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Don White built his audience and fan base as a singer-songwriter at the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus in Westborough.

Singer-songwriter Don White keeps audiences laughing

Community Advocate Staff - June 2, 2025 0

By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer LYNN – Rarely has a musician gotten as much mileage out of poking fun at his hometown as singer-songwriter Don White,...

Westborough local Luanne Crosby performs songs that span decades and genres for the community on the third Wednesday of every month at the Westborough Library. (Photo/Courtesy Luanne Crosby)

For Luanne Crosby, music is the key to happiness, togetherness

May 30, 2025

Walter Castagna is Shrewsbury’s longest-tenured municipal employee. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

Meet Walter Castagna, Shrewsbury’s longest-tenured municipal employee

May 29, 2025

Paul and Karla Reuter (Photo/Evan Walsh)

By raising dogs, Northborough couple helps those in need

May 28, 2025

Reverse mortgages reduce uncertainty

May 26, 2025

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Singer-songwriter Don White keeps audiences laughing

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For Luanne Crosby, music is the key to happiness, togetherness

A new documentary of the 50-year-old mystery surrounding the identity of a woman’s body found in the sand dunes of Provincetown debuted last November. Photo/Courtesy of the Oxygen True Crime Network

Arts and Entertainment

‘Lady of the Dunes’ mystery ends with a new documentary

Russ Gannon and Red Sox Announcer Joe Castiglione on the set. (Courtesy/Russ Gannon)

Arts and Entertainment

Let’s play ball: Hudson actor rounds the bases in new film

The Paradise Rock Club in Boston has been featuring both up-and-coming and iconic musical acts for nearly half a century. Photo/Courtesy of the Paradise Rock Club

Arts and Entertainment

Paradise Rock Club is one of Boston’s most storied music venues

From his early days as the all-night DJ at Boston’s radio station WBCN, to fronting the J. Geils Band as it rose from obscurity to fame, to being married to actress Faye Dunaway, Peter Wolf has led a colorful life full of amazing tales.

Arts and Entertainment

Former J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf paints a colorful life story...

Among the famous TV fictional characters with Massachusetts backgrounds are Captain “Trapper” John McIntyre of “M*A*S*H,” played by Wayne Rogers, pictured with his sidekick Captain “Hawkeye” Pierce, played by Alan Alda. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

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Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background

The supposedly suggestive lyrics of the Everly Brothers’ hit single “Wake Up Little Susie” got the song banned in Boston in 1957 due to pressure from the Catholic Church. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Arts and Entertainment

Archdiocese of Boston demanded Everly Brothers’ song be banned

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Singer-songwriter Don White keeps audiences laughing

Arts and Entertainment

For Luanne Crosby, music is the key to happiness, togetherness

Notable People

Meet Walter Castagna, Shrewsbury’s longest-tenured municipal employee

Notable People

By raising dogs, Northborough couple helps those in need

After 286 days in space, Needham native and astronaut Sunita Williams is back on Earth. Photo/Courtesy of NASA

Notable People

Splashdown: Needham native and astronaut Sunita Williams returns to Earth

Former FBI agent John Connolly was sentenced to 40 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder related to his relationship with the late Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger.

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FBI agent John Connolly crossed the line with mob boss Whitey...

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This Month’s Features

Singer-songwriter Don White keeps audiences laughing

For Luanne Crosby, music is the key to happiness, togetherness

Meet Walter Castagna, Shrewsbury’s longest-tenured municipal employee

By raising dogs, Northborough couple helps those in need

Reverse mortgages reduce uncertainty

Arts and Entertainment

Singer-songwriter Don White keeps audiences laughing

For Luanne Crosby, music is the key to happiness, togetherness

‘Lady of the Dunes’ mystery ends with a new documentary

Let’s play ball: Hudson actor rounds the bases in new film

Paradise Rock Club is one of Boston’s most storied music venues

Former J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf paints a colorful life story...

Some of TV’s favorite fictional characters had a Massachusetts background

Archdiocese of Boston demanded Everly Brothers’ song be banned

Notable People

Singer-songwriter Don White keeps audiences laughing

For Luanne Crosby, music is the key to happiness, togetherness

Meet Walter Castagna, Shrewsbury’s longest-tenured municipal employee

By raising dogs, Northborough couple helps those in need

Splashdown: Needham native and astronaut Sunita Williams returns to Earth

FBI agent John Connolly crossed the line with mob boss Whitey...

Featured Columnists

Supporting the Bay State’s 780,000 family caregivers

Redeem the dream

These small packages

AARP Is Fighting to Stop Scams: Regulating Crypto Kiosks to Protect...

The cost of the cuts

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