HAMPTON BEACH — One of the great advantages to living along the ocean are the amazing things that show up on the beach after a storm. We often forget that there is a whole world under the ocean waves ...

This week’s low midafternoon tides provided excellent beachcombing conditions around lunchtime. I found a variety of treasures, including pen shells, pear whelks, and hundreds of Atlantic cockles.

WATCH: Contributing reporter David Abel explains why climate change and closures are threatening Massachusetts' clam digging tradition. GLOUCESTER — For nearly a century, Neil Malick’s family hauled ...