Father uses advocacy skills to help children with special needs

Medfield - Michael Weiner of Medfield was just 28 years of age when he owned a textile company in Norwood. Twenty-five years later, he closed his business and the buildings he owned became income property. Weiner, who is married, and is the father of two sons, Ben and Zachary, was in a good place financially.
The results of a national study indicate that people who read books for an average of 30 minutes a day live nearly two years longer than their non-book-reading peers.

Study ties reading books to longer life

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer     REGION - If you want to stay healthy and live longer, research shows that eating a nutritious diet and maintaining...
Columnist Janice Lindsay

Of mice and me

By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer A couple of Decembers ago, when men at the service station opened the hood of my car to check the air...
The average New England household spends more than $1,500 on energy bills. Half of that amount goes to heating and cooling.

Energy-saving tips don’t have to be complicated or expensive

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - Typical of many seniors, George Downie has an aging home. Heating and cooling bills―which typically make up the...

ActiveRx to expand corporate headquarters in Westborough

Westborough – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the loss of strength and stamina attributed to aging is in part caused by reduced physical activity. By age 75, about one in three men and one in two women engage in no physical activity.
When you convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA you pay income tax on the amount of money being converted.

Should you convert to a Roth IRA?

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer REGION – For many people there is typically some confusion when it comes to retirement savings plans and how best...
ADA Coordinator Carl Richardson with Joe Kolb, who works as a certified orientation and mobility specialist for the Carroll Center for the Blind, at the Massachusetts State House. Kolb was honored by Gov. Maura Healey for his 40 years of service to the center. (Photo/Courtesy of Greg Turner of the Ball Consulting Group, LLC.)

Hudson resident honored for work with Carroll Center for the Blind

By Sarah Freedman, Contributing Writer HUDSON — For 40 years, Hudson resident Joe Kolb has worked as a certified orientation and mobility specialist at the...

Thanks to Jordan’s Furniture CEO, New England still has the Enchanted Village

As a child, Eliot Tatelman remembers traveling from his home in Newton to visit the Enchanted Village at the department store Jordan Marsh’s Boston Downtown Crossing location. A quaint recreation of a Victorian-era village during the Christmas season, the exhibit was a favorite of generations for decades.

Brave new world: Will home technology make seniors safer?

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A series of products allows family members and caretakers to remotely check up on the well being of their loved ones and charges.
The quiet reading room showcases the Boston Athenæum’s opulence from an earlier time. Photo/Sandi Barrett

Boston Athenæum is a hidden gem in the heart of the city

By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer BOSTON - The Boston Athenæum is a breathtaking private library, but also a beautiful museum and busy cultural center. Quietly...