Marlborough bowler achieves candlepin Hall of Fame

  By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Marlborough – Five decades of competitive successes has led Det Klein of Marlborough to become an inductee into the...

On This Day: Rock guitarist J. Geils’ birthday

REGION - Rock guitarist John Warren Geils Jr., better known as J. Geils, was born on this day, February 20, in 1946. While attending college...

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A mural in Amesbury honors the work of “Li’l Abner” cartoonist Al Capp, who once lived and worked in the town.

Massachusetts cartoonists have entertained millions of people

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - There was a time when the only thing that mattered or was worth reading first in newspapers were the...
Matt Robinson of Needham has used his experience as an author and long-time freelance writer to inspire and promote other writers and their work.

Needham author helps inspire and promote other writers

By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer NEEDHAM – Writer Matt Robinson knows more trivia about Ivy League universities than many of their students and graduates. An Ivy...

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...
Paul Posti received the Silver Star in World War II for shooting down a German fighter plane with a revolver.

Boston’s Paul Posti went from war hero to chef to celebrities

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Paul Posti may not be a household name but his decorated career as a war hero and then later...
The real Grizzly Adams was a shoemaker from Medway who led a life that was somewhat less sanitized than its portrayal by actor Dan Haggerty on the 1970s TV show. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

The dark history of Medway’s John “Grizzly” Adams

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer MEDWAY - Many can recall the 1970s classic television series “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.” Fans tuned in each...
Harry Crosby was awarded seven medals, survived 32 bombing missions over Europe in World War II, and left military service as a lieutenant colonel.

Newton’s Harry Crosby was a true ‘master of the air’

By Brett Peruzzi Managing Editor NEWTON – Long-time Newton resident Harry H. Crosby was a noted Boston University professor of rhetoric who authored six textbooks,...
Tupperware home parties were the main sales channel for the popular kitchen storage product during the 1950s and 1960s.

How Earl Tupper turned one product into a household name

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer LEOMINSTER - Born in New Hampshire in 1907, Earl Tupper grew up in Central Massachusetts. During the Depression, he struggled...