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Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant on Boston’s waterfront was open for 60 years and hosted scores of celebrities over the decades. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Dale Cruse

Reputation of Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant remains anchored

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - During its first 20 years of existence, Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant attracted out-of-town celebrities and locals, including politicians and...
Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.

The graying of our prisons

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By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D. CNN reported last month that older women in Japan are occasionally getting themselves arrested in order to get into prisons...
Somerville native and actor Alex Rocco as mobster Moe Greene in the film “The Godfather.” Photo/courtesy of Paramount Pictures

From Somerville to “The Godfather,” actor Alex Rocco was the real deal

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer SOMERVILLE - Somerville native and gangster turned actor Alex Rocco had lived a life one could easily surmise that it could...
Cambridge Typewriter in Arlington, one of the last typewriter stores in New England, will close its doors forever on March 31.

Arlington typewriter store closing after more than half a century

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer ARLINGTON - After more than 50 years in business, owner Tom Furrier has made the decision to close up shop, and...
Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director

Explore AARP volunteer opportunities

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By Jennifer Benson, AARP Massachusetts State Director AARP Massachusetts offers meaningful volunteer opportunities that allow you to give back and connect with others. Our volunteers...
Basile is CEO of Catania Oils, a fourth-generation family business, which is a leading provider of olive and vegetable oils.

Oil man: Tony Basile, CEO of Catania Oils

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By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer AYER – Anthony (Tony) Basile’s family has been in the oil business for well over a century. Just not the type...
Max Hobart spent 27 years as a performer and conductor with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Photo/courtesy of the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra

Violinist Max Hobart has enjoyed a long career in music

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By Sandi Barrett Contributing Writer WELLESLEY – Max Hobart’s musical journey has taken him places he never could have imagined. Currently the music director and conductor...
Cambridge native Jane Curtin is one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy TV show “Saturday Night Live.” Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Anders Krusberg

Meet the former ‘SNL’ cast members from Massachusetts

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer REGION - Cast members of the sketch comedy TV show “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) have been tickling audiences’ funny bones for...
Actor Fred Gwynne, front row, center, the lovable father on the 1960s TV series “The Munsters,” got his start in acting while a student at Harvard University in Cambridge. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Actor Fred Gwynne of “The Munsters” got his start in Cambridge

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By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer CAMBRIDGE - Fans of the 1960s ghoulish sitcom “The Munsters” will likely remember Herman Munster, played by Fred Gwynne, the patriarch...
This 1980s ad for the Boston nightclub Spit is emblematic of its punk attitude.

Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

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By Colin McCandless Contributing Writer  BOSTON – Spit was a 1980s Boston nightclub with an attitude as in-your-face as its name. It opened in 1979 and...
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