Land clearing recently began for construction of a new first-class business hotel, Hampton Inn by Hilton, in the town of Bedford near the National D-Day Memorial’s entrance.

The Pulitzer-prize winning writer and essayist talks about his love of art and how he reconciles two challenging roles.

A firm led by Nitin Patel, the owner and president of Kalyan Hospitality, paid $20.63 million for a new spec mansion on the ...