Buttermilk is a real find Generations ago real buttermilk was a facial wash for women who wanted dewy skin; it was also a remedy for various ailments. Old-fashioned buttermilk, the liquid left over from churning cream for butter, is hard to find. Commercial brands are actually skim milk with added cultures. Kate’s Homemade Butter, the artisanal creamery in Maine, is now bottling their Real Buttermilk ...By: Ann Trieger Kurland|Date: Oct 21, 2009

For some attorneys, it is unthinkable. But Anne Bader-Martin, who regularly argues juvenile court cases in Newton District Court, didn't hesitate when it came to offering her client a ride to Framingham last week.

Bader-Martin's client was a 41-year-old Waltham man seeking custody of his 12-year-old daughter, who lived in a foster home. His case was transferred as part of a statewide push to establish separate juvenile courts, and to get to the more distant courthouse, the man would have had to take two buses and a commuter train and then walk almost two miles.

By: Ann Trieger Kurland, Globe Correspondent|Date: Sep 28, 2003