Sara Adams: Preserving history with a modern touch

Sara Adams: Preserving history with a modern touch

“IT’S LIKE taking a step back into the past — nostalgic, friendly, fun,” said Sara Adams, owner and pharmacist of Baker Brothers Drug Co., describing the charming mid-20th-century building with its simple, utilitarian design. Walking up to the shop feels like stepping...
Andrew Francis: Building a business that cares

Andrew Francis: Building a business that cares

SOME PEOPLE see a problem and accept it as the way things are. Others see a problem and decide to fix it. Andrew Francis has always been in the second group. From the moment he first picked up a wrench at 16, plumbing just made sense to him. But over the years,...
Susan Green: Encouraging talents to flourish

Susan Green: Encouraging talents to flourish

MUSIC ECHOES through every corridor, the halls of First Baptist Church in Manchester full of sound even when church is not in session. The music comes from a wide variety of places — a 6-year-old sounds out his scales one by one, a high schooler practices for a school...
Charlie Taylor: Turning badges into bridges

Charlie Taylor: Turning badges into bridges

THE CRISP morning air is filled with the chatter of children, the rustling of backpacks, and the occasional squeak of sneakers on the pavement. Officer Charlie Taylor stands tall at the front entrance of Westwood Elementary School every morning, rain or shine,...