Westborough resident Wendi Comey celebrates her 68th birthday by completing her goal of walking 1500 miles in 2023. Photo/Submitted

The Walking Woman of Westborough walks on

By Wendi Comey, Contributing Writer  WESTBOROUGH – Traveling in one direction, it’s about 1,500 miles from Westborough to Key Largo, and if I walked in...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Things that go ‘Beep’

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer A traditional prayer from the British Isles begs, “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties/And things that go bump in...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Personal history procrastinator

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer May is Personal History Awareness Month. You might ask, “Who decided that?” I find no definitive answer. But somebody thought it...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

In search of a piece of toast

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Hopeful Consumer Lady needed a new toaster. She thought this would be easy. She splurged for a nifty-sounding high-tech model from...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Love of the news-on-paper

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer This month marks thirty years since I began writing a freelance column for a local weekly newspaper from my home...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

The courage to begin

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Pia the young osprey perched at the edge of a massive nest constructed atop a pole on an island in...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Time for a spot of tea

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer One cold dark morning, in spite of everything, I woke up. The news of the world was disturbing. Wars and suffering....
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Peace. Love. Ukulele.

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer If more people played the ukulele, this old world might be a more peaceful place. When I decided to learn the...
Janice Lindsay discusses all of her things that go "beep."

Always one more (weird) thing

By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer Is something awry in the atmosphere? Or is it me? First, the track pad on my new laptop quit.  I also use...
Bill Levine with his friend Lee, to whom he passed on a job opportunity that was a perfect match for him.

With a little help from our friends

By Bill Levine, Contributing Writer REGION - My childhood friend’s 70th birthday party was basically a boys’ night out at his house. Our octet of...