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...
Boston native Richard Pavlick, plotted to kill president-elect John F. Kennedy in 1960 with his dynamite-filled automobile. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Boston native Richard Pavlick was JFK’s first would-be assassin

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer HYANNIS - Unlike Lee Harvey Oswald, Richard Paul Pavlick is hardly a household name. Oswald, of course, is known for assassinating...
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...
Women from Massachusetts colleges, like this WAVE decoding unit in Washington, DC in 1945, served as code breakers during World War II.

Women from Massachusetts colleges served as code breakers during World War II

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Fans of the British drama series “The Bletchley Circle” are already familiar with the wartime code breaking women of...
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...
The Blackstone Canal lasted a mere 21 years, closing in 1848 after competition from railroads made it a less attractive option for shipping cargo.

The Blackstone Canal connected Worcester to the Atlantic Ocean

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - In the early 1800s, a group of businessmen from Massachusetts and Rhode Island had an idea of how...
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,...
Legendary Boston police officer Robert “The Bear” Fawcett escorting Mafia hit man and informant Joseph “The Animal” Barboza to court during the mid-1960s. Photo/Courtesy of Boston Police History

Robert “The Bear” Fawcett was a Boston police legend

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - He may not have worn a trilby hat or walked around with a lollipop in his mouth like television’s...
Snow tubing at local ski resorts is a fun winter activity for the grandkids that doesn’t require the skills or equipment necessary for alpine skiing.

Enjoy winter with some fun cold weather activities with your grandchildren

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By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer Spending time with your grandchildren is a wonderful gift and we love every exhausting minute. During the colder months, however, it...
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