‘I wish you bluebirds’

By Barbara Allen, Contributing Writer    Maynard - In his 1964 album, “I Wish You Love,” Frank Sinatra croons, “I wish you bluebirds in the spring,...

Interiors by Amadeus at the Shrewsbury Design Center is a ‘hidden gem’

By Melanie Petrucci, Contributing Writer  Shrewsbury – Old world artisanal craftmanship meets new world design concepts at Interiors by Amadeus, a family-run business founded by...

Julia Fox Garrison

How a positive attitude pulled her through a health crisis and changed her life By Serena Howlett, Contributing Writer  Middleton - In July 1997 what...

Steve Blackwood lives the Hollywood dream

By Elizabeth Rose, Contributing Writer  Newburyport - In the late nineties, Steve Blackwood was hunting acting work in Hollywood when he had several one-day temporary...

Toy Story

Enthusiasts share information, form bonds in club for collectors   By Susan Gonsalves, Contributing Writer  Norwood - Stephen Lanzilla’s favorite childhood toy, discovered in a new display...

Scituate man has gone the distance backpacking

By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing Writer Scituate - Mike Davis has worn out more pairs of hiking boots than the average person. He started doing short day...

Mattie is with me when I vote

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer When my mother was born, there was no guarantee that this baby girl would have the right to vote for...

Stompers’ frontman Sal Baglio still amplifies his music ‘loudah’

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor East Boston/Marlborough – Music is amplified in the DNA of singer-songwriter and guitarist Sal Baglio, an East Boston native...

‘I love being alive,’ says singer-actor, COVID-19 survivor Bob DiCicco

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Westwood – Beginning April 12, singer and actor Bob DiCicco of Westwood battled the coronavirus while hospitalized for 43...

Jeannie Martin: Woman of few words

By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer Arlington - A gifted teacher, poet, social worker and Reiki healer, Jeannie Martin of Arlington can be a woman...