Tours combine biking with breweries
The tours, which range from a few hours to several days — offer a chance to meet other travelers, learn about the local culture and, of course, sample some great beer.
Helping Worcester’s Assumption University’s students focus on success
Conway Campbell Ed.D.
By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor
Conway Campbell Ed.D. knows the value of education. Immigrating here from Jamaica when he was 14, he...
The first residential telephone was at this home in Somerville
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
SOMERVILLE – Many people know the story of the first telephone call, made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to...
Family celebrates a milestone birthday at sea
With my mother-in-law’s 90th birthday approaching, it didn’t take our family long to decide to take a seven-day Caribbean cruise.
Nepal, a postcard setting come to life
The setting resembled a stunning picture postcard come to life. Soaring, snow-capped mountains provided a backdrop for green-clad terraces carved out of steep hillsides. In fields below, men and women wearing a rainbow of colorful clothing bent low to pick golden shoots and tie them into huge bundles, which they carried to a rickety wooden wagon pulled by a pair of water buffalo.
Community college prepares students for future in technology
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
WORCESTER - Think community colleges are just for kids straight out of high school? Think again. At Quinsigamond Community College...
The challenge of finding the right home care services
By Leslie Anderson, Contributing Writer
REGION - Home is a place like no other. It is the place where a person’s life foundation is constructed....
Traveling with cats and dogs is a growing trend
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
REGION - In today’s day and age, it is not uncommon to check into your hotel and see a dog...
Hudson resident honored for work with Carroll Center for the Blind
By Sarah Freedman, Contributing Writer
HUDSON — For 40 years, Hudson resident Joe Kolb has worked as a certified orientation and mobility specialist at the...
New stamp to help raise funds for Alzheimer’s research
Region - The U.S. Postal Service recently previewed the image of the Alzheimer’s Semipostal fundraising stamp.
