This Month's Features

Southborough - Southborough artist Catherine Weber is a fascinated by encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, in which pigments are added to heated beeswax and painted on a surface. “There’s every sense — the smell of the wax is wonderful, the luminosity, the flexibility - all of these things make encaustic wonderfully flexible,” she said. “This art is several thousands of years old. It’s been found on Egyptian [sarcophagi], and on the hulls of Greek ships.”

By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Like clockwork, every year on Dr. Michael Wertheimer’s birthday, he receives cards from several breast cancer survivors, some of...

Every family member enjoyed tasting five mini-bars. We allowed the chocolate to melt on our tongues, as instructed, while trying to distinguish a wine-like list of textures (from smooth to granular), smells (including woodsy and fruity) and tastes (citrus, coffee, nutty).

By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor NORWELL – One of Jennifer Coolidge’s first acting roles was as Auntie Em, with a total of two lines, in...

By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor REGION - It’s been increasing in recent years due to technology enhancements. The shortage of medical staff and available appointments...

By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Franklin - Thirty years ago - in rented space in the Franklin’s Masonic Hall - Circle of Friends (COF)...

By Debbie Spingarn, Contributing Writer Drugstores like Walgreens offer hearing aids, but depending on the store, selection and assistance may be limited.Photo/Debbie Spingarn REGION –...

Vineyards and groves of olive trees blanket rolling hillsides and spill down into deep valleys. An ancient stone villa, its entrance road lined by parallel rows of tall, straight cypress trees, tops many hills.

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This will be the first Christmas that Rakan Smith, 53, will spend without one of his parents.