“I love the Marine Corps … I really believe in it and I believe that the Marine Corps is there to provide services to the citizens of the country,” says author and former Marine Peter Daniel Cook.

Westborough native authors book drawing on experiences from U.S. Marine Corps

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By Leighah Beausoleil Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH — When Peter Daniel Cook, 64, was a ninth grader at Westborough High School, he had no clue what he...
Swampscott native Piper Kerman wrote the memoir “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison” after spending a year in federal prison after being convicted of money laundering. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Swampscott native Piper Kerman: From ‘Orange Is the New Black’ to a pursuit for...

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By Brett Peruzzi Managing Editor SWAMPSCOTT - Piper Kerman had a privileged upbringing in this affluent North Shore town. But it didn’t stop her from ending...
Musician Jimmy Buffet’s song “Boat Drinks” came from a madcap February night in Boston that involved a stolen cab.

Jimmy Buffett’s “Boat Drinks” song is based on a true Boston story

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Not everyone can take the frigid temps or thigh-high snow drifts common to Massachusetts, yet plenty are still drawn...
The WGBH Channel Two-Mobile, built for promotional and fundraising purposes, was sure to draw attention when it was spotted around Boston during the 1970s.

The WGBH Channel Two-Mobile was quite the sight on local roadways

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - The average person of a certain age can remember Oscar Meyer’s Wienermobile commercials. However, there is one special advertising...
The Palace nightclub complex in Saugus, one of the largest in the United States, had up to 15 clubs under one roof and was open from 1982 until 2006.

The Palace nightclub in Saugus offered something for everyone

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By Colin McCandless Contributing Writer  SAUGUS - To those who once experienced it either as patrons or staff, the Palace nightclub in Saugus belongs in the...
Horror writer H. P. Lovecraft set many of his stories in "Lovecraft Country," his fictionalized area of northeastern Massachusetts.

Horror writer H. P. Lovecraft set many of his tales in Massachusetts

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Howard Phillips “H.P.” Lovecraft may have been from Providence, Rhode Island but the famous writer of weird, horror, fantasy,...
Cape Cod native Victor “Moulty” Moulton lost his left hand to an accident as a teenager, but went on to play drums for the Barbarians, an acclaimed 60s garage band, and was later name-checked in a song by the Ramones.

Provincetown’s ‘Moulty’ was the one-handed rock drummer who never missed a beat

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Victor “Moulty” Moulton, Cape Cod native and legendary drummer for the 1960s garage band the Barbarians, lost his left...
Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant impresses legions of fans with her performing talent and unique sense of style.

String theory: Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer  ARLINGTON - Usually, when interviewing a musician or artist, the first question is something along the lines of “When and how...
After being laid off from his manufacturing job at age 52, Hudson pianist Richard Hughes has made playing the music of the silent film era and educating audiences his life passion for over 20 years.

Hudson pianist entertains audiences with the music of the silent film era

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By Janet Stoica Contributing Writer HUDSON – Richard Hughes remembers having great fun playing on the jungle gym and thoroughly enjoying himself when he was about...
For over four decades, The Surf Ballroom at Nantasket Beach in Hull, which later became a nightclub called Uncle Sam’s, hosted iconic rock acts from The Doors to the Ramones.

The Surf Ballroom at Nantasket Beach made rock waves

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer HULL - Once music visionary Bill Spence realized the age of big bands was fading out and rock ‘n’ roll was...
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