Business
Different path to a new career
During one of his many shuttle flights between Boston and Manhattan, William W. Moyer wound up sitting with a few sportscasters from CBS. One of the men told Moyer he had a great voice and should consider doing voice-overs for television and radio. “I’d never heard the term,” said Moyer, 62, who’d spent 40 years [...]
Common needs spur growth in cohousing developments
For 39-year old Katherine Journeay of Marlborough, it started with a group of friends who complained that they never saw each other; they fantasized about owning land at the end of a dead-end road and putting up a bunch of houses. After a year of discussion they hired a cohousing consultant to see if they [...]
The Web gives boomer caregivers a boost
When Steven Dworkin’s father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2005, he and his two siblings began to share in his care. But Dworkin was in Newton, his parents lived in Florida, and his brother and sister were in Connecticut. “My dad passed away relatively quickly,” Dworkin said. “And then we were completely unprepared to [...]