Hudson High ’85 alum, singer-songwriter and bassist is still rocking
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
HUDSON/STERLING – Singer-songwriter and bassist Stephen Powell began performing in his teens with two rock bands in and around...
Transgender actor frustrated by lack of roles
By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer
SOMERVILLE - Born Victor Campisi, as Vic Clay he met success as an actor, but life has been tougher...
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...
Sportswriter’s ‘second act’ career is music to your ears
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
MELROSE - Howie Newman is familiar with playing for older audiences at his “Music for Seniors” performances in the Boston...
Celebrity performers started as ‘lookalikes’
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
BOSTON - At least two of Boston’s best-known celebrity performers―and almost certainly many more―began their acts because they looked like...
Shrewsbury singer-songwriter, guitarist enjoys busy work schedule
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
SHREWSBURY – Many musicians were challenged by restrictions at performance venues from 2020 into 2021. Yet, singer-songwriter and guitarist...
Fools’ frontman, Ipswich native Mike Girard, also sings with Big Swinging Thing
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
IPSWICH – The Fools’ lead singer Mike Girard got the party started when the rock band debuted New Year’s...
Cambridge publisher brings the joys of books to kids
By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer
Cambridge - Some people’s adventures involve travel, some people do it virtually or through reading. Deborah Shine, 89, has done...
Sudbury author helps others unlock their writing potential
By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer
SUDBURY - Students of all ages who take creative writing with Pamela S. Wight quickly realize her classes are...
Author, artist Jackie French Koller turns another page
By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer
BOXBOROUGH – Jackie French Koller's imagination has made her life story anything but dull.
"I've had an unusual career," she...
