Government of Massachusetts

Somerville, Mass., aims to reinvent itself to improve community health

Health & Medicine

In Somerville, Mass., children were overweight, under-active and the community was the butt of jokes. Thanks to a series of federal grants and private donations, though, the city is making a turnaround, focusing on healthy foods and increased community activity.

The World

Dracut Water War

The World

The politics of parenting: former Governor Jane Swift on balancing job with family

Lifestyle & Belief