This Month's Features

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...

While I bonds are not a total answer to inflation, they can play a role in at least reducing it or helping to solve it.

I bonds are an investment that benefits from inflation

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 21, 2022 0

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - Inflation news is almost always grim. But I bonds, a low-risk investment that flies under the radar for...

Researchers call walking the “most perfect exercise,” with a wide variety of health benefits.

Walking is the latest ‘wonder drug’ for good health

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 20, 2022 0

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer REGION - On your next visit to your family doctor, would you be surprised if the hand-written prescription was this...

“I think DNA is a wonderful tool, but you uncover the good with the bad,” says Melanie McComb, a professional genealogist with American Ancestors - New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. Photo/Submitted

Genetic genealogy has fueled surge in DNA testing

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

By Colin McCandless, Contributing Writer REGION - DNA testing as a means to learn more about your ancestry and family origins has been on the...

A tank demonstration weekend will be held August 13-14 at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson.

Hudson museum offers a unique, immersive historical experience

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 11, 2022 0

By Liz Nolan, Contributing Writer HUDSON - If you are looking for a genuine interaction with history, be sure to visit the American Heritage Museum...

Bruce Springsteen was a struggling musician in 1974 when a concert review written by Boston critic Jon Landau helped catapult him to stardom. Photo/Takahiro Kyono

Boston music critic changed the trajectory of Bruce Springsteen’s career

This Month's Features Community Advocate Staff - August 7, 2022 0

By David Wilkening, Contributing Writer BOSTON – The Boston area is certainly best known for its role in the American Revolution, but two centuries later,...

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

I bonds are an investment that benefits from inflation

Walking is the latest ‘wonder drug’ for good health

Genetic genealogy has fueled surge in DNA testing

Hudson museum offers a unique, immersive historical experience

Boston music critic changed the trajectory of Bruce Springsteen’s career

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