Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director

Respite Care Is Not a Luxury. It’s a Lifeline for Family Caregivers

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By Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director November is National Family Caregivers Month. A time we recognize and celebrate the more than 63 million Americans,...
Jazz singer Ron Murphy has been writing, singing and performing for more than 60 years.

A lifetime in music: jazz singer Ron Murphy

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer FRAMINGHAM - While bands like the Rolling Stones and The Who (or what is sadly left of them) continue to bang...
Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill, better known as Brother Blue, was a storyteller on the streets of Cambridge and Boston for decades. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Brother Blue was Cambridge’s beloved storyteller, street poet and philosopher

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - Harvard Square area has been home for a lot of “local celebrities” over the years. They may not be...
Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe in Boston’s South End has been serving up diner food to famous visitors and colorful regulars for nearly a century.

Serving up Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe’s distinctive history

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON – Nearly a century-old restaurant Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe is steeped in stories. Located on Columbus Avenue in the city’s South...
DJ John Garabedian hosted the nationwide “Open House Party” radio show for 30 years.

DJ John Garabedian invited the entire country to his ‘Open House Party’

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Radio personality John Garabedian has been a fixture in the Massachusetts radio and television scene for more than 50...
Boston native Samuel Morse invented the telegraph after being devastated by the sudden illness and loss of his wife, which he found out about by letter, the fastest method of communication at the time.

Wife’s death inspired Boston native Samuel Morse to invent the telegraph

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON Before the invention of the telephones, fax machines and satellites, people used telegraphs as a form of communication, thanks to...
Boston television station WGBH sponsored a series of dance contests during the height of the disco era in the 1970s.

WGBH’s ‘Dancing Disco’ contests featured all the right moves

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Time to pull out the platform shoes, bell bottoms, dust off the mirrored ball and hustle on down to...
Chuck Brown is Grafton's "Bread Guy." Photo/Sara Bedigian

‘Bread Guy’ builds community in Grafton, one loaf at a time

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By Sara Bedigian  Contributing Writer  GRAFTON – When Chuck Brown bought a 50-pound bag of flour during the COVID-19 pandemic, he had no idea it would...
The only time The Bell in Hand Tavern in Boston, shown here in 1901, was officially closed in over two centuries was during Prohibition, from 1920 to 1933.

The Bell in Hand Tavern turns 230

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON – The Bell in Hand Tavern has lasted longer than nearly any other pub in the United States. 230 years,...
Dave McGrath of Westborough has walked 230 miles across Ireland, raising cancer awareness and funds for research and treatment, and making many friends along the way. Photo/Submitted

Westborough native walks 230 miles across Ireland, spreading cancer awareness along the way

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By Adri Pray Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH — In his lifetime so far, Dave McGrath estimates he’s taken over 1 million steps across Ireland. The 51-year-old Westborough native...
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