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Moxie, the oldest continuously produced soft drink in the United States and now owned by Coca-Cola, was invented in Massachusetts.

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Moxie, the oldest soft drink in the country, got its start...

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - At least “what this country needs is plenty of Moxie” is how the company felt during World War II,...

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Bretton Woods Vacations in New Hampshire offers a perfect Christmas season getaway package that combines a Cog Railroad ride with a lodging rental. Photo/Courtesy of Bretton Woods Vacations

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Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director

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Arts and Entertainment

The King Dodo’s Palace “fun house” was a popular attraction at White City amusement park in Shrewsbury.

Arts and Entertainment

White City amusement park in Shrewsbury thrilled thousands for over half...

A Boston TV station initially refused to air the show “Welcome Back, Kotter” in the mid-1970s for fear it would inflame tensions over the city’s forced busing crisis.

Arts and Entertainment

When Boston refused to air the TV show “Welcome Back, Kotter”

Steve Sweeney, who surged to fame in the 1980s Boston comedy scene, is known for his pugnacious style and use of Boston accents and dialects to poke fun at his native city.

Arts and Entertainment

Boston’s comedy scene boomed in the 1980s

Thousands of disappointed Led Zeppelin fans allowed into the lobby of the Boston Garden to wait for ticket sales to begin in January of 1975 rampaged after the concert sold out immediately, causing an estimated $50,000 to $70,000 worth of damage and the show to be canceled.

Arts and Entertainment

The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston

Nicole Kidman stars in Netflix’s newest murder mystery “The Perfect Couple,” which is set on Nantucket. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Arts and Entertainment

‘The Perfect Couple’ revives the Cape and Islands as top filming...

Hundreds turned out for a reunion/revival of the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at a private residence in Hopkinton.

Arts and Entertainment

Reunion brings back the music of Old Vienna Kaffeehaus

A vocal cord injury for Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler has ended the Boston rock band’s touring days after more than 50 years.

Arts and Entertainment

Aerosmith retires from touring, but the dream lives on in its...

Actor Leonard Nimoy, famous for his role as Mr. Spock in the sci-fi TV and movie franchise “Star Trek," grew up the son of immigrants in a tenement in Boston’s West End neighborhood.

Arts and Entertainment

Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS...

Notable People

Matt Robinson of Needham has used his experience as an author and long-time freelance writer to inspire and promote other writers and their work.

Notable People

Needham author helps inspire and promote other writers

Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian’s innovation in correctional programming won him recognition as 2023 Sheriff of the Year by the Major County Sheriffs of America.

Notable People

Public safety through the lens of public health: Middlesex County Sheriff...

Thomas Keegan of Shrewsbury spent decades photographing others. Now, he’s retiring from photography after 70 years. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

Notable People

After 70 years of capturing moments, Shrewsbury man puts down the...

Massachusetts native Jack Welch’s tenure as General Electric’s CEO was very successful but also very controversial.

Notable People

Massachusetts native Jack Welch was a successful but controversial business leader

His appearance in a 1969 Prince Spaghetti television commercial made 12-year-old Anthony Martignetti of Boston’s North End a celebrity for the rest of his life.

Notable People

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

Award-winning journalist tells her most personal story in her new book.

Notable People

Award-winning journalist Carmen Fields shares her most personal story

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This Month’s Features

Moxie, the oldest soft drink in the country, got its start...

Caring for the Caregiver

Out of Town News is not out of the minds of...

Enchanting Christmas outings to put you in the holiday spirit

Big wins for the aging population in 2024

Arts and Entertainment

White City amusement park in Shrewsbury thrilled thousands for over half...

When Boston refused to air the TV show “Welcome Back, Kotter”

Boston’s comedy scene boomed in the 1980s

The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston

‘The Perfect Couple’ revives the Cape and Islands as top filming...

Reunion brings back the music of Old Vienna Kaffeehaus

Aerosmith retires from touring, but the dream lives on in its...

Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS...

Notable People

Needham author helps inspire and promote other writers

Public safety through the lens of public health: Middlesex County Sheriff...

After 70 years of capturing moments, Shrewsbury man puts down the...

Massachusetts native Jack Welch was a successful but controversial business leader

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

Award-winning journalist Carmen Fields shares her most personal story

Featured Columnists

Caring for the Caregiver

Big wins for the aging population in 2024

Simplify, simplify

Supporting family caregivers in the Bay State

Of mice and me

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