Author combines love of words with nature
By Susan Olsen Orpilla, Contributing Writer Stow – Local award-winning poet and author Susan Edwards Richmond encourages us all to remember that nature and our...
Meet Lady Maria Chaffington, Jane Austen’s ‘friend’
By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Hudson - Speaking in an English accent and dressed in a gown from the early 1800s, Lady Maria (pronounced...
Attorney presents his case for changing career to comedian
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Wakefield – The resume of a particular former Essex County assistant district attorney and criminal defense trial attorney also...
Stow musical duo’s appeal is multi-generational
By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing Writer Bolton/Stow - During Edward “Chip” Allen’s career as a software engineer, his music had to take a back seat to...
Northborough assistant professor guides Berklee bassists
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Boston/Northborough – Lifelong music lover Dave Buda of Northborough has worked as a professional electric bassist since his early...
Rock Voices builds community, confidence
By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer Auburn - They join for the opportunity to sing in a group. They stay because of the friendships and camaraderie...
Hudson musician trumpets the value of performing artists
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Hudson – The dictionary by Merriam-Webster defines “artist” in part as “one who professes and practices an imaginative art”...
Returning home to theater family for the holidays
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Beverly/Salem – Actor-singer Peter S. Adams of Salem is looking forward to the holiday season when he’ll once again...
Jürgen Lobert – a chemist with a camera explores the night world
By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer Medway - Jürgen Lobert is a night and day man, a man of two lives. His daytime occupation is as...
Retired art educator learns to refocus on her own oil paintings
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Northborough – After retiring from a 30-plus-year career as an art educator, figurative artist Marsha Gleason of Northborough resumed...
