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Max Hobart spent 27 years as a performer and conductor with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo/courtesy of the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra

Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

Community Advocate Staff - February 19, 2025 0

By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer WELLESLEY – Max Hobart’s musical journey has taken him places he never could have imagined. Currently the music director and conductor...

Cambridge native Jane Curtin is one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy TV show “Saturday Night Live.” Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Anders Krusberg

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

February 17, 2025

Actor Fred Gwynne, front row, center, the lovable father on the 1960s TV series “The Munsters,” got his start in acting while a student at Harvard University in Cambridge. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Actor Fred Gwynne of “The Munsters” got his start in Cambridge

February 13, 2025

This 1980s ad for the Boston nightclub Spit is emblematic of its punk attitude.

Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

February 12, 2025

Gorton’s Seafood of Gloucester pivoted to the new technique of freezing fish to preserve it because of an unpaid bill of $1 million for a shipment of salt cod to Italy in 1923.

Mussolini’s nonpayment was catalyst for Gorton’s and Birdseye frozen food success

February 11, 2025

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Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

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Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

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Actor Fred Gwynne of “The Munsters” got his start in Cambridge

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Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

Long-time DJ Cha-Chi Loprete, right, and magician John Logan have teamed up to bring a multimedia experience to Beatles fans.

Arts and Entertainment

DJ and magician team up to bring Fab Four magic to...

The real Grizzly Adams was a shoemaker from Medway who led a life that was somewhat less sanitized than its portrayal by actor Dan Haggerty on the 1970s TV show. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Arts and Entertainment

The dark history of Medway’s John “Grizzly” Adams

Soul singer James Brown’s historic April 1968 concert at Boston Garden was broadcast live on local TV station WGBH, and credited with helping keep the city calm in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Arts and Entertainment

‘Godfather of Soul’ James Brown once helped quell racial tensions in...

The Great Hall at Worcester’s Mechanics Hall features a variety of musical performances, some free and open to the public. Photo/courtesy of Mechanics Hall

Arts and Entertainment

Mechanics Hall is Worcester’s most historic musical venue

Notable People

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Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

Arts and Entertainment

The dark history of Medway’s John “Grizzly” Adams

Sheldon Goldberg's creative and varied career has taken him from theater production to being professional wrestling promoter, and now a novelist.

Notable People

Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg

Northborough resident Frank Brown at Dunkin’, where he visits every morning. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

Notable People

A veteran and former television repairman, Northborough’s Frank Brown is also...

"I’ve had a great life,” says 92-year-old Shrewsbury resident Art Dobson. Photo/Evan Walsh

Notable People

Art Dobson: Korean War veteran, supermarket aficionado, and Rotary Club mainstay

Alice Brock, who inspired folk musician Arlo Guthrie’s signature 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died in November at age 83.

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Legacy of Alice Brock and ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ lives on

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A billionaire’s life?

Community Advocate Staff - February 6, 2025 0

By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer At a recent family party, we played a game where a game card asked a provocative question and each player gave...

Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director

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February 4, 2025

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December 12, 2024

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This Month’s Features

Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

Actor Fred Gwynne of “The Munsters” got his start in Cambridge

Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

Mussolini’s nonpayment was catalyst for Gorton’s and Birdseye frozen food success

Arts and Entertainment

Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

Actor Fred Gwynne of “The Munsters” got his start in Cambridge

Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

DJ and magician team up to bring Fab Four magic to...

The dark history of Medway’s John “Grizzly” Adams

‘Godfather of Soul’ James Brown once helped quell racial tensions in...

Mechanics Hall is Worcester’s most historic musical venue

Notable People

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

The dark history of Medway’s John “Grizzly” Adams

Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg

A veteran and former television repairman, Northborough’s Frank Brown is also...

Art Dobson: Korean War veteran, supermarket aficionado, and Rotary Club mainstay

Legacy of Alice Brock and ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ lives on

Featured Columnists

A billionaire’s life?

Helping make Massachusetts even more livable

Grown-ups muddle through

Caring for the Caregiver

Big wins for the aging population in 2024

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