ByDave bates Contributing writer Let’s be honest from the get go. This is nothing more than a personal shopping list of items I’d choose to receive for Christmas if I were to go shopping for myself.

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Searching for affordable Christmas gifts? These Sam's Club gifts are friendly on the wallet without sacrificing style.

The holiday season is a wonderful time filled with joy, family, and the background hum of a child asking if it’s Christmas yet. Keeping those little hands and minds occupied can feel like a full-time ...

Embrace multiple faiths or simply shake up the holiday centerpiece of the season with a unique tree or decorative display ...

Owning a Balsam Hill Christmas tree has been my North Star ever since I learned that faux trees could be more than plastic ...

At 99, with her 100th birthday approaching on Dec. 18, Ruth Kessler’s memories go back to horse-and-buggy days, ice cut from the mill pond and walking five miles to school in Blain.

The LED lights are a nice touch and a perfect way to remind folks after a Brewers game that it's TIME FOR THE PERK-U-LATOR. IT'S TIME FOR THE PERK-U-LATOR. IT'S TIME FOR THE PERK-U-LATOR. IT'S TIME ...

In the December diary, I am highlighting books and exhibitions exploring themes of national art – both British and Sudanese.

Rob Zahn has spent this year moving from one campsite in the Ocean County woods to another, with nowhere to call home.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the “Solstice” experience returns to Mount Auburn Cemetery, we meet “Jane Austen: The Original Romance Novelist” and talk with Mike ...

Show your loved ones you care with a selection of high-tech presents and stylish festive favours that will bring a smile to ...