Worcester’s Bob Cousy: one of basketball’s all-time greats
By Evan Walsh, Contributing Writer
WORCESTER – Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy got his start on the path to basketball fame in Worcester more than...
Crispus Attucks of Framingham became an icon of the American Revolution
By Henry Stimpson, Contributing Writer
FRAMINGHAM - Let’s journey back to Framingham in 1750. You’d travel on dirt roads across fields and forests in a...
Marlborough honors fallen veterans with Medal of Liberty
By Maureen Sullivan, Contributing Writer
MARLBOROUGH – Jeanne Wickson remembers babysitting Michael Blanchette.
“He had such a sense of humor,” she said.
Blanchette’s cousin, Peter Maybay, recalled...
How the Parker Brothers of Medford monopolized the game industry
By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer
MEDFORD – One of the country’s most iconic board game companies started with a game created by a teenager in...
Framingham WWII veteran honored on 105th birthday
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
Charles “Charlie” Audet of Framingham, front, with city officials, was honored recently on his 105th birthday by the city...
Red Sox lose Tim Wakefield, one of their most storied pitchers
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
BOSTON – On October 1, Red Sox Nation was stunned by the news of former Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Tim...
Representative Kate Donaghue: a strong advocate
Representative Kate Donaghue of Westborough
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
WESTBOROUGH - Representative Kate Donaghue has worn many hats in her professional career. But she is...
Medford woman was victim of the ‘Black Dahlia’ unsolved murder
By Brett Peruzzi
Managing Editor
MEDFORD – In January of 1947, a 22-year-old woman who had moved from this Boston-area city with the hope of becoming...
Northborough woman celebrates 106th birthday
By Laura Hayes,Contributing Writer
NORTHBOROUGH – The family of Mildred Wheeler gathered at Whitney Place at Northborough on Aug. 13 for a special milestone –...
How Earl Tupper turned one product into a household name
By Sharon Oliver, Contributing Writer
LEOMINSTER - Born in New Hampshire in 1907, Earl Tupper grew up in Central Massachusetts. During the Depression, he struggled...
