This Month's Features

By Serena Howlett, Contributing Writer  Billerica - Stephen Moss helps people become their “healthiest self” - mentally. A psychologist, Moss provides assessment, counseling and therapy...

Wine and food Mecca awaits you at the 18th Annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival at Walt Disney World from Sept. 27 to Nov. 11.

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer    “NextGen TV is the soon-to-be new standard for over-the-air television,” says Jordan Walton, executive director of the Massachusetts Broadcasters...

The platter was covered with what resembled small piles of leaves from a fall lawn raking. The brown, green and black heaps hardly invited sniffing, much less tasting. Yet sniff and taste I did.

There are more than a few participants and they certainly have reasons to be proud. They’re the Peabody Council on Aging (COA) Senior Ladies Drill Team, instructed by retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Carolyn Spencer. The team is currently comprised of 15 women in their late-60s to mid-90s.

Massachusetts residents living with memory changes and their caregivers are now offered more comfortable meeting places. They’re gathering monthly at memory cafés free of charge for refreshments, activities and comradery. Cafés are currently located in Andover, Brookline, Franklin, Lexington, Marlborough, Norwood, Topsfield, Waltham and Westwood.