Patch has partnered with GoFundMe and is helping to highlight worthy campaigns in local communities.
Long car rides inspired Dana Edelman and his 11-year-old son Jaiden to create "The Massachusetts Song (You Athol)," which has had more than 10,000 views on YouTube in less than a month.
Your neighbors are looking for help this holiday season.
Money raised by the athletic challenge is going to Mass. General Hospital and Children's Hospital.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
You'll pay 5.20 percent this coming tax season instead of 5.25 percent.
The one-year pilot program is set to begin in the spring
Find which Bay State organizations are ready for your donation on #GivingTuesday.
Lace up those skates, it’s the season to hit the ice.
The Braintree family lost their home to a fire Monday morning.
Frosty, Rudolph and Charlie Brown are coming to town.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.
Do you volunteer during the holidays? Year round?
Good Life Kitchen in Norwell offers cooking classes to all sizes and types of groups.
Donating a coat is a great way to help a neighbor this holiday season. We'll help you find coat drives near you.
The Mayor's Holiday Spectacular has discounts on plays, concerts and other holiday-themed events.
Abraham Lincoln delivered the the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
Take part in commemorating Lincoln's address 150 years after it was delivered.
The Braintree students, in grades six and seven, quickly told their parents after they found the wallet.
Veterans across Massachusetts need your help.
However, reading scores for Massachusetts fourth graders did dip.
In observance of Veterans Day 2013, these restaurants are offering a free meal to those who have served our country.
It's November and that means Christmas is now around the corner.
Extra service will be added all across the MBTA system on Saturday to help fans get into Boston for the Red Sox rolling rally.
We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
See where Saturday's rolling party will go.
We turn the clocks back in the fall, but should we? Would you rather eliminate Daylight Saving Time or extend it year round?
Beverly's Angie Miller will perform in a free concert at the Salem Common on Halloween.
Benjamin was the top boys’ name in the Bay State in 2012.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
Pond Meadow Park is in Braintree and Weymouth.
This fundraiser is one of several being planned to generate funds for the next Habitat home.
The U.S. Marine veteran, a Braintree firefighter, served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
On Oct. 25, Wahlburgers will celebrate Halloween with its second annual Wahl-O-Ween Bash to benefit Remember Betty.