Sharing the world’s wonders: science writer and producer Evan Hadingham
By Matt Robinson
Contributing Writer
REGION – Evan Hadingham, who grew up in post-World War II England, has had an enduring interest in writing about and...
Cape Cod’s ‘Texas Tower’ was a stark reminder of the Cold War
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
REGION – Throughout Massachusetts, vestiges of the Cold War can sometimes be seen, curious reminders of a time when the...
Grounding of the cargo ship Etrusco in Scituate became a tourist attraction
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
SCITUATE – For residents of the South Shore town of Scituate, St. Patrick’s Day in 1956 delivered what is perhaps...
Hudson veteran followed in his father’s footsteps
By John Bishop
Contributing Writer
HUDSON — Sitting in his home office, complete with an antique roll top desk and decorations representing his many career accomplishments...
Wachusett Reservoir was once the largest man-made water supply in the world
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
REGION - In the late 1870s, it had become apparent that the city of Boston and surrounding communities were in...
Summer is the time for fun activities on the Upper Cape
By Sandi Barrett
Contributing Writer
REGION - The quartet of towns comprising the Upper Cape include Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, and Mashpee. You can almost feel your...
Boston band The Dogmatics refuse to slow down decades after their debut
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - In 1981, The Dogmatics were playing “garage punk” rock with a hint of rockabilly just when the genre took...
Brookline big-league prospect was recruited as hitman for Fidel Castro
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BROOKLINE - Once considered polite and athletic, Maurice Lerner was born in Cambridge in 1935 and grew up in Brookline, where...
Bee your best as you age
By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.
"Anyone who thinks they're too small to make a difference has never met the honeybee."
– author unknown.
A couple of years...
World-renowned NASA astronaut was raised in Shrewsbury
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY – As the entire world has been following the Artemis II lunar mission, it was with great surprise that...
