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By Ed Karvoski Jr. Culture Editor Cambridge/Middleboro – Determination to become a radio deejay for Cha-Chi Loprete began soon after watching The Beatles’ first live American television appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” at age 7 in 1964 at his family’s Cambridge home. He realized that the job could give him an opportunity to interact with The Beatles and their inner...

By Victor Block Not hungry enough for a sit-down breakfast, I munched on Tibetan dumplings purchased from a snack truck decorated with a sign that touted “Himalayan Fresh Food.” Lunch was a hurried affair at a five-table eatery where the menu special is yak meat washed down by salty yak milk tea. For dinner, I chose a small restaurant which gives...

Region – As we adjust to the dark days of late autumn/early winter, a display of holiday lights can help brighten our spirits. Here are a few worth checking out.     Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights at the Museum of Fine Arts-  The event to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 4:30-10 p.m. will feature “lively musical performances, engaging tours,...

Region - The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is warning citizens about an ongoing caller-ID “spoofing” scheme misusing the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) national customer service phone number. SSA has received numerous reports of questionable phone calls displaying SSA’s 1-800 number on a caller-ID screen. The reports indicate the calls display 1-800-772-1213, SSA’s national customer service...

Region - The oldest segments of the population are also the fastest growing segments of the American labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS reports that younger members of the workforce have a stable, lower level of participation but the numbers of older workers – those 65 to 75 and older – are expected to increase...

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor South Shore – South Shore Conservatory (SSC) states on its website: “Aging creatively through the arts allows us to enjoy and embrace the process. SSC’s adult learning initiative offers a full range of arts experiences – concerts, group classes, private lessons and performance opportunities – designed to challenge adult minds, stimulate creativity and build...

Guthrie Center continues to support community  By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Great Barrington- For those who came of age in the 1960s, Arlo Guthrie’s long, lyrical song, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” is iconic. Written by Guthrie in 1965, when he was 18, it describes events that took place during a Thanksgiving he spent with his former high school teachers, Alice May...

By Kristen Alberino, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Boston We are constantly expanding our online services to give you freedom and control when doing business with us. Our new online cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) notices are another example of our commitment in this area. Soon, you’ll be the first to know your new benefit amount! Later this year, we will post the Social...

Who was the hangman? By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Marilynne Roach might know more about the Salem witch trials than anyone else. After 27 years of meticulous research, writing and rewriting, her first book on the subject, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege” was published in 2002. A children’s book, a guide, and...

By Kate Tobiasson Contributing Writer Shrewsbury/Westborough - There is a saying on one of the walls of the ministry that reads, “You will never be the same.” For local residents Anita Polich of Westborough and Mary Ann Judson of Shrewsbury, this sentence says it all. For one week last August, the two women journeyed with three friends to Foundation for His Ministry...