Pickleball is winning over many active older adults
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
REGION - What has been termed the fastest growing sport in the US was founded outside Seattle. But its growth...
Rockport’s ‘Paper House’ has endured for a century
By Sharon Longo, Contributing Writer
ROCKPORT – In 1922, Elis F. Stenman decided to build a summer home in Rockport, just minutes from the Atlantic...
I bonds are an investment that benefits from inflation
By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer
REGION - Inflation news is almost always grim. But I bonds, a low-risk investment that flies under the radar for...
From biotech lawyer to published children’s book author
By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor
Some stories start with a blink of an eye. For Cheryl Malone’s award-winning picture book “Dario and the Whale,”...
Algonquin’s championship-winning football team returns to campus 50 years later
By Evan Walsh, Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH – They’re known as the Algonquin Titans, but Richard ‘Dick’ Walsh is perhaps the titan of Algonquin.
The 92-year-old Northborough...
Older workers have a lot to offer employers in a changing workforce
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
REGION - Being unemployed or underemployed is always stressful, but for older workers there’s also the worry that no one...
Basketball’s Massachusetts inventor valued accessibility above all else, historian says
By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer
SPRINGFIELD - There’s a wing of the basketball world focused not on NBA perfection, but on pickup game proficiency.
Historian Jeff...
Sherborn writer and expressive arts therapist transforms lives
By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer
SHERBORN – “Transformative” describes the work and influence of Kelly DuMar, a poet, author, playwright, and generative writing workshop...
Boston broadcaster relishes role sharing sports with rural, suburban New England fans
By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer
Boston - Boston sports anchor Tom Caron speaks fondly of his now longtime employers at the New England Sports Network...
Papa Gino’s started as a by-the-slice pizzeria in East Boston
By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer
The Bedford Papa Gino’s location features its classic look with the colors of the Italian flag prominently displayed on...
