Grandmother’s pandemic letters become children’s book series

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Contributing Writer Bolton/Hudson – Elizabeth Tewksbary, a Hudson native now residing in Bolton, is the mother and grandmother of a blended...

Helping Worcester’s Assumption University’s students focus on success 

Conway Campbell Ed.D.   By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor    Conway Campbell Ed.D. knows the value of education. Immigrating here from Jamaica when he was 14, he...

Award-winning puppeteer educates audiences in nature

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Southborough – Working as a professional puppeteer throughout New England since 1974, Debbie Costine of Southborough has incorporated her...
Lynne “VioLynne” Canavan. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

Marlborough’s ‘VioLynne’ shares her musical gift with others

By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – Lynne “VioLynne” Canavan has a gift she can’t help but share. The 61-year-old Marlborough resident spends her days traveling around...

Marlborough doctor runs COVID-19 vaccine clinic for school nurses

By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer Region - Marlborough doctor Louis Kuchnir mobilized a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in just 14 hours, earlier this month.  Amid a national...
His appearance in a 1969 Prince Spaghetti television commercial made 12-year-old Anthony Martignetti of Boston’s North End a celebrity for the rest of his life.

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Fifty-five years ago, 12-year-old Anthony Martignetti of Boston's North End became the unlikely star of a television commercial that...
Cambridge native Lenny Clarke was part of the 1980s “Boston comedy wave” that launched many careers, and has gone from doing standup comedy in bars to appearing in numerous TV shows and movies.

Lenny Clarke: Legendary comedian from Boston’s 1980s ‘comedy wave’

By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - During his days serving as a janitor in Cambridge’s city hall, Lenny Clarke may not have seen himself making...
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...
Mayor Arthur Vigeant will wrap up a 30-year career in municipal government this fall. Photo/Maureen Sullivan

Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant reflects on 30 years in city government

By Maureen Sullivan, Contributing Writer Mayor Arthur Vigeant will wrap up a 30-year career in municipal government this fall.Photo/Maureen Sullivan MARLBOROUGH – The piles of...
After being diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis more than a decade ago, Glenda Thomas of Framingham joined a support group and later became the New England support group leader for the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation. Photo/Submitted

Framingham woman became a patient, then an advocate, for rare disease

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer After being diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis more than a decade ago, Glenda Thomas of Framingham joined a support group...