On This Day: Rock guitarist J. Geils’ birthday
REGION - Rock guitarist John Warren Geils Jr., better known as J. Geils, was born on this day, February 20, in 1946.
While attending college...
Worcester woman made city the capital of the country’s Valentine industry
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
WORCESTER - If you get a Valentine’s Day card today, you owe some measure of thanks to 19th century Worcester...
Celebrating famous Massachusetts residents during Black History Month
REGION - There are several very well-known Black people with Massachusetts ties who are justly celebrated in February during Black History Month. Former enslaved...
On This Day: Medicare Proposed by President Kennedy
REGION - On February 9, 1961, Massachusetts native son President John F. Kennedy asked Congress to approve a health insurance program for Americans 65...
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...
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,...
Boston mourns passing of David Mugar, originator of Fourth of July fireworks show
By Brett Peruzzi, Managing Editor
BOSTON - If you’ve ever enjoyed the Fourth of July fireworks at the Boston Pops concert at the city’s Hatch...
Holden producer/host documents ‘getting older’ on public television
By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor
HOLDEN – Roberto Mighty of Holden hadn’t given much thought to aging until he turned 50. That’s when eye...
Boston fashion designer got his start at an early age
By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer
BOSTON - As a boy in upstate New York, Daniel Faucher raced other neighborhood children on bicycles to St....
Marking 35 years of creating signage for downtown Hudson
By Ed Karvoski, Culture Editor
HUDSON – Paul Tucker continues to create signs that complement the architecture of many businesses, nonprofits and landmarks in downtown...
