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It's officially summer now, and the beautiful towns of upper Cape Cod beckon!
06/23/2026

It's officially summer now, and the beautiful towns of upper Cape Cod beckon!

By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer REGION - The quartet of towns comprising the Upper Cape include Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, and Mashpee. You can The quartet of towns comprising the Upper Cape include Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, and Mashpee. You can almost feel your blood pressure lower as you p...

Boston band The Dogmatics came out of the city's fertile early 80s club scene, but 45 years later they are still rocking...
06/21/2026

Boston band The Dogmatics came out of the city's fertile early 80s club scene, but 45 years later they are still rocking out, and are even the subject of a new documentary film.

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - In 1981, The Dogmatics were playing “garage punk” rock with a hint of rockabilly just when the genre took Forty-five years after their formation, Boston band The Dogmatics are still playing their raucous band of “garage punk,” releasing new mater...

From professional baseball player to Mafia hitman, the life of Brookline native Maurice Lerner sounds like a Hollywood m...
06/20/2026

From professional baseball player to Mafia hitman, the life of Brookline native Maurice Lerner sounds like a Hollywood movie.

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BROOKLINE - Once considered polite and athletic, Maurice Lerner was born in Cambridge in 1935 and grew up in Maurice Lerner, who played minor league baseball for a decade after being a star player at Brookline High School in Massachusetts, later became a hit man....

Our columnist Marianne Delorey compares the habits of bees to how you can plan for aging.
06/18/2026

Our columnist Marianne Delorey compares the habits of bees to how you can plan for aging.

By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. "Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the honeybee." – author unknown. A couple of Here are my 10 lessons from keeping bees that are easily applied to aging.

The entire world followed the recent Artemis II lunar mission, but did you know that a Shrewsbury native became an astro...
06/17/2026

The entire world followed the recent Artemis II lunar mission, but did you know that a Shrewsbury native became an astronaut back in the 1960s?

By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY – As the entire world has been following the Artemis II lunar mission, it was with great surprise that Retired NASA astronaut and professor of astronomy Robert Allen Ridley Parker grew up in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

Southborough's Sally Watters is one of the behind-the-scenes volunteers that keep the Boston Marathon running smoothly -...
06/15/2026

Southborough's Sally Watters is one of the behind-the-scenes volunteers that keep the Boston Marathon running smoothly - and she's been doing it for more than 30 years.

By Leighah Beausoleil Contributing Writer SOUTHBOROUGH — Sally Watters has never run the Boston Marathon herself, but the Southborough resident has been Southborough’s Sally Watters has been volunteering with the Boston Marathon for over 30 years.

Learn how the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program is educating and counseling Medicare and Medicaid benef...
06/12/2026

Learn how the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program is educating and counseling Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers on preventing, detecting, and reporting healthcare errors, fraud, and abuse.

REGION - The Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program is part of a national initiative with a mission to reach, educate and counsel Medicare and The Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program is part of a national initiative with a mission to reach, educate and counsel Medicare and...

AARP Massachusetts State Director Jennifer Benson explains how the organization is investing in making communities more ...
06/11/2026

AARP Massachusetts State Director Jennifer Benson explains how the organization is investing in making communities more livable for seniors.

By Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director From safer crosswalks and new park benches to accessible community gardens and improved digital From safer crosswalks and new park benches to accessible community gardens and improved digital access, the AARP Community Challenge helps local commu...

For anyone who grew up in the greater Boston area, especially in the 1950s and the 1960s, was the children's TV show "Ro...
06/10/2026

For anyone who grew up in the greater Boston area, especially in the 1950s and the 1960s, was the children's TV show "Romper Room" something you remember?

By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer BOSTON - Many people of a “certain age” might fondly remember a children’s television show which ran throughout Miss Jean (Jean Durkee) was the host of the Boston version of the children's TV show “Romper Room” in the 1960s and 1970s.

Up until the early 1960s, the Hotel Bancroft, now an apartment complex, was one of Worcester's premier lodging and event...
06/09/2026

Up until the early 1960s, the Hotel Bancroft, now an apartment complex, was one of Worcester's premier lodging and event venues.

By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - When it was first opened in 1913, the Hotel Bancroft immediately became Worcester’s premier The lavish Hotel Bancroft in Worcester, opened in 1913, closed in 1964, and is now a luxury apartment complex.

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