We have the power to shape what aging looks like. For Marilyn Crawford, it’s living into her favorite shirt: “Growing old is mandatory, growing up, that’s optional”. Nestled within Raynham Marketplace on 1470 New State Highway, Unity Martial Arts is…
Nine members of Brockton Firefighters Local IAFF 144 recently completed a 343-mile bike ride from Fenway Park in Boston to Ground Zero in Manhattan as part of the First Responder Ride for Resilience. The five-day ride began Sunday, September 6,…
Nature has found a way to unite and bring balance, peace and spirituality. Frederick Douglass was a leader in the abolitionist movement who affirmed, “We are one, our cause is one, and we must help each other if we are…
An object one can certainly count on being there for every step of every journey life throws at one’s feet, is a reliable pair of shoes. This was the very goal of the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company, to make…
Agriculture has long been a significant part of West Bridgewater’s history. In 1865, there were 145 farms with extensive strawberry cultivation throughout the 1870s. Although the number of farms declined to 95 in 1880, it soon would rise again with…
As a part of East Bridgewater since the turn of the nineteenth century, the Elmwood Fire House remains intact and a vital piece of history. It was constructed in 1888 and was home to the Elmwood Fire Company, memorialized here…
Stepping onto the trolley to travel from one town to another was once was a tremendous form of transportation. This public transit vehicle first developed large scale in Richmond, Virginia, by Frank J. Sprague. The trolley was an easy way…
