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Helping make Massachusetts even more livable

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By Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director If you’re looking to make a change in your community, AARP Massachusetts is here to help. We’re committed...

The classic orange roof with its spire topped with a weathervane was the signature look for Howard Johnson’s restaurants. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Christopher Ziemnowicz

Howard Johnson’s empire started as a Quincy corner pharmacy selling ice...

February 3, 2025

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

Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg

February 1, 2025

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

Mechanics Hall is Worcester’s most historic musical venue

January 14, 2025

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

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

January 11, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Mechanics Hall is Worcester’s most historic musical venue

The movie “Wicked,” based on Concord author Gregory Maguire’s novel, came to the big screen in November 2024. Photo/courtesy of Universal Pictures

Arts and Entertainment

Road to “Wicked” movie leads back to a Concord novelist

Narcissus in Boston’s Kenmore Square began as a disco/dance club with DJs in the 1970s, and later hosted a popular heavy metal night in the 1980s.

Arts and Entertainment

Narcissus left its mark on Boston’s club scene

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

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V66 offered a brief local alternative to MTV

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

Arts and Entertainment

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

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

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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.

Arts and Entertainment

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.”

Arts and Entertainment

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

Notable People

Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg

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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

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

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.

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

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This Month’s Features

Helping make Massachusetts even more livable

Howard Johnson’s empire started as a Quincy corner pharmacy selling ice...

Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg

Mechanics Hall is Worcester’s most historic musical venue

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

Arts and Entertainment

Mechanics Hall is Worcester’s most historic musical venue

Road to “Wicked” movie leads back to a Concord novelist

Narcissus left its mark on Boston’s club scene

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...

Notable People

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

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

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

Featured Columnists

Helping make Massachusetts even more livable

Grown-ups muddle through

Caring for the Caregiver

Big wins for the aging population in 2024

Simplify, simplify

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