Retired Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan recently gave a talk to local residents at the Northborough Senior Center.

Acclaimed sports journalist Bob Ryan visits Northborough

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By Shealagh Sullivan Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH — Bob Ryan has covered 20 NBA Finals, 11 Olympic Games, and so many World Series that he jokes he...
Edward Rowe Snow, the Flying Santa of New England lighthouse keepers, is remembered with this memorial plaque on Georges Island in Boston Harbor. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Edward Rowe Snow was the ‘Flying Santa’ for New England lighthouses for 40 years

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - In December of 1929, Maine floatplane pilot William Wincapaw started a time-honored tradition. He loaded his plane with candy,...
Self-described “jazz obsessive” saxophonist Russ Gershon started the Either/Orchestra in Cambridge in 1985.

Either/Orchestra jazz band founder Russ Gershon celebrates 40 years

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - When self-described “jazz obsessive” saxophonist Russ Gershon started the Either/Orchestra in Cambridge in 1985, Ronald Reagan was president and...
For Monica Vegelj, straightening people out is both a figurative and literal mission.

Educator Monica Vegelj helps people keep their lives in alignment

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer REGION - For Monica Vegelj, straightening people out is both a figurative and literal mission.  In addition to being a schoolteacher, which...
Billionaire, politician, and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg grew up in Medford.

Business titan, philanthropist and politician Michael Bloomberg grew up in Medford

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By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer MEDFORD – He was a three-term mayor of New York City, and he’s one of the richest men in the world,...
Producer and on-air host Ken Meyer was one of Boston's most respected broadcasters and the first blind radio personality in the city’s history.

Radio personality Ken Meyer’s disability never got in the way of his success

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Former WBZ-AM radio talk show producer Ken Meyer passed away on August 23, 2025. He was 79 years old....
Boston author and magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale petitioned several U.S. presidents to make Thanksgiving a national holiday, and she finally succeeded with Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

Thanksgiving is a national holiday thanks to a Boston woman

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Thanksgiving is celebrated every fourth Thursday in November thanks to magazine editor and author Sarah Josepha Hale. The New...

B-52s’ Kate Pierson found her ‘love shack’ on Cape Cod

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer TRURO - Distinctly known for her bright, ruby-red mane and as a member of the Athens, Georgia-based new wave party music...
Marlborough mailman Chad Wiggin received the Postmaster General Hero Award for assisting an elderly man on his postal route who had fallen and suffered a serious injury.

Marlborough mailman honored for helping elderly neighbor

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By Shealagh Sullivan Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH — Chad Wiggin has delivered mail to Val’s Mobile Home Park for the past four years. But a few months ago,...
Jazz singer Ron Murphy has been writing, singing and performing for more than 60 years.

A lifetime in music: jazz singer Ron Murphy

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By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer FRAMINGHAM - While bands like the Rolling Stones and The Who (or what is sadly left of them) continue to bang...
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