Keeping your hands strong through proper care and exercise can help slow the decline of strength and improve flexibility.

Take care of your hands to maintain strength and flexibility

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer REGION - Are jars getting tighter?  What’s happening? Not so handy anymore? If you find yourself feeling pain or stiffness in...

Cruising exotic Southeast Asia

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Vacationers enjoy the luxury of a first-class hotel along with top-notch meals and entertainment while getting to sample places they might not feel at ease visiting on their own.
Led Zeppelin was one of the many soon-to-be-famous bands that rocked The Boston Tea Party concert venue in the late 1960s.

Boston Tea Party concert venue featured iconic 1960s rock bands

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer BOSTON - During the late 1960s, The Boston Tea Party concert venue was ground zero for the city’s rock and...
As Harvard University’s 2023 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, actress Jennifer Coolidge led a parade through Harvard Square in Cambridge on February 4. Photo/Jon Chase/Harvard University

It’s been a long road to ‘The White Lotus’ for Jennifer Coolidge

By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor NORWELL – One of Jennifer Coolidge’s first acting roles was as Auntie Em, with a total of two lines, in...
The National Fire Protection Association has a wealth of information and online resources on fire, electrical and related hazards on its website. It also has short video clips that are very informative.

Following simple fire safety tips can prevent a tragedy

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer REGION - Maximizing home fire safety is crucial for anyone but can be extremely challenging for older adults. Those living...
A medical study concluded that having a dog or cat lowers the risk of heart disease and overall stress when performing simple tasks for older adults. Photo/EVA

Pets have the power to improve our health and well-being

By R. R. Fletcher, Contributing Writer REGION - Pets improve our lives. Whether the family friend is a sweet tabby cat, an adventurous Sheltie, or a...
Crispus Attucks, a former enslaved man from Framingham, was the first to die in the Boston Massacre in 1770, and is often considered the first patriot to die in the American Revolution, which began five years later.

Crispus Attucks of Framingham became an icon of the American Revolution

By Henry Stimpson, Contributing Writer FRAMINGHAM - Let’s journey back to Framingham in 1750. You’d travel on dirt roads across fields and forests in a...
Getting cast as a movie extra, being featured in a short film or landing a role in a commercial can not only be fun, it could be the beginning of the next chapter in your life.

Casting calls can start a new chapter for aspiring older actors

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer REGION - As visions of retirement life grow sharper in focus and plans for what is next in that chapter...

Grafton native pursues new musical and personal chapters

Grafton – Singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Jordan developed a lifetime of musical expertise performing in the Grafton and Worcester areas. His accomplishments are acknowledged in “A Grafton Chronicle” co-authored by Jayne Carroll Wilson and Joe Kuras, and “The Jazz Worcester Real Book” by Chet Williamson.

Local volunteer teacher awarded for sharing his passion for space

Shrewsbury – When Shrewsbury resident Robert Mersereau retired 10 years ago, “I needed a new sense of purpose,” he said. Little did he know then that, at 71, his new “career” as a volunteer would bring him much more than that.