Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.

Listening carefully

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By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. A problem well stated is a problem half solved. - John Dewey I had never heard of John Dewey before sitting down...
Self-described “jazz obsessive” saxophonist Russ Gershon started the Either/Orchestra in Cambridge in 1985.

Either/Orchestra jazz band founder Russ Gershon celebrates 40 years

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - When self-described “jazz obsessive” saxophonist Russ Gershon started the Either/Orchestra in Cambridge in 1985, Ronald Reagan was president and...
About 100 former racers and some of their classic cars gathered at the Marlborough Fish & Game Association for an A&M racetrack reunion in October.

Marlborough’s A&M racetrack remembered decades later

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By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – The roaring engines, the acceleration, the competitive spirit. In the 1970s, drag racing at the A&M – an unofficial-but-popular track...
Janice Lindsay

The thread of holiday meaning

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By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer When we moved into our house 22 years ago this month, a knee-high balsam grew in the middle of the small,...
For Monica Vegelj, straightening people out is both a figurative and literal mission.

Educator Monica Vegelj helps people keep their lives in alignment

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer REGION - For Monica Vegelj, straightening people out is both a figurative and literal mission.  In addition to being a schoolteacher, which...
The Sugar Shack was the hottest club for soul and other forms of Black music in Boston during the 1960s and 1970s.

There was something magical about the Sugar Shack’s live soul music

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Boston’s Sugar Shack music nightclub opened as one of the “chitlin circuit” outlets where African American artists could perform,...
Billionaire, politician, and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg grew up in Medford.

Business titan, philanthropist and politician Michael Bloomberg grew up in Medford

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By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer MEDFORD – He was a three-term mayor of New York City, and he’s one of the richest men in the world,...
The visually stunning Worcester State Hospital main building, a masterpiece of gothic architecture, was torn down in 2008, but the clock tower was rebuilt using some of the original materials, and remains standing to this day.

Worcester State Hospital had a dark history despite good intentions

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - In 1829, after the Massachusetts state legislature initiated a study to determine what conditions existed in each city...
Producer and on-air host Ken Meyer was one of Boston's most respected broadcasters and the first blind radio personality in the city’s history.

Radio personality Ken Meyer’s disability never got in the way of his success

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Former WBZ-AM radio talk show producer Ken Meyer passed away on August 23, 2025. He was 79 years old....
Boston author and magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale petitioned several U.S. presidents to make Thanksgiving a national holiday, and she finally succeeded with Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

Thanksgiving is a national holiday thanks to a Boston woman

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Thanksgiving is celebrated every fourth Thursday in November thanks to magazine editor and author Sarah Josepha Hale. The New...
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