Staff Reports

Elected on a reform ticket, 6th District Assessor Nancy Marshall proceeded to raise dramatically the tax assessments on some of Uptown's swankiest homes, reasoning that they had long been appraised far below true market value....

Antiques and collectibles events in Bay Area

Time: 8 p.m.

The arrival of the railway in 1841 saw Brighton become even more accessible as a leisure destination and Victorian society, extolling the virtues of the sea air and bathing, descended in ever increasing numbers to the town.

Annual Christmas bazaar: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 22 at North Baptist Church. Features a basket raffle; homemade goodies; luncheon; books; indoor yard sale; jewelry; Christmas decorations; more. Merrimac and County streets, New Bedford.

Elizabeth Meryment presents the next four categories in our 2008 Travel & Tourism Awards