Historian publishes new book about founder of legendary ‘Spag’s’ store in Shrewsbury
By Evan Walsh
Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY – A local historian is sharing stories about Shrewsbury legend Anthony “Spag” Borgatti.
In his new 84-page book, “Spag - His...
Leonard Nimoy’s odyssey began in Boston long before boarding the USS Enterprise
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Famously known for his role as Mr. Spock in the sci-fi TV and movie franchise “Star Trek," the world’s...
State Treasurer Deb Goldberg: A family tradition in public service
By Deborah Burke Henderson
Contributing Writer
BOSTON – Some people call State Treasurer Deb Goldberg “The Godmother” for her uncanny knack of knowing a lot about...
Phoning Mother Nature
By Janice Lindsay
Contributing Writer
At first I thought I was speaking with Mother Nature herself. I had phoned Mother Nature’s Florist and a woman answered....
Boston Harbor’s islands have overcome their dark past
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Martin Scorsese’s 2010 thriller “Shutter Island,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, and Mark Ruffalo, was centered around an asylum...
‘I just do it out of love’: Shrewsbury’s Petrucci named Commonwealth Heroine
By Evan Walsh
Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY – What started as a normal email clean-out session quickly became cause for celebration.
As Melanie Petrucci sorted through her inbox,...
Sacco and Vanzetti case continues to resonate nearly a century later
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BRAINTREE - When fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti and shoemaker Nicola Sacco immigrated from their native Italy to the United States in...
DEI initiatives in senior housing
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“We are greater than, and greater for, the sum of us.” –Heather McGhee
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have stirred up a fair...
‘Summerthing’ concerts kept Boston cool during hot summers in the sixties and seventies
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - America’s inner cities were rife with civil unrest during the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, it was one of...
St. Matthew’s Rev. Flynn celebrates 60th anniversary
By Thomas Grillo
Contributing Writer
SOUTHBOROUGH – For the Rev. James Flynn, there wasn’t a moment when he decided to join the priesthood.
The 85-year-old pastor of...
