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Focuses on improvements made to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.

Focuses on the hardware store, Harvey's Hardware in Needham, Massachusetts. Customer services; Competition from hardware superstores; Background information on the family business; Above average financial performance for the store; The store's good-neighbor attitude.

Highlights the program at the Stoughton, Massachusetts police department which works at crime prevention by having police officers hang out with kids. Police Chief Phillip Dineen, who rides mountain bicycles with local kids at the Blue Hills Reservation; Report from the National Recreation and Park Association that recreation is playing an increasing role in local community policing and delinquency prevention strategies. INSET: Kids can `pick out a phony' a mile away by Ross Atkin.

Discusses the hobby of indoor-kite flying. Kites Over New England, a kite-flying group which meets monthly from September to May at Marblehead High School in Marblehead, Massachusetts; The history of the sport; Comments from John Ruggiero, of the New England kite-flying group. INSETS: A short history of kites;Make an indoor kite.

Profiles the Widow's Walk Golf Course in Scituate, Massachusetts. The environmentally friendly nature of the course; The work of golf architect Michael Hurdzan; The enviro-golf movement; The cooperative effort between the US Golf Association and the Audubon Society; What is different about Widow's Walk; Success of Widow's Walk.

Reports on developments related to the Olympic Torch relay as it passes through Boston, Massachusetts on April 27, 1996. Participating athletes in the relay.

Presents a backstage look at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. The difficulty in tending the animals at the aquarium; The sensitivity of animals in man-made habitats; Prized possessions at the aquarium; Cooperation between aquariums.

Examines the Museum of Dirt, a collection of dirt samples from all around the world curated by founder and originator Glenn Johanson. Where the museum is located; How Johanson got started collecting dirt; Famous people he has received dirt from; Places which are represented in his collection; The gaps in Johansen's collection which he is anxious to fill. INSET: How dirt got that way.

Presents a photo-essay on the 100th Boston Marathon for 1996. Winners of the race; Highlights of the race.

Reports on the scheduled date for the start of the 100th Boston Marathon on April 15th 1996 in which New Englander Bill Rodgers will be a participant. Number of Boston Marathons won by Rodgers; How his familiarity with the course gives him the edge over the other competitors; Comments by Bill Rodgers. INSET: Boston Marathon winners..

Comments on the New England basketball season. Status of University of Massachusetts; Information on University of Connecticut's playing; Contribution of Dartmouth team.

Reports on the cancellation of the US Pro Championship tennis tournament in Brookline, Massachusetts because of rains leading to selection of only South African Wayne Ferreira for the finals.

Reports on the deal between Cape Cod Baseball League and Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. of Lakeville, Massachusetts. Reduction from the support amount declared earlier.

Profiles Russell and Denise Garlick from Needham, Massachusetts, focusing on how they handle the various sports and activities that their four children are involved in. The decision to not let organized team sports rule the family life; The weekly planning meeting that the family engages in to coordinate events; The importance of prioritizing; How they make decisions when activities conflict; The decision to allow the children to only participate in one sport per season.

Reports on President Bill Clinton attending the basketball match played between George Washington University and the top ranked, University of Massachusetts.