This Month's Features

Inside the Oracle Chamber are an ancient carving of an antlered deer, secret niches, and stone seating. Photo/Sandi Barrett

Visiting America’s Stonehenge in southern New Hampshire

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 27, 2023 0

By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer SALEM, N.H. - America’s Stonehenge in Salem, New Hampshire, is an ancient stone village filled with precisely placed boulders reminiscent...

Bill Levine with his friend Lee, to whom he passed on a job opportunity that was a perfect match for him.

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This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 25, 2023 0

By Bill Levine, Contributing Writer REGION - My childhood friend’s 70th birthday party was basically a boys’ night out at his house. Our octet of...

The IRS has announced an ambitious plan for improving its customer service, which gets poor reviews from many taxpayers.

IRS launches ambitious plan to improve customer service

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 25, 2023 0

By Debbie Spingarn, Contributing Writer REGION - When Teresa Fern, 52, of Norfolk had her social security number stolen, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) was...

Tupperware home parties were the main sales channel for the popular kitchen storage product during the 1950s and 1960s.

How Earl Tupper turned one product into a household name

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 18, 2023 0

By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer LEOMINSTER - Born in New Hampshire in 1907, Earl Tupper grew up in Central Massachusetts. During the Depression, he struggled...

“Massachusetts is one of the best states for LGBTQIA+ retirees, based on providing resources and services for LGBTQIA+ older adults,” says Lisa Krinsky, director of the LGBTQIA+ Aging Project at Fenway Institute at Fenway Health in Boston.

Massachusetts ranked one of top states for LGBTQ+ retirees

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 16, 2023 0

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer REGION - October marks the start of LGBT History Month, a time to honor and recognize the achievements of LGBT...

The Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel has an outdoor patio with a perfect view of Gillette Stadium. Photo/Sandi Barrett

Where to eat, stay, and play for a getaway at Patriot Place

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 13, 2023 0

By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer FOXBOROUGH - Patriot Place offers the next wave in sporting venues. More than simply a stadium for the New England...

Wendy Mickel shows the two citations presented to her as a Commonwealth Heroine. Photo by Maureen Sullivan

State honors Wendy Mickel as Commonwealth Heroine

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 11, 2023 0

By Maureen Sullivan, Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH – Wendy Mickel is enjoying retirement. In the months after she left the town clerk’s office, she renovated her longtime...

Newton caterer Jeanie Gruber’s non-profit The WishDish Project offers Boston’s homeless population freshly-made renditions of their own favorite family recipes. Photo/Submitted

Newton caterer cooks up support for all

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 9, 2023 0

Using food to ‘repair the world’ By Matt Robinson, Contributing Writer NEWTON - Growing up in the South in the middle of the 20th century, Jeanie...

Ken Bennett stands in front of the Northborough Senior Center. Bennett leads weekly hikes throughout town. Photo/Tyler Charpentier

Ken Bennett leads hikes through Northborough

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 7, 2023 0

By Tyler Charpentier, Contributing Writer Ken Bennett stands in front of the Northborough Senior Center. Bennett leads weekly hikes throughout town.Photo/Tyler Charpentier NORTHBOROUGH - Ken...

Mayor Arthur Vigeant will wrap up a 30-year career in municipal government this fall. Photo/Maureen Sullivan

Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant reflects on 30 years in city government

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - October 4, 2023 0

By Maureen Sullivan, Contributing Writer Mayor Arthur Vigeant will wrap up a 30-year career in municipal government this fall.Photo/Maureen Sullivan MARLBOROUGH – The piles of...

Visiting America’s Stonehenge in southern New Hampshire

With a little help from our friends

IRS launches ambitious plan to improve customer service

How Earl Tupper turned one product into a household name

Massachusetts ranked one of top states for LGBTQ+ retirees

Where to eat, stay, and play for a getaway at Patriot Place

State honors Wendy Mickel as Commonwealth Heroine

Newton caterer cooks up support for all

Ken Bennett leads hikes through Northborough

Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant reflects on 30 years in city government

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