Dorchester medical assistant Delshan Eddins is all about making people smile
By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer
Being in healthcare, as we all know, has been and continues to be very challenging. But Delshan Eddins, 57, a...
Lifelong commitment to public service
Longtime Secretary of the Commonwealth manages everything from elections to census counts
By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer
BOSTON – Born and raised in the Boston...
Last call: Westborough resident David Wong retires after nearly 50 years of bartending
By Maureen Sullivan
Contributing Writer
WESTBOROUGH – David Wong thumbed his way through his phone.
Hundreds of photos – decades worth of family, friends and places.
After a...
Grafton resident provides meals that matter
By Kristen Remillard
Contributing Writer
GRAFTON – Long-time Grafton resident Lori Houlden-Girard recognized a need in her community and wanted to help. It inspired her to...
On This Day: John Updike
REGION - On January 27, 2009, author John Updike died of lung cancer in Danvers at the age of 76. He was an acclaimed novelist,...
How the Parker Brothers of Medford monopolized the game industry
By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer
MEDFORD – One of the country’s most iconic board game companies started with a game created by a teenager in...
Radio legend Barry Scott keeps finding your favorite “lost” songs
By Matt Robinson
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - “I never wanted to do anything else!” This is how DJ, writer, and dance party impresario Barry Scott responded...
Singer-songwriter Don White keeps audiences laughing
By Nance Ebert
Contributing Writer
LYNN – Rarely has a musician gotten as much mileage out of poking fun at his hometown as singer-songwriter Don White,...
Former Boston broadcast journalist now trains others to be top communicators
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
BOSTON - You could say Liz Brunner was born under a lucky star. But for some people, there’s no such...
After playing basketball for Shrewsbury 66 years ago, Bryan returns to the court
By Evan Walsh, Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY – It had been a while since Jan Bryan worked on her lay-up or three-point shot – but she’s...
