Lawrence native and Hollywood actress Thelma Todd was a rising movie star when she died under mysterious circumstances in Malibu, California in 1935.

Questions still remain surrounding the death of Hollywood actress Thelma Todd

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer LAWRENCE - One of Hollywood’s biggest rising stars of the 1920s and 1930s was Lawrence’s very own Thelma Todd. She was...
The Chateau de Ville’s first location opened on Route 9 in Framingham in 1971.

The Chateau de Ville was a glitzy entertainment destination for two decades

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer FRAMINGHAM - A trip down “Memory Lane” for people who lived in Massachusetts during the 1970s and 1980s would...
The wooden roller coaster the Comet was one of the main attractions at Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, which closed in 1987. Photo/ArtInRuins.com

Lincoln Park in Dartmouth is still celebrated nearly 40 years after closing

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By Colin McCandless Contributing Writer DARTMOUTH - A popular amusement park destination from the 1920s up through the mid-1980s, Lincoln Park in Dartmouth created fond childhood...
Loew’s Poli was a popular Worcester movie theater during the mid-20th century heyday of big-screen films.

Worcester once had a wide selection of movie theaters to choose from

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - The history of theaters in Worcester goes back to the year 1857, when a playhouse (no movies had...
Musicians Suzi Stern and George Oldziey met in Austin, Texas in the 1980s when she hired him to play in one of her jazz ensembles.

From Berklee to the Berkshires, Suzi Stern and George Oldziey make beautiful music together

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer  REGION - From the Berklee College of Music in Boston to Tanglewood in the Berkshires, Massachusetts is one of the most...
“The Big Money Game” was a popular Massachusetts State Lottery television game show in the 1970s and 1980s.

Massachusetts had its own television game shows and some famous hosts

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - In 1971, Massachusetts legislature passed a bill introducing the state’s first lottery, beginning its sales with a game called...
Disco legend and Boston native Donna Summer’s1983 hit single “She Works Hard for the Money” was inspired by meeting a ladies room attendant in a Los Angeles restaurant. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

“She Works Hard for the Money” was an anthem for working-class women

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Disco legend and Boston native Donna Summer’s1983 hit single “She Works Hard for the Money” served as a pressing...
Seaview Playland in Dennisport offered both a pitch and putt and mini golf course that was popular with Cape Cod tourists for more than 50 years.

Cape Cod amusement park captivated tourists for half a century

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer DENNISPORT - Back in the early 1950s, John and Gladys Zinkevich opened what would become a wildly popular summertime entertainment...
Boston hard rockers Aerosmith had considered chartering the plane for their 1977 tour that would crash months later, killing members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd and others. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Aerosmith narrowly escaped death on doomed plane

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON -There are some sad dates in rock music history and October 20, 1977, is indeed one of them. During the...
United States Postal Service Clerk Tom Brault will become a full-time Santa after retiring from the Westborough Post Office in September.

Westborough Post Office worker to become full-time Santa after retirement

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By Leighah Beausoleil Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH — When kids drop off letters to Santa in the big red mailbox at the Westborough Post Office, they receive...
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