A contemporary vista of Green Hill Park in Worcester shows a landscape that has changed little from nearly a century ago.

Green Hill Park is the ‘crown jewel’ of Worcester

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Aaron Adams of the Massachusetts Bay Colony obtained thirteen acres of land in 1713 located in what is...
Walter Dyer Is Leather, which began in Lynn, had retail outlets in Harvard Square, Rockport, Charles Street in Boston and a retail store and leather workshop in Framingham.

Walter Dyer was leather, and a very unconventional businessman

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Massachusetts has seen its fair share of colorful and most memorable characters over time, and leather craftsman Walter Dyer...
Boston native Richard Pavlick, plotted to kill president-elect John F. Kennedy in 1960 with his dynamite-filled automobile. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Boston native Richard Pavlick was JFK’s first would-be assassin

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer HYANNIS - Unlike Lee Harvey Oswald, Richard Paul Pavlick is hardly a household name. Oswald, of course, is known for assassinating...
Women from Massachusetts colleges, like this WAVE decoding unit in Washington, DC in 1945, served as code breakers during World War II.

Women from Massachusetts colleges served as code breakers during World War II

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Fans of the British drama series “The Bletchley Circle” are already familiar with the wartime code breaking women of...
The WGBH Channel Two-Mobile, built for promotional and fundraising purposes, was sure to draw attention when it was spotted around Boston during the 1970s.

The WGBH Channel Two-Mobile was quite the sight on local roadways

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - The average person of a certain age can remember Oscar Meyer’s Wienermobile commercials. However, there is one special advertising...
The Blackstone Canal lasted a mere 21 years, closing in 1848 after competition from railroads made it a less attractive option for shipping cargo.

The Blackstone Canal connected Worcester to the Atlantic Ocean

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - In the early 1800s, a group of businessmen from Massachusetts and Rhode Island had an idea of how...
Legendary Boston police officer Robert “The Bear” Fawcett escorting Mafia hit man and informant Joseph “The Animal” Barboza to court during the mid-1960s. Photo/Courtesy of Boston Police History

Robert “The Bear” Fawcett was a Boston police legend

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - He may not have worn a trilby hat or walked around with a lollipop in his mouth like television’s...
By 1916, Worcester’s trolley system was the largest in the entire state.

Worcester’s trolley system was once the largest in the state

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Worcester’s now long-forgotten electric trolley system was one of the earliest in the entire country. What began in...
Special events across the state in 2026 will highlight Revolutionary War turning points, and the resilience and determination of everyday Massachusetts colonists like these militia reenactors. Photo/Courtesy of John Collins Photography

Celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary across Massachusetts

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By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer REGION - The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, ushered in the first steps for a new democracy....
This school lunch menu from 1967 will likely bring back a lot of memories for people who were students in that era.

School lunch programs are thanks to Dunstable native

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer DUNSTABLE - Arguably, any childhood school flashback could include the ringing of the school bell. It represented times for recess and...
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