“Adventurous” and “daredevil” are good ways of describing Shirley Horowitz, resident of the Orchard Cove senior living community in Canton. Horowitz is also a storyteller, which is what first riveted fellow resident Ronnie Gold upon meeting Horowitz. Since that first encounter about two years ago, Gold has been fascinated with the vivid stories Horowitz tells […]
Consistent with President Trump’s campaign promises of mass deportation of people who crossed the U.S. border illegally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been ramping up efforts for several months to locate and detain undocumented residents. Often using the pejorative descriptor “illegal aliens,” Trump and other government officials, including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, have […]
Four Canton moms have given new meaning to the “hockey mom” identity. Besides spending time at ice rinks cheering on their offspring, they have taken up the challenge of learning stick handling and puck control. In the process, they have learned a bit about themselves and the sport of hockey and have developed a deeper […]
“We are definitely winding down.” That is what Judge Beverly Cannone said at the close of Tuesday’s trial session in the case of Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Karen Read. She also noted in a discussion with the attorneys that the case would likely be going to the jury this Friday or next Monday at the […]
Working with the Trump administration, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff have made significant cuts to funding and staffing of various government offices and agencies. Just four days after the inauguration, USAID was one of the first to come under the knife. The organization has been the primary administrator of civilian […]
New parents Nahtoreya Coleman and Nathan Ellison of Attleboro are, in most ways, like new parents everywhere. Happy and proud of their newborn son, they are learning to cope with the hour-to-hour needs of a tiny baby who wants his bottles served up quickly and is quite capable of expressing disapproval if there are delays. […]
Meg Goldstein, Canton’s new director of public health, has been on the job for about three months. Hired by the Board of Health with the idea that she would beef up outreach efforts, Goldstein has been taking that assignment seriously since assuming the role in mid-November. Already very familiar with the office from her previous […]
Jonathan Arata finds that being a Freemason is very rewarding. In the six years since he joined the Blue Hill Masonic Lodge, he has developed strong relationships with his fellow Freemasons, or “brothers,” as he says, and has risen in the ranks all the way up to Master, the top position. His inauguration to the […]
Occupying a small niche behind Canton High School and hard by the school’s tennis courts, the American Legion Edward J. Beatty Post 24 hall isn’t exactly a prominent town landmark. Yet veterans have been finding their way to the spot for relaxation and togetherness ever since it opened in 1947. If Canton Veterans Agent Arafat […]
A traveling acrobatic troupe, Cirque Us, with connections to Canton is debuting this year at King Richard’s Faire in Carver. The faire, which has opened annually on weekends at the end of each summer since 1982, is a theme park based on a 16th century English marketplace, with jousting, games, rides, and costumed performers appearing […]
