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At Brookline library, a one-woman play remembers the first woman in Massachusetts to win freedom by suing her enslaver
Elizabeth “MumBet” Freeman once overheard the words “all men were created free and equal” in the Sheffield household where she was enslaved. Freeman would become the first woman in the state to win her freedom by suing her enslaver. “I didn’t know just yet what I...
Dianna Carney
Plymouth Public Library Announces Free Program on Alzheimer’s and Dementia
The Plymouth Public Library in Plymouth, Massachusetts, will partner with the Alzheimer’s Association to offer a free, in-person educational program on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. According to the library’s website, the program will open its Purple Month activities and provide information about the diseases’ impact, current research and available resources.
The Swellesley Report
Getting a jump on Trick or Treating at Wellesley Hills Holiday Stroll
Big and little kids donned their spectacular costumes and paraded up and down Washington Street and over to Clocktower Park in Wellesley Hills on Saturday morning/early afternoon for the annual Halloween Stroll supported by Wellesley Recreation and local merchants and organizations, such as Stepping Stone Studios and the Rotary Club of Wellesley.
familyvacationsus.com
Inside This Plymouth Museum, Kids Can Climb Aboard A Real 17th-Century Village
The people in this village will tell you it’s 1627, and they won’t budge. Ask about your phone, and you’ll probably get a puzzled look and a question about your strange accent. Kids can roll hoops, try stoolball, and even practice a pike drill with costumed colonists....
The US Sun
Broadcaster Jim Boyd who became beloved Boston news anchor dies aged 84 after health battle
BELOVED news anchor Jim Boyd, who became a familiar face on Boston television screens for nearly four decades, has died aged 84. The veteran broadcaster, who launched his career in New York City before becoming a household name in Massachusetts, died on Tuesday following health issues. His official cause of...
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After 72 Years, Attleboro's Stone-E-Lea Golf Course Heads to Market for Redevelopment
A golf course that has anchored a stretch of County Street in Attleboro since 1954 is about to disappear. Stone-E-Lea Golf Course, run by the same family for 72 years, will close for good in December, and the 140.74-acre property is now being marketed to developers as a major redevelopment opportunity.
Dianna Carney
You're Invited: Weymouth’s “In Stitches” Club Brings Fiber Artists Together
Weymouth Public Libraries of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is inviting fiber-art enthusiasts ages 12 and up to gather, create, and learn together at Tufts Library’s weekly “In Stitches” Fiber Arts Club. Whether you knit, crochet, embroider, cross-stitch, felt, or are curious to try something new, the club offers a welcoming place to work on a project and connect with fellow makers.
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Natick, Massachusetts Locals Still Fill Up On Steamed Hot Dogs And Burgers At This 1890 Diner Car
Some family traditions get passed down through photo albums. In one Natick household, the tradition is a hot dog order, handed from grandfather to father to kids, stool by stool, for more than four decades. The place behind that ritual has been serving food since 1890, which means it was...
Turnto10.com
Capron Park Zoo teases new resident for the former home of Ramses the lion
(WJAR) — The Capron Park Zoo is teasing a new resident for the former home of Ramses the lion. The enclosure at the heart of the Attleboro zoo has remained empty since the beloved 20-year-old white lion died this year. The passing was deeply felt in the community, and...
wheninyourstate.com
Steps from Fenway Park, Boston hides an Italian palace frozen exactly as one woman left it
You walk through a door in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, a few blocks from the ballpark, and suddenly you’re inside a 15th-century Venetian palazzo. Three floors of galleries wrap around a courtyard that blooms even in January. One woman collected every piece of art in the building, about 2,500...
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How Boston photographer Roger Farrington got the last photographs of John Lennon at work
From pre-fame Matt Damon to Danny DeVito in Jordan Marsh and Yoko Ono in Boston, this Newton native has seen it all. We asked him about his decades-long career as a Boston culture photog. 9 minutes to read. I called Jamaica Plain photographer Roger Farrington ostensibly to talk about his...
bfhsrockreport.com
The First Cabaret of Many
The Bishop Feehan chapter of the International Thespian Honor Society recently held their first ever Cabaret performance on Friday, October 2nd. The event was organized by the ITS Officers with help from teachers such as Mrs. Strunin and Mr. Aguiar. Thespian Society president, Jack Handren, and vice president, Kara Milette, hosted the event and presented each act by name and song.
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Famed SouthCoast Artist Brian Fox Opening Studio to Public for First Time in 4 Years
On Saturday, November 7, 2026, visitors will get to step inside the studio of one the most highly sought-after artists on the SouthCoast. "In opening the studio to the public, I’m hoping to share both past and present projects going on," Fall River artist Brian Fox said. Sports Legends,...
needhamobserver.com
Beloved broadcaster Jim Boyd dies at 84
The Observer team mourns the passing of Jim Boyd, an award-winning reporter and news anchor known to Boston-area audiences for his decades at WCVB-TV Channel 5. He was fondly remembered by colleagues there for his kindness, dignity and gentle nature. Born and raised in Harlem, Boyd’s career began in a...
The Herald News
Jason Robert Brown teams with Broadway stars at Fall River show
Composer Jason Robert Brown will make his Narrows Center for the Arts debut Nov. 6, bringing a full band and two Broadway performers to Fall River for his only scheduled New England appearance on his current tour. The concert will feature Aisha Jackson and Ashley Pérez Flanagan, according to a community announcement. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. at the Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St. Brown, the three-time Tony Award-winning composer behind "The Last Five Years," "Songs for a New World" and "Parade," has been described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as "one of Broadway’s smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim." "This is a performance that audiences would normally have to travel to New York City to experience," Jared Robinson, music administrator at the Narrows Center for the Arts, said. "We’re thrilled to present it right here in Fall River." Broadway performers join Jason Robert Brown Aisha Jackson most recently starred as Daisy Buchanan in the Broadway production of "The Great Gatsby." Her Broadway credits also include "The Notebook" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," along with the original Broadway casts of "Waitress," "Paradise Square," "Once Upon a One More