Northborough resident Frank Brown at Dunkin’, where he visits every morning. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

A veteran and former television repairman, Northborough’s Frank Brown is also an artist

By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – Frank Brown grew up in a small town in Vermont 10 miles from Montpelier. The son of a wood-chopper,...
"I’ve had a great life,” says 92-year-old Shrewsbury resident Art Dobson. Photo/Evan Walsh

Art Dobson: Korean War veteran, supermarket aficionado, and Rotary Club mainstay

By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY – Ask Arthur “Art” Dobson about himself and he’ll go back to the very beginning.  In 1934 when he was 2,...
Alice Brock, who inspired folk musician Arlo Guthrie’s signature 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died in November at age 83.

Legacy of Alice Brock and ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ lives on

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer GREAT BARRINGTON – Folk singer Arlo Guthrie’s timeless Thanksgiving anthem “Alice’s Restaurant” will forever have an even more special meaning. The...
Natick artist Karin Stanley combines her passions for both sculpture and garden design. Photo/Deborah Burke Henderson

Natick sculptor and garden designer finds inspiration in nature

By Deborah Burke Henderson Contributing Writer NATICK - On a recent visit to Carrara, Italy, artist Karin Stanley acquired new carving techniques from master sculptor Boutros...
Deborah Sampson of Plympton joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War disguised as a man, and fought in numerous battles for nearly two years.

Plympton’s Deborah Sampson fought as a man in the Revolutionary War

By Sharon Oliver Contributing writer PLYMPTON - Today’s enlisted members of the armed forces consist of every race, sex, sexual orientation and religion there is. The...
Matt Robinson of Needham has used his experience as an author and long-time freelance writer to inspire and promote other writers and their work.

Needham author helps inspire and promote other writers

By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer NEEDHAM – Writer Matt Robinson knows more trivia about Ivy League universities than many of their students and graduates. An Ivy...
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian’s innovation in correctional programming won him recognition as 2023 Sheriff of the Year by the Major County Sheriffs of America.

Public safety through the lens of public health: Middlesex County Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian

By Deborah Burke Henderson Contributing Writer BILLERICA – During his interview with then Governor Deval Patrick for the position of Middlesex County Sheriff, Peter J. Koutoujian...
Thomas Keegan of Shrewsbury spent decades photographing others. Now, he’s retiring from photography after 70 years. (Photo/Evan Walsh)

After 70 years of capturing moments, Shrewsbury man puts down the camera

By Evan Walsh Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY – Thomas Keegan spent decades photographing others. Now, it’s his career that’s coming into focus.  After 70 years of taking pictures,...
Massachusetts native Jack Welch’s tenure as General Electric’s CEO was very successful but also very controversial.

Massachusetts native Jack Welch was a successful but controversial business leader

By Nance Ebert Contributing Writer PITTSFIELD - Businessman Jack Welch rose to fame as the controversial CEO of General Electric, but his roots in Massachusetts were...
His appearance in a 1969 Prince Spaghetti television commercial made 12-year-old Anthony Martignetti of Boston’s North End a celebrity for the rest of his life.

Boston’s Anthony Martignetti was immortalized in a spaghetti commercial

By Sharon Oliver Contributing Writer BOSTON - Fifty-five years ago, 12-year-old Anthony Martignetti of Boston's North End became the unlikely star of a television commercial that...