METHUEN, Mass. - You'd think a turkey farmer would get a day off once the Thanksgiving bird reaches the table. Jim Rischer gets something far less - at best. "I try to work a half-day instead of a full day," said the patriarch of the family that owns Raymond's Turkey Farm. "Then I get ready for Christmas." ...more

November 28, 2008

Bob Reina, successful businessman and animal lover, has a goal of eliminating animal euthanasia in Hillsborough County. ...more

September 5, 2008

Bob Reina, successful businessman and animal lover, has a goal of eliminating animal euthanasia in Hillsborough County. It's a tall order. The county's Animal Services euthanizes about 20,000 unwanted animals a year. But Reina says he thinks he can use video and Internet technology to tap into the public's vast reservoir of compassion and find help. On Thursday, the county commission accepted Reina's offer to use his Talk Fusion video marketing company to boost donations and volunteerism at the county's animal shelter on Falkenburg Road. ...more

September 4, 2008

Walk in the front doors at the Hillsborough County animal shelter and you get a blast of air conditioning and relief from the broiling weather outside. ...more

July 24, 2008

Dominique Martinez lives with passion and dreams. His latest is to turn an abandoned, 1925 fire station into his home and an art gallery. ...more

January 17, 2008

Dominique Martinez lives with passion and dreams. His latest is to turn an abandoned, 1925 fire station into his home and an art gallery. ...more

January 16, 2008