The Hudson Senior Center’s billiards team has been named the 2026 Central Massachusetts Champion.

‘Team Hudson’ becomes 8-Ball League Central Mass. champion: ‘We’re all good friends’

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By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer HUDSON – The “clicking” and “clacking” in the Hudson Senior Center’s billiards room can be heard throughout the building. Often, curious...
Allan Ganz worked as an ice cream man in Peabody for 67 years, earning himself a place in the Guiness World Records for being the man with the longest career as an ice-cream distributor.

Generations of kids screamed for Allan Ganz’s ice cream

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer PEABODY - One of the most vivid memories from any child’s life, especially if you are of a particular age, is...

Cranky Consumer Lady does not give up

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By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer Cranky Consumer Lady was not happy.  Crank Consumer Lady (CCLady) plays the ukulele. This makes her happy. When she plays her ukulele,...
The wooden roller coaster the Comet was one of the main attractions at Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, which closed in 1987. Photo/ArtInRuins.com

Lincoln Park in Dartmouth is still celebrated nearly 40 years after closing

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By Colin McCandless Contributing Writer DARTMOUTH - A popular amusement park destination from the 1920s up through the mid-1980s, Lincoln Park in Dartmouth created fond childhood...
Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.

Artificial intelligence and building design

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By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. “We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us."  - Marshall McLuhan The year is 2040....
Loew’s Poli was a popular Worcester movie theater during the mid-20th century heyday of big-screen films.

Worcester once had a wide selection of movie theaters to choose from

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - The history of theaters in Worcester goes back to the year 1857, when a playhouse (no movies had...
Musicians Suzi Stern and George Oldziey met in Austin, Texas in the 1980s when she hired him to play in one of her jazz ensembles.

From Berklee to the Berkshires, Suzi Stern and George Oldziey make beautiful music together

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer  REGION - From the Berklee College of Music in Boston to Tanglewood in the Berkshires, Massachusetts is one of the most...
“The Big Money Game” was a popular Massachusetts State Lottery television game show in the 1970s and 1980s.

Massachusetts had its own television game shows and some famous hosts

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - In 1971, Massachusetts legislature passed a bill introducing the state’s first lottery, beginning its sales with a game called...
Kenneth Burns, a Shrewsbury man who was an accomplished crew racer, started a crew team at Shrewsbury High School in 1937.

Shrewsbury cop was father of crew racing on Lake Quinsigamond

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY - The history of crew racing on Lake Quinsigamond originally dates back to the years before the Civil War,...
Bostonian Charles Ponzi was the infamous originator of the investment scam that would later bear his name. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Charles Ponzi went from being a Boston bank teller to an investment scam millionaire

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Con artist Victor Lustig “sold” the Eiffel Tower (twice) and scammer George C. Parker “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge to...
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