This Month's Features

Health Savings Accounts can be a good tool for reducing your tax bill while setting aside money for health care, dental and vision expenses.

Health Savings Accounts can mean big savings

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - September 25, 2022 0

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer REGION - A Health Savings Account (HSA) is used to save and pay for future medical expenses. But bear in...

Red Sox great David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July. Photo/Milo Stewart/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Cooperstown beckons with the National Baseball Hall of Fame

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - September 16, 2022 0

By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer REGION - Baseball, our beloved national pastime, springs to life just a few hours’ drive from Central Massachusetts. Cooperstown is...

Technology titans like the late Steve Jobs of Apple Computer and Bill Gates of Microsoft are both notable members of Generation Jones.

Are you a member of Generation Jones?

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - September 12, 2022 0

By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor REGION – If you were born between 1954 and 1965, you have probably thought of yourself generationally as a Baby...

“There could be valuable and important treasures hiding in your attic,” says antiques expert Phil Kittredge of Westborough.

Are there valuable treasures hiding in your attic?

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - September 9, 2022 0

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer REGION - If you’re feeling like your place is a bit crowded and cluttered, maybe it’s time to sell some...

“Hadestown” will amaze the audience with its music and acting in spring 2023. Photo/Submitted

The Hanover Theatre brings Broadway and more to Worcester

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - September 3, 2022 0

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer WORCESTER - Broadway musicals, comedy, magic, favorite family holiday shows, and more. The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing...

As head gardener of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Robin Pydynkowski is responsible for the grounds of three campuses and 35 buildings.

Salem museum’s head gardener ‘digs’ her job

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - September 1, 2022 0

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer SALEM - If you love gardening, what could be better than working as head gardener at a museum with many...

The Country Club (TCC) in Brookline, the first country club in the western hemisphere, dates back to 1882.

This year’s US Open is just the latest chapter in Brookline golf club’s history

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 31, 2022 0

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer BROOKLINE - The U.S. Open held at The Country Club (TCC) in Brookline in June is history now. But the...

Boston-based attorney Marcia Wagner says apart from changing federal estate tax laws, the most important factor in estate planning may be a last will and testament.

How to avoid mistakes in estate planning

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 28, 2022 0

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - If you’re considering estate planning, you might be putting it off until you’re older. Keep it simple, you...

Participation from two- to three-month-old baby goats add a fun dimension to yoga classes. Photo/Sandi Barrett

Goat yoga on a farm makes for an adventurous getaway

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 26, 2022 0

By Sandi Barrett, Contributing Writer SOUTH NEW BERLIN, NEW YORK - The stillness of morning and a lulling background of cheerful chirping is disturbed by...

Loneliness can be caused by a variety of factors, including the loss of a spouse or close friend, a move to a new area, a physical illness, depression and more.

There are a variety of ways to cope with loneliness

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 24, 2022 0

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer REGION - While some people might enjoy solitude, there are others who find being alone quite painful. Loneliness can actually...

Health Savings Accounts can mean big savings

Cooperstown beckons with the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Are you a member of Generation Jones?

Are there valuable treasures hiding in your attic?

The Hanover Theatre brings Broadway and more to Worcester

Salem museum’s head gardener ‘digs’ her job

This year’s US Open is just the latest chapter in Brookline golf club’s history

How to avoid mistakes in estate planning

Goat yoga on a farm makes for an adventurous getaway

There are a variety of ways to cope with loneliness

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