Twenty-five years ago, while finishing up a business degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Meredith Linsky made the conscious decision to follow her interests and set out on a “path less traveled.” Young and idealistic with a passion for social justice, Linsky figured that she would never be rich and might not always be […]
U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch easily carried his home district, including Canton, in Tuesday’s special state primary for U.S. Senate, but it was not enough to overtake his congressional colleague Ed Markey, who cruised to the Democratic nomination with 57 percent of the vote. Markey, a 36-year veteran of Congress and a resident of Malden, carried […]
It was another winning week for the Canton High boys’ lacrosse team as the red-hot Bulldogs made it five in a row with a pair of hard-fought victories over Medway and Oliver Ames. In both games last week the boys played one dominant half and one mediocre one, yet they never relinquished the lead in […]
The Canton High girls’ lacrosse team continued an early season trend last week by splitting its two games over April vacation, falling to nonleague Apponequet Regional 19-15 before bouncing back with a road win over division opponent Oliver Ames 13-10. Monday’s loss to Apponequet dropped the Bulldogs to 0-2 this season against the Lakers and […]
What has historic homes, sprawling corporate headquarters, a mishmash of zoning districts, and vacancies all over? The answer, from a local perspective at least, is the Route 138 corridor in Canton — a busy stretch of roadway that has long been the target of commercial growth and revitalization, albeit with only mixed success to date. […]
The Canton High boys’ varsity lacrosse team continued its hot start with a 12-3 dismantling of Hockomock newcomer Milford on the road last Wednesday. It was the Bulldogs’ only game of the week and they made sure it counted, improving to 3-0 while handing the Hawks their first loss of the season. Expected to be […]
After another tough stretch that included shutout losses to Hockomock leaders Franklin and Milford, the CHS softball team managed to close out the week on a high note, earning a split in their doubleheader against Boston Latin Academy while also raising hundreds of dollars for Project Purple — an anti-substance abuse awareness program founded by […]
What started out as a day of celebration and joy quickly turned to horror on the streets of Boston as two powerful bombs, reportedly made out of pressure cookers and laced with nails, ball bearings and other types of shrapnel, exploded in quick succession near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing […]
Lauren Cortizo, a 2009 CHS graduate who was running the marathon on behalf of domestic violence victims, was also part of the group that was stopped less than a mile from the finish line when the bombs exploded. Cortizo, who was recently profiled in the Citizen, was stopped by police and redirected, first toward the […]
As the chief of medical oncology and hematology at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Dr. Karim Malek knows firsthand how precious and fragile life can be. It’s the reason that he follows his passions and is constantly seeking out new adventures, whether it be learning to fly an airplane or scuba diving with sharks […]
