A longtime New England storyteller is sharing decades of experience with students in Aroostook County.

DUBLIN, N.H. — On a recent morning, Mel Allen, a spry 79-year-old, led a reporter on a walk from the offices of Yankee Magazine that he and his colleagues often took during their lunch breaks. He ...

Mel Allen’s new book is “Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places, and Memories That Connect Us All” (Earth Sky + Water 2025). Photo courtesy of the author I first got to know Mel ...

Former longtime Yankee magazine reporter and editor Mel Allen has collected many of his writings in the new book “Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places and Memories that Connect ...

Rob Caldwell talks with Mel Allen, the editor of Yankee Magazine, about stories he's told and places he's been. Donald Trump gives update on $2,000 checks, outlines who is eligible Contributor: ...

Mel Allen will read from new book at Odyssey Bookstore. SUBMITTED Credit: SUBMITTED SOUTH HADLEY — Longtime Yankee Magazine writer and editor Mel Allen will present his new book at Odyssey Bookshop, 9 ...

Mel Allen’s book, “Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places, and Memories That Connect Us All,” is out on Sept. 1. This essay is part of the occasional Globe Ideas series Genius ...

The cover of "Here in New England" and author Mel Allen. (Courtesy of Ellen Klempner-Beguin, Peter Ralston and Jarrod McCabe) Former longtime Yankee magazine reporter and editor Mel Allen has ...