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Among the famous TV fictional characters with Massachusetts backgrounds are Captain “Trapper” John McIntyre of “M*A*S*H,” played by Wayne Rogers, pictured with his sidekick Captain “Hawkeye” Pierce, played by Alan Alda. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Everyone has a hometown, including characters on television series. Over the years, script writers have sometimes favored the state...

Nelson Ball, a 93-year-old Westborough resident, stays active by working part-time, playing trombone in a local band, and playing pickleball.

A passion for community and pickleball has helped Nelson Ball reach...

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Maurice the Pants Man was an iconic clothes shopping destination for generations of Worcester-area residents. Photo/Courtesy of Worcester Historical Museum

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Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background

The supposedly suggestive lyrics of the Everly Brothers’ hit single “Wake Up Little Susie” got the song banned in Boston in 1957 due to pressure from the Catholic Church. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Arts and Entertainment

Archdiocese of Boston demanded Everly Brothers’ song be banned

Somerville native and actor Alex Rocco as mobster Moe Greene in the film “The Godfather.” Photo/courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Arts and Entertainment

From Somerville to “The Godfather,” actor Alex Rocco was the real...

Max Hobart spent 27 years as a performer and conductor with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo/courtesy of the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra

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Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

Cambridge native Jane Curtin is one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy TV show “Saturday Night Live.” Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Anders Krusberg

Arts and Entertainment

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

Actor Fred Gwynne, front row, center, the lovable father on the 1960s TV series “The Munsters,” got his start in acting while a student at Harvard University in Cambridge. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Arts and Entertainment

Actor Fred Gwynne of “The Munsters” got his start in Cambridge

This 1980s ad for the Boston nightclub Spit is emblematic of its punk attitude.

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Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

Long-time DJ Cha-Chi Loprete, right, and magician John Logan have teamed up to bring a multimedia experience to Beatles fans.

Arts and Entertainment

DJ and magician team up to bring Fab Four magic to...

Notable People

A passion for community and pickleball has helped Nelson Ball reach...

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It was always ‘time to make the doughnuts’ for Fred the...

Frederick W. Clark Jr., the president of Bridgewater State University, is a member of the university's class of 1983 and has been involved with the university for virtually all of his adult life.

Notable People

From student to president: Frederick W. Clark Jr. of Bridgewater State...

Karen McKenzie of Shrewsbury has recorded over 400 episodes of her two television shows focused on fitness for seniors.

Notable People

Shrewsbury woman helps seniors stay ‘fit for life’

Track and field athlete Jon Berit of Waltham has competed in close to 200 800-meter events in his over 50 years of competition.

Notable People

Waltham man has been a competitive track and field athlete for...

Lori Houlden-Girard prepares home-cooked meals out of her kitchen in Grafton for her nonprofit organization Meals That Matter.

Notable People

Grafton resident provides meals that matter

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This Month’s Features

Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background

A passion for community and pickleball has helped Nelson Ball reach...

Come on down and see Maurice the Pants Man

AARP Is Fighting to Stop Scams: Regulating Crypto Kiosks to Protect...

It was always ‘time to make the doughnuts’ for Fred the...

Arts and Entertainment

Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background

Archdiocese of Boston demanded Everly Brothers’ song be banned

From Somerville to “The Godfather,” actor Alex Rocco was the real...

Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

Actor Fred Gwynne of “The Munsters” got his start in Cambridge

Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

DJ and magician team up to bring Fab Four magic to...

Notable People

A passion for community and pickleball has helped Nelson Ball reach...

It was always ‘time to make the doughnuts’ for Fred the...

From student to president: Frederick W. Clark Jr. of Bridgewater State...

Shrewsbury woman helps seniors stay ‘fit for life’

Waltham man has been a competitive track and field athlete for...

Grafton resident provides meals that matter

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