Over the course of two-and-a-half years, Lowell local Ian Hamilton and his father and co-author Shawn Hamilton have been ...

FILE - D-Day veterans, (L-R) Ken Hay, Richard Aldred, Henry Rice, Jim Grant and John Dennet pose for a picture on Sword Beach following the Spirit of Normandy Trust service in Coleville-Montgomery ...

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in an important story that's largely invisible.

Summer will soon be here. Traditional schools are finally are out and people are planning and deciding what to do for fun.

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and ...

The Connecticut Veterans Alliance will host a book drive during a D-Day of Remembrance rally Friday in memory of Sgt. Daniel R. Keegan to benefit Operation Paperback. The event will be on Friday at ...

The exact number of surviving D-Day veterans is unknown, but the U.S. Veterans Administration says about 66,000 veterans, fewer than 0.5% of the 16.4 million Americans who served in the war, were ...

Armistice Day became a national holiday by 1938 and was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. In 1971, Congress changed Memorial Day from every May 30 to the last Monday in May.

• Crafty Kids Club at Macomb Mall 6 p.m. June 24. Children up to age 12 can explore creativity with a variety of craft ...

What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to downriverlife@thenewsherald.com. List the time, date, location, ...

At Grant Park commemoration, veterans, families reflect on Memorial Day: 'Freedom is not free' Among the honored guests was retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling, who spent six years as a POW ...