Howard Johnson’s empire started as a Quincy corner pharmacy selling ice cream
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
QUINCY - Though the old look may be disappearing from city landscapes across the nation and various countries, Howard Johnson’s landmark...
Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg
By Matt Robinson
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Shakespeare has often been quoted as opining that, “All the world’s a stage,” and that, during his lifetime, a...
Mechanics Hall is Worcester’s most historic musical venue
By Sandi Barrett
Contributing Writer
WORCESTER - One could easily stroll past the pre-Civil War facade of Mechanics Hall and not know it is a treasured...
A veteran and former television repairman, Northborough’s Frank Brown is also an artist
By Evan Walsh
Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH – Frank Brown grew up in a small town in Vermont 10 miles from Montpelier. The son of a wood-chopper,...
Road to “Wicked” movie leads back to a Concord novelist
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
REGION - When it comes to the Land of Oz, everyone is familiar with the story of Dorothy’s quest to return...
Grown-ups muddle through
By Janice Lindsay
Contributing Writer
When I was a child, I envied grown-ups.
They seemed so self-assured, confident, and in control. They knew how to cook, and...
Narcissus left its mark on Boston’s club scene
By Colin McCandless
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Located in Kenmore Square at 530 Commonwealth Avenue directly across the street from another iconic night club, The Rat,...
Art Dobson: Korean War veteran, supermarket aficionado, and Rotary Club mainstay
By Evan Walsh
Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY – Ask Arthur “Art” Dobson about himself and he’ll go back to the very beginning.
In 1934 when he was 2,...
V66 offered a brief local alternative to MTV
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - As MTV, launched in 1981, continued its reign on cable TV, a Boston local UHF channel, WVJV, sought to...
Estate planning is especially important for later in life marriages
By Jennifer Flanagan and Kathryn Calo
REGION - Finding love later in life comes with many advantages, including blending families with adult children or grandchildren...
