By: Jeffrey M. Bertman Graduate Gemologist   If you are tired of downsizing everything from your car to your entertainment budget, you may be relieved

By: Jeffrey M. Bertman Graduate Gemologist   Contrast is essential to any work of art that wants to use tension to draw the viewer’s eye.

By: Jeffrey M. Bertman Graduate Gemologist   While there may be more expensive gemstones of regal purple hue, none surpass amethyst’s gorgeous color. This has

By: Jeffrey M. Bertman Graduate Gemologist   Sometimes, it is best to reduce things to their simplest terms. After all, why complicate matters when you

By: Jeffrey M. Bertman Graduate Gemologist Both ruby and sapphire are varieties of corundum, the second hardest mineral known to science. While the red variety

QUINCY — What may be the last remaining piece of the long-ago Shopperstown USA version of Quincy Square is still in place and still selling

Longtime Quincy Advocate, Businessman, and leader Mark Bertman to be presented with the  Quincy College Trust’s  2017 Quintessential Award Quincy, MA (9/22/2017):  The  Quincy College

Photos from the The Salvation Army of Quincy Advisory Board 2nd Annual Civic Dinner Thank you to Lisa Aimola/ The Quincy Sun for the photos.

By: Jeffrey M. Bertman Graduate Gemologist If you own a pearl necklace, be sure to have it restrung yearly (if it is worn often) or

By: Jeffrey M. Bertman Graduate Gemologist One of the hottest trends in engagement rings involves the use of colored gemstones, although actually this trend is