Gloucester had to feel as though it reeled in the big one on opening day of the boys high school hockey season.

Tied after two periods, London McDonald and his Marblehead boys hockey teammates agreed they needed to do something, in the junior winger's words, "to get the boys going".

Civic engagement nonprofits believe democracy is an exercise in need of constant support — not just extra money around major major campaigns. A relatively small network of philanthropists are pledging ...