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Marshalls department store empire grew from a Beverly supermarket

Community Advocate Staff - April 3, 2025 0

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BEVERLY - The off-price retail chain Marshalls is well known for offering apparel and homewares at low prices. But founder Alfred...

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Frederick W. Clark Jr., the president of Bridgewater State University, is a member of the university's class of 1983 and has been involved with the university for virtually all of his adult life.

From student to president: Frederick W. Clark Jr. of Bridgewater State...

April 1, 2025

Expansive views are part of the reward while climbing Wachusett Mountain. Photo/Sandi Barrett

Spring is an ideal time to explore Wachusett Mountain

March 20, 2025

Numerous people were employed as ice cutters in the winter months to harvest the product from the region’s frozen lakes and ponds.

When ice was king in Boston

March 18, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Somerville native and actor Alex Rocco as mobster Moe Greene in the film “The Godfather.” Photo/courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Arts and Entertainment

From Somerville to “The Godfather,” actor Alex Rocco was the real...

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

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Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

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

Arts and Entertainment

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

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

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

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

Arts and Entertainment

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...

Notable People

From student to president: Frederick W. Clark Jr. of Bridgewater State...

Karen McKenzie of Shrewsbury has recorded over 400 episodes of her two television shows focused on fitness for seniors.

Notable People

Shrewsbury woman helps seniors stay ‘fit for life’

Track and field athlete Jon Berit of Waltham has competed in close to 200 800-meter events in his over 50 years of competition.

Notable People

Waltham man has been a competitive track and field athlete for...

Lori Houlden-Girard prepares home-cooked meals out of her kitchen in Grafton for her nonprofit organization Meals That Matter.

Notable People

Grafton resident provides meals that matter

Arts and Entertainment

From Somerville to “The Godfather,” actor Alex Rocco was the real...

Basile is CEO of Catania Oils, a fourth-generation family business, which is a leading provider of olive and vegetable oils.

Notable People

Oil man: Tony Basile, CEO of Catania Oils

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Middle-American Comfortable

Community Advocate Staff - March 14, 2025 0

By Janice Lindsay Contributing Writer “Mocha mousse.” Sounds luscious. But we’re not discussing dessert. We’re talking color, the Pantone color of the year for 2025. Mocha mousse...

The graying of our prisons

March 6, 2025

Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director

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February 4, 2025

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This Month’s Features

Marshalls department store empire grew from a Beverly supermarket

Fifty Plus Advocate April 2025

From student to president: Frederick W. Clark Jr. of Bridgewater State...

Spring is an ideal time to explore Wachusett Mountain

When ice was king in Boston

Arts and Entertainment

From Somerville to “The Godfather,” actor Alex Rocco was the real...

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...

Notable People

From student to president: Frederick W. Clark Jr. of Bridgewater State...

Shrewsbury woman helps seniors stay ‘fit for life’

Waltham man has been a competitive track and field athlete for...

Grafton resident provides meals that matter

From Somerville to “The Godfather,” actor Alex Rocco was the real...

Oil man: Tony Basile, CEO of Catania Oils

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Middle-American Comfortable

The graying of our prisons

Explore AARP volunteer opportunities

A billionaire’s life?

Helping make Massachusetts even more livable

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