Peter Maistrellis was the doyen of the Ipswich clam. For his wisdom about its habitat, cultivation, and especially the regional industry it spawned, policymakers, industrialists, and community groups sought him out. (Page B10, 746 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Dec 14, 2009

Between the simpler days represented in “Mad Men’’ - television’s take on the advertising industry of the Sixties - and the cynicism of 21st century guerilla marketing, there was Mike Shulman, whose promotional work for hotels and malls blended community responsibility with having fun. (Page B14, 778 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Oct 7, 2009

As a Democratic organizer, Joan Hertzmark achieved everything imaginable, from helping to turn her town, Brookline, from a Republican to a Democratic stronghold to guiding a transformation in the state party that made liberalism the dominant political philosophy. She also helped propel her longtime political ally, Michael S. Dukakis, to the threshold of the White House. (Page B12, 1008 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Sep 23, 2009

Dr. Thelma L. Berger of Lynn, a kindergarten teacher and philanthropist, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease at Jewish Rehabilitation Center in Swampscott on Sept. 4. She was 77. (Page B7, 874 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Sep 13, 2009

James Larner, longtime Dorchester priest, 78 On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordainment, the Rev. James M. Larner contemplated Dorchester, the neighborhood where he was born, raised, and ministered for most of his clerical life. (Page B10, 873 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Sep 5, 2009

Around the Simmons College School of Social Work, Elba Cleland was unmistakable in her brightly colored caftans. With equally colorful candor, she encouraged her students to be aware of and express their identity as an integral part of their clinical practice. (Page B14, 756 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Aug 25, 2009

Students entering the Phillips Academy, Andover, classroom of Gordon “Diz’’ Bensley in the latter half of the 20th century encountered a visual arts instructor who was avant-garde in both his ideas about creativity and his methods of teaching it. (Page B14, 921 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Jul 24, 2009

Don Nealon taught by making connections between religion, his life, and the lives of his pupils. (Page B14, 715 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Jul 16, 2009

Francis J. "Bevi" Bevilacqua, a former state representative who helped bring Northern Essex Community College to Haverhill, died Saturday at Lawrence General Hospital, of complications following a long battle with numerous pulmonary ailments. He was 85. (Page B14, 782 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: May 22, 2009

The Rev. Marjorie Scott's mission, to comfort and empower society's disadvantaged, was informed by her own struggle with scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease. She was stricken as a young woman and ultimately debilitated by the affliction, a chronic hardening and contraction of the skin and connective tissue. (Page B10, 932 words)By: Brett M. Rhyne|Date: Feb 16, 2009