Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library tells the story of Newark-born Ewing Israel Thrapp's U.S. Navy service.

His next duty station was aboard the armored cruiser USS Boston. When the Haitian government seized ... if he did not get word from Washington in a day or two, he would steam right up to her ...

The former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti who committed “unspeakable acts of violence in Haiti” has been convicted of visa fraud ...

The idea of America being the land of freedom, the land of opportunity, how is destroying that benefiting America?” ...

Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d'Haiti, the Catholic ...

Viliena convicted of visa fraud for lying about violent past Civil case ordered Viliena to pay $15.5 million to victims Viliena maintains innocence, sentencing due on June 20 Case highlights Haiti ...

BOSTON (Reuters ... Prosecutors announced those charges a day after a different jury in a civil case ordered the former mayor of the rural Haitian town of Les Irois to pay $15.5 million to ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The City of Holyoke raised a flag on Friday in observance of Vietnam War Veteran’s Day. Vietnam War ...

Abreu worked hard to get ready for Opening Day and Boston needed him. It was a fun day that featured the Boston debut of Garrett Crochet, Alex Bregman, and Kristian Campbell, but it was Abreu who ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE - An officer from the Kenyan multinational security support (MSS) mission was reported missing in Haiti on Tuesday after an incident involving gangs, the MSS said in a statement.