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V66 was a Boston-based broadcast TV alternative to MTV for a few years in the 1980s.

V66 offered a brief local alternative to MTV

Community Advocate Staff - January 5, 2025 0

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - As MTV, launched in 1981, continued its reign on cable TV, a Boston local UHF channel, WVJV, sought to...

Many couples who marry later in life or get remarried have different goals for passing on their estates. Photo/Pexels.com

Estate planning is especially important for later in life marriages

January 4, 2025

Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director

New Year, New Job: AARP Helps 50-plus Workers in Massachusetts

January 3, 2025

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

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

January 2, 2025

Natick artist Karin Stanley combines her passions for both sculpture and garden design. Photo/Deborah Burke Henderson

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

January 1, 2025

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V66 offered a brief local alternative to MTV

Arts and Entertainment

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

Arts and Entertainment

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

Worcester Memorial Auditorium opened in 1933 in honor of the city’s World War I casualties.

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Worcester Memorial Auditorium has a storied history

This ad in Billboard magazine was part of the marketing hype to establish the ultimately ill-fated “Bosstown Sound.”

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The Bosstown Sound was a short-lived attempt to market local psychedelic...

The King Dodo’s Palace “fun house” was a popular attraction at White City amusement park in Shrewsbury.

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White City amusement park in Shrewsbury thrilled thousands for over half...

A Boston TV station initially refused to air the show “Welcome Back, Kotter” in the mid-1970s for fear it would inflame tensions over the city’s forced busing crisis.

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When Boston refused to air the TV show “Welcome Back, Kotter”

Steve Sweeney, who surged to fame in the 1980s Boston comedy scene, is known for his pugnacious style and use of Boston accents and dialects to poke fun at his native city.

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Boston’s comedy scene boomed in the 1980s

Notable People

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

Arts and Entertainment

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

Deborah Sampson of Plympton joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War disguised as a man, and fought in numerous battles for nearly two years.

Notable People

Plympton’s Deborah Sampson fought as a man in the Revolutionary War

Matt Robinson of Needham has used his experience as an author and long-time freelance writer to inspire and promote other writers and their work.

Notable People

Needham author helps inspire and promote other writers

Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian’s innovation in correctional programming won him recognition as 2023 Sheriff of the Year by the Major County Sheriffs of America.

Notable People

Public safety through the lens of public health: Middlesex County Sheriff...

Thomas Keegan of Shrewsbury spent decades photographing others. Now, he’s retiring from photography after 70 years. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

Notable People

After 70 years of capturing moments, Shrewsbury man puts down the...

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Caring for the Caregiver

Community Advocate Staff - December 12, 2024 0

By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. “Sometimes asking for help is the most meaningful example of self-reliance.” – Cory Booker, U.S. Senator. The other day, we had...

Big wins for the aging population in 2024

December 9, 2024

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December 4, 2024

Supporting family caregivers in the Bay State

November 7, 2024

Of mice and me

November 4, 2024

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This Month’s Features

V66 offered a brief local alternative to MTV

Estate planning is especially important for later in life marriages

New Year, New Job: AARP Helps 50-plus Workers in Massachusetts

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

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

Arts and Entertainment

V66 offered a brief local alternative to MTV

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

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

Worcester Memorial Auditorium has a storied history

The Bosstown Sound was a short-lived attempt to market local psychedelic...

White City amusement park in Shrewsbury thrilled thousands for over half...

When Boston refused to air the TV show “Welcome Back, Kotter”

Boston’s comedy scene boomed in the 1980s

Notable People

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

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

Plympton’s Deborah Sampson fought as a man in the Revolutionary War

Needham author helps inspire and promote other writers

Public safety through the lens of public health: Middlesex County Sheriff...

After 70 years of capturing moments, Shrewsbury man puts down the...

Featured Columnists

Caring for the Caregiver

Big wins for the aging population in 2024

Simplify, simplify

Supporting family caregivers in the Bay State

Of mice and me

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