The Grace of Gossamer

Clothes may make the woman — but make her what? Danielle Festa has an interest in clothing and fabric, both as canvas for her art and as a canvas where people project identities, conceptions and stereotypes. It’s why she’s working on a new series called “Paper Dolls” that debuts Friday, Sept. 5 at The Beebe Estate Gallery in Melrose, where the 23-year-old will be the youngest artist so far to have an exhibition at the gallery.

Broadway performer Michael McGrath (“Monty Python’s Spamalot”) has spent a lot of time at his family’s home in West Yarmouth this summer, but unlike most Cape visitors, rest and relaxation have not been on his agenda.

Here's how to avoid getting stuck eating mostly lettuce when you share a Greek salad: Eliminate the leafy stuff.

A chocolate bar this good deserves a cookie of its own.

I can’t get the lyrics from “Hello Goodbye,” by the Beatles, out of my head.

I cried Saturday night. What began as catharsis turned to pure joy and my cheeks were wet when the credits rolled on the movie screen at the Redfield Auditorium on Water Street in Woods Hole.

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As a proud graduate of Norwood High School, Class of 1978, I have been following the saga of the new high school very closely. The current school is old and should have been replaced many years ago.

The saga of Norwood High continues.

As a proud graduate of Norwood High School, Class of 1978, I have been following the saga of the new high school very closely. The current school is old and should have been replaced many years ago.

The saga of Norwood High continues.

State Sen. James Timilty says the state is about to bestow $1 million on the town to improve its athletic fields.

After meeting with selectmen for nearly two hours last night, the School Committee and the town have yet to agree on the terms of new teacher contracts.

Police news for Thursday, August 28

A Foxborough woman was arrested last week at a local hotel accused of offering to have sex with an undercover police officer for $200.

The Norwood High School Drama program proudly presents the hit Broadway musical “Grease,” directed by John Quinn and Laura Henry, with musical direction by Ashley Nelson.

Dog walking at Hale Reservation will resume on Labor Day weekend. Hale would like to welcome back Fido and all his friends.