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...
Many Roads Lead to Success
Former TV traffic reporter Cindy Campbell is now communications director for AARP MA
By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer
BOSTON – Providing accurate and timely information...
Holocaust survivor has made a lifelong impact
By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer
NEWTON – There are those who wish to rewrite history or to simply erase it, as if the past...
‘We must push mandates’ to end the COVID-19 pandemic
By Jane Keller Gordon, Contributing Writer
Renowned medical ethicist and prolific author Dr. Arthur Caplan told Fifty Plus Advocate, “I don’t trust masks. Vaccination is...
Feeding hungry folks is a lifelong mission for Catherine D’Amato
By Kelley Walker Perry, Contributing Writer
BOSTON – Hunger sometimes keeps Catherine D'Amato awake at night, but the suffering is not her own.
Empathy – and...
Boston salesman changed the way the world shaves
By Brett Peruzzi, Contributing Writer
Boston - As the 20th century neared, the era of long beards was coming to an end. King Camp Gillette,...
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...
