We’ve all heard that exposing children to music as early and as often as possible is an all-around “good parenting thing.” Even for babies, music helps form the brain in ways that simple speech cannot ...

NEWMARKET — The heat took a respite Tuesday evening as concertgoers of all ages ventured to downtown Newmarket and Schanda Park to enjoy the music of Mr. Nick and the Dirty Tricks. Offering blues and ...

A yearlong push to raise funds for an inclusive playground at McBride Elementary — where children who use walkers and wheelchairs can play alongside classmates who do not — is nearing its lofty goal.

On the two-year-anniversary of the death of beloved McBride Elementary special education teacher Nick Hostler, a groundbreaking ceremony was held Saturday for the inclusive playground being built in ...

The legacy lives on for a Springfield school teacher who always wanted an all-inclusive playground. Special Education teacher Nick Hostler died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the young age of 35 on ...