This school lunch menu from 1967 will likely bring back a lot of memories for people who were students in that era.

School lunch programs are thanks to Dunstable native

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer DUNSTABLE - Arguably, any childhood school flashback could include the ringing of the school bell. It represented times for recess and...
Worcester resident Marshall Walter ‘Major’ Taylor was a world-champion bicycle racer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Bicycle racer Marshall Walter ‘Major’ Taylor was known as the ‘Worcester Whirlwind’

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Bicycle racer Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor championed strong attacks of racism all the way to the finish line. Born...
WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston’s Bob Lobel, Liz Walker, Jack Williams, Joyce Kulhawik, and Bruce Schwoegler were known as The Dream Team during the heyday of network television news from the 1970s into the 1990s.

WBZ’s Dream Team represented a golden era of television news

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - There once was a time when news anchors were such household names that they bordered on celebrity status. National...
“I didn’t really feel like I fit in with my family growing up,” says Brett Peruzzi, author of “Quincy Boy: A City of Presidents Memoir.”

Writing a memoir about his hometown of Quincy turned into a search for his...

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By David Bagdon, Publisher QUINCY - What began as a nostalgic tribute to growing up in Quincy during the 1960s and 1970s became a deeply...
Bunny Perron, 104, celebrated her birthday at the Westborough Senior Center on Monday, Nov. 17.

Oldest Westborough resident celebrates 104 years

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By Leighah Beausoleil Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH — The oldest resident in Westborough recently turned 104.  Bunny Perron, born Lena Smith on Nov. 17, 1921, grew up on...
"Racing has given me too many highs to recall,” says race car driver Roger Allan French.

In the driver’s seat: race car champion Roger Allan French

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer REGION - For many people daily commuting can feel like a race.  With the other drivers changing lanes without signaling and the...
Gen. George S. Patton, both a renowned and very controversial leader of the U.S. Army in World War II, was also a long-time resident of Hamilton.

World War II Gen. George S. Patton lived in Hamilton

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By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer HAMILTON – Gen. George S. Patton, one of the most renowned if controversial leaders of the U.S. Army in World War...
Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting bill in 1812 that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was said to resemble a mythological salamander.

Massachusetts governor signed a redistricting bill two centuries ago that led to term gerrymandering

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - These days, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who has not heard of one state after another threatening...
“There was a great passion you could see within her that wasn’t self-centered,” says author Linda LeSage, about Jean V. Beddow-Arnth, the Hudson woman she profiled in her book “A Cuppa Tea with Miss Jean.”

Hudson author remembers iconic community member

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By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer HUDSON – Linda LeSage laid nine pieces of paper across her dining room table, using Scotch tape to secure them in...
Walter Barch was a colorful World War II veteran known as “The Whistler” because of his daily routine of walking up to 30 miles around Worcester and nearby towns while whistling.

‘The Whistler’ was a Worcester legend

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Sometimes it is the least famous person who can make the most lasting impression. They don’t always have to...
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