Evan Hadingham, former science editor for WGBH's Nova science TV show, worked on archaeological sites in the UK and France during his career as an archeologist, science writer, and television producer.

Sharing the world’s wonders: science writer and producer Evan Hadingham

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer  REGION – Evan Hadingham, who grew up in post-World War II England, has had an enduring interest in writing about and...
Texas Tower 2 was an early warning radar station during the Cold War, located on Georges Bank in 56 feet of water, 110 miles east of Cape Cod.

Cape Cod’s ‘Texas Tower’ was a stark reminder of the Cold War

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer REGION – Throughout Massachusetts, vestiges of the Cold War can sometimes be seen, curious reminders of a time when the...
The grounding of the Italian cargo ship SS Etrusco in Scituate became a tourist attraction that lasted from the spring to the fall.

Grounding of the cargo ship Etrusco in Scituate became a tourist attraction

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer SCITUATE – For residents of the South Shore town of Scituate, St. Patrick’s Day in 1956 delivered what is perhaps...
Anthony “Tony” Kurgan Jr. of Hudson served in the National Guard for 37 years and the Massachusetts State Police for 32 years.

Hudson veteran followed in his father’s footsteps

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By John Bishop Contributing Writer HUDSON — Sitting in his home office, complete with an antique roll top desk and decorations representing his many career accomplishments...
The Wachusett Reservoir dam in Clinton today, over 120 years since it was built. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Dale E. Martin

Wachusett Reservoir was once the largest man-made water supply in the world

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer REGION - In the late 1870s, it had become apparent that the city of Boston and surrounding communities were in...
First Beach in Sandwich is right next to the popular Tree House Brewery. Photo/Sandi Barrett

Summer is the time for fun activities on the Upper Cape

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By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer REGION - The quartet of towns comprising the Upper Cape include Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, and Mashpee. You can almost feel your...
Formed in 1981, Boston band The Dogmatics released two albums in the mid-1980s on New York-based Homestead Records before the death of founding member Paul O’Halloran in 1986.

Boston band The Dogmatics refuse to slow down decades after their debut

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - In 1981, The Dogmatics were playing “garage punk” rock with a hint of rockabilly just when the genre took...
Maurice Lerner, who played minor league baseball for a decade after being a star player at Brookline High School, later became a hit man for the Mafia.

Brookline big-league prospect was recruited as hitman for Fidel Castro

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BROOKLINE - Once considered polite and athletic, Maurice Lerner was born in Cambridge in 1935 and grew up in Brookline, where...
Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.

Bee your best as you age

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By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. "Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the honeybee." – author unknown. A couple of years...
Retired NASA astronaut and professor of astronomy Robert Allen Ridley Parker grew up in Shrewsbury.

World-renowned NASA astronaut was raised in Shrewsbury

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY – As the entire world has been following the Artemis II lunar mission, it was with great surprise that...
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