One of world’s best-known castles is found in Gloucester
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
GLOUCESTER - Yearn to visit a castle? Go to Europe. Or stay in the United States. California has the famous...
Visiting America’s Stonehenge in southern New Hampshire
By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer
SALEM, N.H. - America’s Stonehenge in Salem, New Hampshire, is an ancient stone village filled with precisely placed boulders reminiscent...
New Bedford tells a whale of a tale
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
NEW BEDFORD - Soon after his latest book was published in 1851, former mariner Herman Melville must have felt like...
Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery a fascinating destination for history, landscape, and art
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
BOSTON - It certainly can’t be denied that the mountains might be the place to go on a fall day...
Malden native Norman Greenbaum is still singing about that ‘Spirit in the Sky’
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
MALDEN - In late 1969, singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum’s record company released his song “Spirit in the Sky.” More than half...
Massachusetts is the perfect home for Gregory Maguire, author of “Wicked”
By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor
Twenty-five years ago, "Wicked" exploded into our consciousness. Gregory Maguire's bestselling book—and its spinoff blockbuster musical—helped us see the...
Rockport’s ‘Paper House’ has endured for a century
By Sharon Longo, Contributing Writer
ROCKPORT – In 1922, Elis F. Stenman decided to build a summer home in Rockport, just minutes from the Atlantic...
Sterling artist gives back to the community through arts collaborative
By Sharon Longo
Contributing Writer
STERLING - As a little girl, Andrea Driscoll developed a love of the arts. Today, as president of the Sterling Arts...
Comic, actor and dad is self-described as ‘almost domesticated’
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
WILMINGTON – Steve Bjork of Wilmington decided as a child to become a comedian. He achieved his career goal...
Find time to enjoy the charms of the ‘Watch City’
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
Waltham - “Watch City” is a common nickname for Waltham. It can be traced to the industry that started here...