Strength after tragedy
After 9/11, Abington woman focuses on giving back to those in need
By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor
Abington – For Christie Coombs, the second act of...
Celebrating 40th anniversary in a diverse life of dance
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
Boston/Cambridge – 2019 is a year of milestones for Boston resident Peter DiMuro, executive artistic director of the Dance Complex...
Lynn Margherio & Cradles to Crayons – Sharing the spirit of giving throughout the...
By Christine Galeone, Contributing Writer
Boston – When Lynn Margherio, the founder and CEO of Cradles to Crayons, was growing up, she and her siblings...
Has adoption touched your life?
By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor
Newton - For Adam Pertman, nothing can compare to writing about adoption. Not the fall of the Berlin Wall,...
Mitchell recalls time in Major League Baseball
Pitched for several teams in spite of serious eye disease
By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor
Berlin - During his senior year in high school,...
Girls Inc. of Worcester CEO inspires young women by example to be ‘strong, smart...
By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor
Throughout Victoria Waterman’s career, there have been a number of “serendipitous steps” that have happened along the way, leading her...
Grafton man recalls posing for iconic Norman Rockwell painting
By Christine Galeone, Contributing Writer
Grafton – In 1958, Ed Locke was an eight-year-old boy having lunch in his school’s cafeteria, when fellow Stockbridge resident...
Still the land of opportunity
Building community and strengthening skills among refugee and immigrant farmers
By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer
An Azorean immigrant herself, Maria Moreira, co-founder and executive director...
Judy Norris, an in-the-trenches advocate for women
By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer
Somerville - Judy Norris, 81, is a Jill-of-all-trades. She’s worn many different hats these past 13 years as a more...
Edna Pruce – Breaking barriors while advocating for others
By Serena Howlett, Contributing Writer
Quincy - In the spring of 1956 a new member of the US Air Force Nurse Corps was ordered to...
