By 1916, Worcester’s trolley system was the largest in the entire state.

Worcester’s trolley system was once the largest in the state

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Worcester’s now long-forgotten electric trolley system was one of the earliest in the entire country. What began in...
Award-winning actor Sam Waterston, a Cambridge native, has had family in Massachusetts going back to the Mayflower landing in Plymouth in 1620. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Actor Sam Waterston has deep roots in Massachusetts

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By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE – He was born in Cambridge in 1940 and grew up in North Andover, but actor Sam Waterston’s Massachusetts family...
Special events across the state in 2026 will highlight Revolutionary War turning points, and the resilience and determination of everyday Massachusetts colonists like these militia reenactors. Photo/Courtesy of John Collins Photography

Celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary across Massachusetts

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By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer REGION - The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, ushered in the first steps for a new democracy....
This school lunch menu from 1967 will likely bring back a lot of memories for people who were students in that era.

School lunch programs are thanks to Dunstable native

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer DUNSTABLE - Arguably, any childhood school flashback could include the ringing of the school bell. It represented times for recess and...
Baby Boomers and Gen X are increasingly anxious about having a financially secure retirement with pensions being a rarity, and concerns about the future availability of Social Security becoming more commonplace.

Post-pension retirement era causing anxiety about financial stability for many people

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - With so much uncertainty in the air, millions of workers across the country are worried about their Social Security...
Worcester resident Marshall Walter ‘Major’ Taylor was a world-champion bicycle racer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Bicycle racer Marshall Walter ‘Major’ Taylor was known as the ‘Worcester Whirlwind’

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Bicycle racer Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor championed strong attacks of racism all the way to the finish line. Born...
WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston’s Bob Lobel, Liz Walker, Jack Williams, Joyce Kulhawik, and Bruce Schwoegler were known as The Dream Team during the heyday of network television news from the 1970s into the 1990s.

WBZ’s Dream Team represented a golden era of television news

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - There once was a time when news anchors were such household names that they bordered on celebrity status. National...
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Pickleball: The sport that’s changing the game for health and community

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By Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director Pickleball is more than a trend; it’s a movement that’s transforming how people of all ages, especially older...
“I didn’t really feel like I fit in with my family growing up,” says Brett Peruzzi, author of “Quincy Boy: A City of Presidents Memoir.”

Writing a memoir about his hometown of Quincy turned into a search for his...

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By David Bagdon, Publisher QUINCY - What began as a nostalgic tribute to growing up in Quincy during the 1960s and 1970s became a deeply...
Downloading of audio and braille books for visually impaired or print-disabled individuals is one of the accessibility services offered by the Worcester Public Library. Photo/Courtesy of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

Worcester Public Library offers wide accessibility to its collections for patrons with varied abilities

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By Brett Peruzzi Managing Editor REGION - At the Worcester Public Library (WPL) accessibility is part of its core mission. Not just physical access to the...
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