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...
South Boston activist uses art as a threshold to build community
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Boston – South Boston artist Michael Dowling felt compelled to complement his successful career as a painter with creative...
Storyteller focuses on Cape Cod shipwrecks, storms, rum runners and other historical events
By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Northbridge/South Dennis - Growing up in northern New Jersey, Don Wilding visited Cape Cod when he was four, but...
Ann Szerlip, from computers to flames and glass
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer Newton Highlands - Can a successful career software systems salesperson turn into an equally successful glassworker? Hard to see the...
Former Shrewsbury resident is finally living her dream
By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury/Cambridge – Former Shrewsbury resident Deb Peeples, 63, recently returned from a month-long residency at the Vermont Studio Center,...
Boston actor overcomes challenge to work stage, film and TV jobs
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Boston – Getting work can be a challenge for any actor. For Bill Mootos of Boston, he manages to...
Talking Information Center helps connect visually impaired to the world around them
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer Marshfield- Founded in June 1978, the Talking Information Center (TIC) is a nonprofit reading service for those who are blind...
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”...
Shuffleboard – Not only found on ship decks
By G. Gregory Tooker, State Ambassador, MA Senior Games Tewksbury - Cheryle and John Laffey are recently retired but full of energy and anxious to...
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...
