Lifelong commitment to public service
Longtime Secretary of the Commonwealth manages everything from elections to census counts
By Deborah Burke Henderson, Contributing Writer
BOSTON – Born and raised in the Boston...
On This Day: John Updike
REGION - On January 27, 2009, author John Updike died of lung cancer in Danvers at the age of 76. He was an acclaimed novelist,...
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...
Former Boston broadcast journalist now trains others to be top communicators
By Peg Lopata, Contributing Writer
BOSTON - You could say Liz Brunner was born under a lucky star. But for some people, there’s no such...
After playing basketball for Shrewsbury 66 years ago, Bryan returns to the court
By Evan Walsh, Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY – It had been a while since Jan Bryan worked on her lay-up or three-point shot – but she’s...
Lisa Ryan, Plymouth psychologist, caring for our minds in a pandemic
By Peg Lopata, Contributing writer
Plymouth - It has been busy and challenging times for psychologists, including Lisa Ryan, 70. Not only are people getting...
The Massachusetts man who created America’s doughnut habit
By David Wilkening
Contributing Writer
QUINCY - Some reports of his death claimed Dorchester native William Rosenberg created a national habit: making a morning stop for...
On This Day: John L. Sullivan
REGION - On February 2, 1918, boxer John L. Sullivan died at age 59 at his home in Abington. The cause was believed to...
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...
Bobby Orr’s Flying Goal Won the 1970 Stanley Cup for the Boston Bruins
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
BOSTON - It’s considered by many hockey fans to be the most famous goal ever. And it produced an iconic photo,...
