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Jan Bryan stands on the Oak Middle School gymnasium floor, where she started playing basketball 66 years ago. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

After playing basketball for Shrewsbury 66 years ago, Bryan returns to the court

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By Evan Walsh, Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY – It had been a while since Jan Bryan worked on her lay-up or three-point shot – but she’s...
The Durgin-Park restaurant at Boston’s Faneuil Hall marketplace served Yankee comfort food with a side of sassy attitude for nearly 200 years.

Nothing said Yankee comfort food like Durgin-Park

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By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer The Durgin-Park restaurant at Boston’s Faneuil Hall marketplace served Yankee comfort food with a side of sassy attitude for...
Bob Kays is shown with Coach Bob Brennan celebrating a Marlborough Shamrocks national championship in 1998. (photo/Eric Baur)

Bob Kays: A legend in Marlborough

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'He is owed so much by our community' By Jim Ash, Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – There was no fanfare when the Prospector East Saloon on Lincoln...
Perhaps no other symbol is more recognizable or beloved by Bostonians than the Citgo sign situated on the roof of a six-story building in Kenmore Square. Photo/Wikimedia Commons

Citgo sign is a beloved symbol of Boston

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By Colin McCandless Contributing Writer BOSTON - Perhaps no other symbol is more recognizable or beloved by Bostonians than the Citgo sign situated on the roof...
The colorful Strawberries Records & Tapes logo not only adorned its storefronts and shopping bags, but was also imprinted on t-shirts sold in the stores.

Strawberries Records & Tapes was the perfect pick for sweet music

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By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer   REGION - Streaming a song or two can be done quickly and easily. But for some hardcore music fans, nothing...
Northborough Firefighters Association members Paul Fiske, Shay Bailey, Peter Stone and David Hunt stand in front of the town’s 1923 Maxim fire engine. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

Northborough’s Maxim fire engine marks 100th birthday

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By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – The red paint of the 1923 Maxim fire engine glistened in the afternoon sunlight as it stood in...
A chance meeting at a Saturday night dance held in a German castle turned into a love story that has endured for nearly 70 years. Photo/Submitted

Holocaust survivor married the daughter of a Nazi soldier

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By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer WAYLAND – It’s an unlikely union between a Holocaust survivor and the daughter of a Nazi soldier. But Werner and...

Sudbury’s Wayside Inn is still attracting visitors centuries later

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By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer  SUDBURY - The Wayside Inn in Sudbury isn’t your typical accommodation. Believed to be one of the oldest inns in...
The Channel nightclub in Boston, which was situated on the Fort Point Channel, was one of the city’s leading live music spots in the 1980s.

The Channel nightclub was one of Boston’s top live music spots in the 1980s

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By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer BOSTON - Thinking back to nights at the legendary 1980s Boston nightclub The Channel will likely unleash a flood of...
“Open and grounded, that’s how we should walk in the world,” says yoga teacher Mary Green of Milford. Photo/Submitted

Milford engineer turns to the yoga mat for encore career

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By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer MILFORD – For the average person, it might seem a stretch to move from educational training and professional work...
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