‘Mom, do you know my name?’
By Janice Elizabeth Berte on June, 2019
It all started out so innocently when I visited my mother years ago, and I would notice that asking her basic questions was becoming increasingly difficult for her to answer. A few times I got scared, and decided that a doctor’s visit was in order. At the hospital, I dreaded the “D” word […]
New England LEGO Users Group celebrates 10 years at the Wenham Museum
New England LEGO Users Group celebrates 10 years at the Wenham Museum
Most people remember with much fondness the brightly colored plastic LEGO kits that they received when they were kids. The anticipation of creating a display that would entertain all of your family and friends left you exhilarated for hours. These kits kept you out of trouble, and […]
Fun times and educational activities at Marlborough Hospital 21st annual Safe Summer Fun Day
Fun times and educational activities at Marlborough Hospital 21st annual Safe Summer Fun Day
Ted and Julie Parker along with their daughter Margaret ride on the trackless train.
Marlborough – Fun times were had June 1 at the 21st annual Safe Summer Fun Day at UMass Memorial – Marlborough Hospital. Parents and children gathered on the front lawn to learn […]
Our Yearly Trek to the Beautiful White Mountains
Our Yearly Trek to the Beautiful White Mountains
It’s another cold and dreary day in March, but that didn’t stop my husband and me in taking the 3.5 hour trek from Massachusetts to the White Mountains region of New Hampshire. Usually once a year, the urge will kick in, and we both say to each other that it is […]
Depression in Older Adults: How to Help
Our beloved America is in constant mourning over the many people who have lost their lives to suicide. From celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain to fashion icon, Kate Spade; we think we know our family and friends so well, but do we really? The signs are sometimes there, and sometimes they are not. I […]
Southborough woodturner returns to his childhood passion
Southborough woodturner returns to his childhood passion
By Janice Elizabeth Berte, Contributing Writer
Marlborough – Marlborough resident and master woodturner Louis Noborini’s love for woodworking began when he was in his seventh-grade woodworking class at the Woodward School in Southborough. After making a bowl, his fascination turned into a passion. Years later, his son came home with a handmade wooden pen that stirred his emotions […]
Pedal to End Cancer
Pedal to End Cancer
Picture and story submitted by Janice Elizabeth Berte.
Wayside Athletic Club cycling instructor Nia Benoit recently led thirty-three bike riders, ages five to seventy years in a special “Pedal to End Cancer” event for the American Cancer Society. It was the fourteenth year the event has been held at the club.
At hour number two, Benoit ran a slideshow that inspired […]
Arlington musician shares her talents on the Scottish fiddle
Arlington musician shares her talents on the Scottish fiddle
Barbara McOwen played the fiddle with her husband Robert at a family wedding in October 2014.
By Janice Elizabeth Berte, Contributing Writer
How many people do you know that play the Scottish fiddle? Well, Arlington resident Barbara McOwen plays just that and lots more. With her husband Robert, McOwen moved from California to Massachusetts in 1979 with […]
Nothing is obsolete for Concord bookseller
Nothing is obsolete for Concord bookseller
By Jan Berte concord@wickedlocal.com
Modern technology might be eroding the classic book industry, but you cannot tell that walking into Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books on Thoreau Street.
“I don’t feel that books will be obsolete in the near future. I have seen many millennials who have frequented book shows and have a big interest in buying books,” McDowell said.
Big-box […]
Food pantry in Natick helps local communities in Metrowest
Food pantry in Natick helps local communities in Metrowest
Shelves stocked with healthy options at A Place to Turn
(Photo/Janice Elizabeth Berte)
Region – On a beautiful street in Natick sits a lovely Cape home that houses food and other essentials for people in financial distress. Inside this special place is the location of a nonprofit program called A Place to Turn. This program was established […]
Marlborough artist channels positive attitude through his paintings
Marlborough artist channels positive attitude through his paintings
Artist Derrick Maurice Sanderson
By Janice Elizabeth Berte, Contributing Writer
Marlborough – Artist Derrick Maurice Sanderson’s love for painting started many years ago as a child. He was always creative, he said, and when he reached the sixth grade, his enthusiasm for comic books consumed most of his time.
“My teachers would notice my drawings, and would give me […]
Truck driver becomes Santa to bring joy to children
Truck driver becomes Santa to bring joy to children
Bob Jordan as Santa Claus (Photo/submitted)
By Janice Elizabeth Berte, Contributing Writer
Framingham – His name is Santa Claus, and he only comes once a year. But one Framingham Santa drove tractor trailers for 43 years before donning the persona of the most beloved icons in American culture.
Truck driver Bob Jordan’s girlfriend Jan was the first to […]
Framingham Runner Does Not Let Age Stop Him
Framingham Runner Does Not Let Age Stop Him
Posted on 26 February 2016. Tags: Alberto Salazar, balanced diet, Bob Tomassini, Framingham, Framingham’s Gleason’s Pond, Janice Berte, Newport Marathon, running, U.S. Army veteran
By Janice Berte, Contributing Writer
Bob Tomassini
Photo/Janice Berte
Bob Tomassini, a life-long resident of Framingham, is 78 years old. A U.S. Army veteran, he stands 5’7” and is 135 lbs. He also runs faster in […]
Carl Lewis Gives Back To Track & Field
Carl Lewis Gives Back To Track & Field
Every once in a while you get to interview someone that is simply fantastic. Well, I had that special opportunity on one beautiful sunny morning in Connecticut. The American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships were being held over a 4-day stint in Storrs, Connecticut.
To make the experience even more wonderful, one of […]
A friendship for a lifetime
A friendship for a lifetime
By Janice Elizabeth Berte
It was just like any other day coming home from work. I dropped my many bags on the counter, took off my coat and washed my hands. I then went to retrieve my voicemail messages.
As I listened to the calls, the one specific voice I heard made me feel as if the phone was going to drop from my hands.
No, it wasn’t Publishers Clearing […]
Organizing tips for the new year
Organizing tips for the new year
Friday
Aug 29, 2014 at 7:01 AM
By Janice Elizabeth BerteSpecial to the Tab
As always, another summer has flown by and you are now getting geared up for your children to start another school year. You may be a single parent, or married and work full-time jobs but either way; your kids need clothes, school supplies, shoes and toiletries.
Here are […]
Chief Vernon Silent Drum Lopez
Berte: A truly inspirational leader
By Janice Elizabeth Berte
On a quiet, cloudy, cool spring day I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Chief Vernon Silent Drum Lopez, chief of the Wampanoag Tribe in Mashpee.
Chief Lopez, a bright, articulate 91-year-old with so much wisdom and love in his heart that it brought me to tears when first meeting him.
A soft […]
Sorting out your kitchen
Berte: Sorting out your kitchen
By Janice Elizabeth Berte
Your house is a disaster from the snow and the mud trekked in by your kids and the family dog Brodie. You open a cabinet drawer or closet and have to quickly move out of the way since the avalanche of Tupperware tumbles at your feet. You always said to your husband or partner that you wanted a bigger house and more closet space, […]