Super Seniors – Meet Leonid Sukher- Man with a paddle

By  G. Greg Tooker, MA Senior Games State Ambassador Region - At first glance, Leonid Sukher appears to be a typical early senior male but...
The iconic Spag’s discount store on Route 9 in Shrewsbury was a familiar sight for passing motorists for over 50 years. Photo/Submitted

‘Spag’s’ – a Shrewsbury retail institution for more than half a century

By Michael Perna Jr., Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY - For more than fifty years, “Spag’s” was a colorful discount store known throughout New England. The business...

Dr. Tom Winters

New England pioneer in occupational medicine By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Stow - Tom Winters spent much of his youth in Montana—climbing mountains, fly fishing,...
As Director of Music Ministry for St. Cecilia’s Church in Ashland, Lelia Tenreyro-Viana plays during worship services, sings at funerals and memorial services, and directs the teen and adult choirs. Photo/Deborah Burke Henderson

Millis resident’s journey to citizenship guided by music

By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer MILLIS – Lelia Tenreyro-Viana of Millis was born in Buenos Aires and started dreaming about coming to the United...
Researchers call walking the “most perfect exercise,” with a wide variety of health benefits.

Walking is the latest ‘wonder drug’ for good health

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - On your next visit to your family doctor, would you be surprised if the hand-written prescription was this...

Jürgen Lobert – a chemist with a camera explores the night world

By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer Medway - Jürgen Lobert is a night and day man, a man of two lives. His daytime occupation is as...
Roberto Mighty of Holden is producer and host of the new public television series “getting dot OLDER”. Photo/Celestial Media LLC

Holden producer/host documents ‘getting older’ on public television

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor HOLDEN – Roberto Mighty of Holden hadn’t given much thought to aging until he turned 50. That’s when eye...
Rolando Amorim has been turning heads on his eFoil electric surfboard on Boston’s waterways for several years.

‘I feel like I am flying’ says eFoil enthusiast Rolando Amorim

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer BOSTON - Strolling around Castle Island in South Boston can be good for the soul. You are outside surrounded by...
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor, once a quarantine hospital, is now a 114-acre recreational area with a beach, hiking trails, and a visitors’ center with a café and a marina.

Boston Harbor’s islands have overcome their dark past

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Martin Scorsese’s 2010 thriller “Shutter Island,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, and Mark Ruffalo, was centered around an asylum...

Finding fulfillment, giving back

“In the corporate world, it was about profits; now it’s time to do good,” Dan Suratt said. “I had a need for intellectual challenges and stimulation and a need for social interaction.