NEWINGTON – A place of comfort for families whose children passed away has been restored by the efforts of a local Boy Scout.

BSA Troop 347’s own Jacob Lasek recently completed his Eagle Scout Project in the area surrounding the Cherish Our Children Angel Statue at West Meadow Cemet

Nothing about the death of a loved one is easy. But Hunter Ruff wants Upstate families to allow his family to make one part of the process a little easier.

Upstate Memorials creates, sets, inscribes and renovates the gravestones and monuments that memorialize the people its clients want

Their graves have gone unmarked for more than a century.

This weekend, that will change.

The Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society will unveil a granite monument at Oakwood Cemetery to honor the memory of former slaves John and Emily Hansparker and their adopted daughter Helen Hurley.

Julius Erving looks up at a statue of himself during the unveiling of four statues honoring UMass basketball greats on the Mullins Center Plaza. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

Julius “Dr. J” Erving, second from left, is applauded by Rita Leaman, widow of Jack Leaman, who was Erving

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Like something out of a fairy tale, Biltmore Estate is a fantasy come to life. Neither the setting nor the home itself could be grander. You need a good part of a day to take it all in. 

In checking off an item that long had been on my tr

I’d never seen a bathroom with such a tiny shower in it, and I wasn’t quite sure about the closet-sized kitchen that was three steep marble steps down from the rest of the apartment. But marble floors, arched ceilings and worn stone stairs intriguingly recalled the apartment’

The president of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Richelieu and Sorelois municipal councilor Martin Lajeunesse is accompanied by the member of the heritage committee and Sorelois municipal councilor Patrick Péloquin, in the Anglican cemetery where Wolfred Nelson is buried.Photo courtesyThe h

Focus on companies in a sector that is too often misunderstood and yet essential for our societyArticle posted by Roc Eclerc PrévoyanceThe main vocation of funeral directors is to support families in this delicate and painful moment of the loss of a loved one.Funeral advisers are thus called upo

Home » News » Memorial to Patriot Wolfred Nelson to be restoredThe heritage committee of the City of Sorel-Tracy will proceed this summer with the restoration of the funeral monument of the patriot Wolfred Nelson, buried in the Anglican cemetery on rue du Collège.Symbol of the history of the p

"I'm a working guy, that's all I am." - Robert William "Willy" Pickton

Now known as Canada’s most prolific serial killer, Willy Pickton was once a lonely, unwashed child sent to school reeking of manure. From a childhood of abuse and torment, Pickto