Sacco and Vanzetti case continues to resonate nearly a century later
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BRAINTREE - When fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti and shoemaker Nicola Sacco immigrated from their native Italy to the United States in...
Boston salesman changed the way the world shaves
By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing Writer
Boston - As the 20th century neared, the era of long beards was coming to an end. King Camp Gillette,...
Red Sox lose Tim Wakefield, one of their most storied pitchers
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
BOSTON – On October 1, Red Sox Nation was stunned by the news of former Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Tim...
On This Day: John L. Sullivan
REGION - On February 2, 1918, boxer John L. Sullivan died at age 59 at his home in Abington. The cause was believed to...
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...
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...
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...
Danvers woman’s love of historical objects drives her career
By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing Writer
Danvers - Joan Whitlow’s interest in people and their cultures inspired her to study anthropology in college, and four decades...
Bobby Orr’s Flying Goal Won the 1970 Stanley Cup for the Boston Bruins
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
BOSTON - It’s considered by many hockey fans to be the most famous goal ever. And it produced an iconic photo,...
Susie Rheault
Helping with tools to empower children and women in Africa
By Lauren Schiffman, Contributing Writer
In 2007, when she was working for the Clinton Foundation on...
