a poem based on the incident, Skipper Ireson's Ride. There was some question as to the identity of the person. In later retellings, ...

No criticism of the players. No lamenting the baseball fates. No earnest invocation of John Greenleaf Whittier: “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’” One ...

Wednesday night market: Whittier Uptown Association presents Wednesday Night Markets from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, on historic Greenleaf Avenue, from Wardman to Bailey streets. Stroll past ...

The farm also hosts wagon rides and has various produce and sweet treats for sale. Food Quote: “What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye? What calls back the past, like the rich pumpkin pie?” ...

As part of the Open Studio and More event across the city, the Whittier Home is presenting a “Whittier Home Poem-a-thon” on Sunday, Nov. 10, from noon to ...