Cambridge chef Joyce Chen was honored in 2014 by the U.S. Postal Service when she was included in the “Celebrity Chefs Forever” stamp series.

Cambridge’s Joyce Chen was America’s queen of Chinese cuisine

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - Born into a wealthy family in Peking (Beijing) China in 1917, Joyce Chen grew up in a household...

Dynamic Harvard duo offers advice on finding happiness and purpose

By Matt Robinson, Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - In their book “The Two Most Important Days: How to Find Your Purpose and Live a Happier, Healthier Life,” Dr....

The smiley face was born in Worcester

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Perhaps the most used emoji in the world is the smiley face. Many of us use it on...
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...
Rachel Silber Devlin, daughter of former Boston University president John Silber, has written a memoir about her famous father. Photo/Allan Dines

Daughter pays tribute to former BU president John Silber’s legacy

By Matt Robinson, Contributing Writer Rachel Silber Devlin, daughter of former Boston University president John Silber, has written a memoir about her famous father.Photo/Allan...
President Donald J. Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bob Cousy in 2019. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)

Worcester’s Bob Cousy: one of basketball’s all-time greats

By Evan Walsh, Contributing Writer WORCESTER – Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy got his start on the path to basketball fame in Worcester more than...
Crispus Attucks, a former enslaved man from Framingham, was the first to die in the Boston Massacre in 1770, and is often considered the first patriot to die in the American Revolution, which began five years later.

Crispus Attucks of Framingham became an icon of the American Revolution

By Henry Stimpson, Contributing Writer FRAMINGHAM - Let’s journey back to Framingham in 1750. You’d travel on dirt roads across fields and forests in a...
Peter Maybay, left, and Jeanne Wickson, relatives of Michael Blanchette, listen to presentations made during the second annual Medal of Liberty/Medal of Fidelity ceremony on Nov. 9 at the Marlborough Senior Center. Michael Blanchette was killed in Vietnam in 1970; his portrait is on the table.

Marlborough honors fallen veterans with Medal of Liberty

By Maureen Sullivan, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – Jeanne Wickson remembers babysitting Michael Blanchette. “He had such a sense of humor,” she said. Blanchette’s cousin, Peter Maybay, recalled...

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...
Charles “Charlie” Audet of Framingham, front, with city officials, was honored recently on his 105th birthday by the city where he has lived for over 60 years. Photo/Courtesy of the City of Framingham

Framingham WWII veteran honored on 105th birthday

By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor Charles “Charlie” Audet of Framingham, front, with city officials, was honored recently on his 105th birthday by the city...