This Month's Features

By Annie Reid, Contributing Writer American chestnutsPhoto/Timoth Van Vliet (CC BY-SA 3.0) Due to progress in science and technology, it’s time for an update on...

Actress now advocates for cancer prevention and research    By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor  Marlborough - Before Marcia Cross — now 58 — performed Shakespeare...

Nancy Kronenberg at her 65-inch loom By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer Carlisle - Nancy Kronenberg’s mantra, “I haven’t done that, that’s what I want to...

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...

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer Spending time with close friends and surrounding yourself with those you love can result in feelings of happiness. REGION -...

By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer REGION - As we get older, making friends can become quite challenging. People are focused on their careers if they...

By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer Westborough - Some people are just born to do all kinds of work and to help others.  They choose careers...

For over 25 years, Professor Winifred “Wini” Breines stood in front of a large group of young adults to teach sociology and women’s studies at Boston’s Northeastern University. She enjoyed teaching, but as she came closer to retirement, she felt a strong urge to tap into her creative side, and turned to painting.

By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH – If you want to know the scoop about ice cream, ask 50-year-old Westborough resident Amy Dwyer. Dwyer was...

At first glance, the setting is typical of France. A young boy saunters by carrying a long loaf of bread. Patrons at an outdoor café sip wine and speak in rapid French that defies my menu-level prowess.