Ora Nichols was a sound effects pioneer who took on Orson Welles
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
SPRINGFIELD - Born Aurore Dolores Daigle in 1893 in Springfield, Ora Nichols was the first and only female to head a...
Lowell’s “cat lady” had an illustrious background
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
LOWELL - Shirley Martin came from money, traveled extensively with her politically influential family and once lived in a 149-year-old Italianate...
The famed Chicken Box nightclub on Nantucket started as a fried chicken restaurant
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
NANTUCKET - Two very different men from Kentucky had one thing in common – finger-licking good chicken. Colonel Harland Sanders, creator...
The Dugout Café was a legendary Boston dive bar
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - There are thousands of small dive bars scattered throughout the U.S. that are notorious for not only good times...
Four essential steps in planning your digital estate
By Anthony Dragga
Contributing Writer
REGION - So many aspects of our lives are stored behind a screen. Online banking,
digital currency, and cloud-based storage are just...
The Berkshire County family who lived their own ‘Amityville Horror’
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
LEE - Although there were no books written or movies made to give a chilling account of their alleged harrowing experience,...
Lake Boon was once a major tourist destination
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
REGION - Located in the towns of Stow and Hudson, Lake Boon has a long and interesting history, dating back...
Three-decker houses were invented in Worcester
By Michael Perna Jr.
Contributing Writer
WORCESTER - During the late 1800s and into the early 1900s, a new style of housing, the three-decker, was created...
Boomer phone bridges the gap between generations
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - As part of an experiment to connect the young with the old, the biotech company Matter Neuroscience temporarily placed...
The mid-Cape region has plenty of opportunities for warm weather fun
By Sandi Barrett
Contributing Writer
REGION - As the sun shines higher in the sky, we turn our attention to outdoor activities, which for many New...
