The bird whisperer of Hudson

By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Hudson - Alan Davis recently overheard a conversation in his living room: “How are you? I’m okay,” “Are you okay?...

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse features live music in Franklin

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

Susie Rheault

Helping with tools to empower children and women in Africa  By Lauren Schiffman, Contributing Writer   In 2007, when she was working for the Clinton Foundation on...

84 year old Shrewsbury woman becomes U.S. citizen

By Melanie Petrucci, Senior Community Reporter Shrewsbury – By her own admission, Magdalena Margelony doesn’t “do well on tests.”  But recently she overcame her fears and...

Newton at Home is building a community within a community

By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Newton - Five years ago, Nick Kaufman’s life changed in a moment, when he suffered a significant stroke.  Afterwards,...

DopaFit™ offers way to fight back against Parkinson’s disease

By Matthew Dunn Region - A thumping cadence slowly develops as members of the DopaFit™ boxing class in West Boylston land punches against the boxing...

‘Il Circolo di Conversazione Italiana’

West Boylston group shares love of Italian language By Barbara Allen, Contributing Writer West Boylston - Are you someone who, once upon a time, studied...

Fresh Start Furniture Bank leaders retire early – sort of…

By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer Hudson - Retirement came early for Sue Waudby, and Geoff Schultz - except that most of the year, they...

Gould conquers Mt. Washington for 30th consecutive year

By Lori Berkey, Contributing Writer Gardner – Back in the 1980s, Jeff Gould, now 54, was in the habit of running a slew of “crazy”...

Working together to help girls power through grief

By Barbara Allen, Contributing Writer Norwell - Losing a mother at any age is a heartrending experience, but the death of a mother when a...