WBZ reporter Shelby Scott also worked the anchor desk and was a renowned union leader, but it was her reporting from the scene of major storms that made her a New England television icon.

No one reported inclement weather like WBZ-TV’s Shelby Scott

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Former WBZ reporter Shelby Scott is known for being one half of the nation's first all-female anchor team (with...
Ray Tomlinson created the first email program while working at a Cambridge technology company in 1971.

You’ve got email thanks to Ray Tomlinson

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - One of the most valuable facets of computer technology is networking. Namely, communications. Thanks to Cambridge engineer Ray Tomlinson’s...
Christina Inge is a longtime marketing maven who focuses on using digital tools, including AI, to help tell the story of her clients.

Digital strategist Christina Inge helps everyone share their stories

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer BOSTON – Christina Inge is a longtime marketing maven who’s told the stories of a wide variety of organizations in many...
Hudson resident Rob Butts says he’s come to see his life since he was paralyzed in a skiing accident 34 years ago as a blessing instead of a curse.

Hudson man paralyzed over 30 years ago says it was a blessing

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By Shealagh Sullivan Contributing Writer HUDSON — In 1992, Hudson resident Rob Butts was newly married, an accomplished electrical engineer, and someone who always embraced an...
Paul Tavilla, a produce dealer from Arlington, was in the Guinness Book of World Records for grape catching in his mouth, including one that had been dropped 788 feet from the John Hancock building in Boston. Photo/KXAS-TV Fort Worth, Tex.

World record grape catcher was an Arlington produce dealer

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer ARLINGTON - Ever since 1955, the Guiness Book of World Records has kept up with an ever-growing list of achievements and...
“I love the Marine Corps … I really believe in it and I believe that the Marine Corps is there to provide services to the citizens of the country,” says author and former Marine Peter Daniel Cook.

Westborough native authors book drawing on experiences from U.S. Marine Corps

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By Leighah Beausoleil Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH — When Peter Daniel Cook, 64, was a ninth grader at Westborough High School, he had no clue what he...
Robert H. Goddard’s launch of a liquid-fueled rocket on an Auburn farm on March 16, 1926, inaugurated the modern rocket age.

A century ago, the modern rocket age began thanks to Worcester native Robert H....

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By Michael Perna Jr. Contributing Writer WORCESTER – One hundred years ago, on March 16, 1926, the world entered the modern rocket age thanks to Worcester...
For 28 years Andy Kjellberg of Grafton has pored over every death certificate in the town from the last 40 years, read almost every obituary, and mapped (and honored) the graves of all U.S. veterans from Grafton.

Grafton man makes sure no veteran goes unrecognized

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By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer GRAFTON – One day, Andy Kjellberg’s chief came into North Truro Air Force Station in an especially chipper mood. He’d been...
Rev. Julia Dunbar of Douglas was ordained an Episcopalian priest at the age of 50 and served for over 25 years in various pastoral roles in both hospital and church settings.

Douglas woman became an Episcopal priest later in life

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By Janet Stoica Contributing Writer  DOUGLAS – Rev. Julia Dunbar was ordained an Episcopalian priest at the age of 50, at an age when most people...
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...
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