Lynn, Mass. Mom’s Body Recovered at Franconia Falls After Incident in NH

Initial investigation revealed a family of six from Lynn, MA and one friend from Salem, MA hiked to Franconia Falls.  While at the falls, the family’s 10-year-old son fell in the water requiring other family members to enter the pools to assist.  The family was able to rescue the 10-year-old, but two other family members became trapped in the rocks and current.

Speaking of Words: Why English is Weird

     For reasons that have nothing to do with its virtues, English has become “the world language.”  Although more people speak Mandarin Chinese as a first language than English, hundreds of millions of people speak English fluently as a second language or, as in India, a second first language