Sue Scheible

2 weeks ago | telegram.com | Sue Scheible

QUINCY − The first time I met Barbara Gilliland, four days before her 100th birthday, it felt a bit like being caught momentarily in a fast-moving storm, with sunny skies quickly clouding over, a crack of thunder and then the sun returning. As we sat down to chat in her longtime home in North Quincy, where she has lived for nearly 70 years, she showed me the current book she is rereading − "Jo's Boys," a novel by Louisa May Alcott, written in 1886, the last of the unofficial Little Women series.

3 weeks ago | wickedlocal.com | Sue Scheible

PLYMOUTH − The glorious goat caper began with two mothers doing an online search for "something different to do on Mother's Day on the South Shore" because none of their children would be around. It quickly turned into a playful walk on May 11 through historical downtown Plymouth with four Nigerian Dwarf goats named Bubba, Rex, Nellie and Stacy, who had spectators smiling and waving and cars honking.

3 weeks ago | patriotledger.com | Sue Scheible

MILTON − Geoff Applegate wanted what so many parents want: to give his son Nathanael, who turned 9 on May 1, a birthday party surrounded by people who like him and create lasting happy memories. "I am hoping, for one day, to make this little boy feel like a superhero," he wrote in an email. He quickly found his birthday niche: professional entertainment wrestling. Geoff, 44, has been wrestling since he was 18 and now trains kids in Rhode Island.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sue Scheible

Spring's arrival means you don't have to get in your daily steps while tethered to a treadmill anymore. You can go outside again, at least until next winter, without wondering if that next step will be your last before a patch of ice pulls your legs out from under you. There are enough trails in and around the South Shore to keep you walking until the snow flies again. Here are some of the best, listed in alphabetical order by town. (And if something like hunting for sea glass is more your speed?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Morse |Sue Scheible

It's time to think about relaxing on the beach, soak up the sun and maybe take a kayak or stand-up paddle board, or SUP, out on the water. We consulted the North and South Rivers Watershed Association guides and spoke with a local kayaking enthusiast, Gail McGrath of Pembroke, and three local business owners who either rent stand-up paddle boards or offer classes to find the best spots to paddle. This non-exhaustive list of locations are, for the most part, BYOB: bring your own board.