Nothing Shows Your Appreciation Like a Gift From Harbor Sweets!

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Harbor Sweets

Handmade Chocolates produces unique and beautifully packaged, handcrafted chocolates with their nautical-themed Sweet Sloops, a best seller since the company’s beginning.

After trying these mouth-watering chocolates, we can attest to their incredible silky smooth taste and texture. Such a gift is the perfect addition to a bouquet and a vintage wine to make this Mother’s Day unique and memorable.

Here are spring and summer gifts that are also perfect for sharing with a summer host, at family gatherings or birthdays!

Sweet Sailing Fabric Box

A 20-piece assortment of Harbor Sweets classic milk and dark chocolates in a beautifully crafted box with artwork by Maine artist, Brad Betts; your sailor will fall in love with an assortment of Sweet Sloops, Sand Dollars, Sweet Shells, Friendship Sweets, Barque Sarah, Marblehead Mints, and Periwinkles. $40.00

Springtime Elegance Assortment

This 20-piece assortment of milk and dark chocolate favorites from Harbor Sweets Nautical Collection is packaged in a Tiffany blue box and artfully tied with a satin ribbon. Includes Signature Sweet Sloops Sand Dollars, Sweet Shells, Friendship Sweets, and Barque Sarah. $27.00

Harbor Sweets Handmade Chocolates are available at harborsweets.com . Their flagship store is in Salem, Mass., the Northshore Mall in Peabody, Mass., and select gourmet shops in Greater Boston.

Lobster Tote

This stunning 12-piece package of Harbor Sweets best-selling Sweet Sloops tucked inside a sporty lobster tote is always a perfect summer gift. For only $29.00, everyone on your list should get one!

Beginning as a small and local publishing company, for 18 years, we’ve reported on a broad range of subjects, visited countless locations, and covered newsworthy events often reserved for the national media.

A formidable task, from our early days, we decided to resist the ease and safety of the novice trails and search for the double-diamonds.

Today’s ‘hobbyist’ publishers and the many now-defunct magazines of the last few decades have been known to print copious volumes of ‘fluff’—boilerplates of shallow and repetitive thoughts and ideas. Inexperienced journalists seemed to cater to the lowest common denominator, using imitation and distraction to disguise tedious content, never showing respect to inquisitive and thoughtful readers.

More interesting than the volumes of stories we’ve shared with our readers have been their responses and opinions. Early on, we learned to identify and separate vitriol and hostility under the premise of tolerance and inclusivity, as opposed to those who reflect and adhere to civil discussion.

It’s been an exciting journey; we interviewed a convicted Irish Republican Army murderer who was tortured and released from a British prison along with other notorious offenders. We followed the story and met with the US politician who orchestrated their release into American society. Oddly enough, shortly after we spoke with the former IRA member (who got drunk and publicly ID’d himself), he was forced into hiding—never to be seen or heard from again.

We discovered and reported a cover-up over the killing of a young boy due to investigator malfeasance. Frustrated, we sat and watched his family cry out tears when our coverage

REFLECTION: A PENDULUM IN MOTION

couldn’t move the FBI or the State Attorney General to re-open the case; an absolute tragedy and miscarry of justice.

Closer to home, we caught the public’s attention when we exposed an employment contract of an official who entered into a secret agreement that was extraordinarily generous—but invalid—subsequently, he was terminated, which satisfied the townspeople’s need for accountability.

On the flip side, we’ve captured the warmth and innocence of a child’s sparkling smile as he saw—for the first time— Jolly Saint Nick sitting on a park bench, and have given space and praise to those who would never seek attention, but make a difference in the lives of others.

Most memorable was attending the first-of-its-kind ‘Women’s March’ in Washington, DC; an event attended by millions, we were the only regional publication to be on-site and at center stage. It was gratifying but obligatory to report the once-in-alifetime story for the public and our loyal readers.

Having met world leaders, international business titans and conducted interviews with a long list of celebrities, and entertainers, we continue our mission to bring perspective and insight to our pages.

Our objective has always been to highlight different lifestyles but not to lose sight of humanity and culture. If one message resonates from our pages, it is an unfiltered and honest account of the past, present, and future.

We don’t offer hype and never false promises; instead, we instill hope in those making strides in raising their families and contributing to their communities.

As we celebrate this anniversary, we’re thankful for the incredible experiences we’ve enjoyed and are excited to share many more. H