The Social Awareness Group at Orchard Cove brought United States Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren to speak to Orchard Cove residents on Thursday, August 30. Professor Warren spoke briefly and then took questions from the audience. The ballroom was filled to capacity. (Above) Warren greets Orchard Cove resident Sid Heller (background: Bernard Redmont and Ida Grodofsky).
One is an Iraq War veteran turned writer/activist; the other is a line cook in a four-star restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. However, when it comes to their friendship and their shared commitment to social causes, Blanka Stratford and Katerina Tassiopoulos are just about the perfect match. The two Canton High School graduates have [...]
In anticipation of the start of school this week, the Canton School Committee invited each of the school principals to its meeting last Thursday, August 30, to provide an overview of their school improvement plans for the 2012-2013 year. The one exception was new CHS Principal Derek Folan, who began July 1 and was therefore [...]
Selectmen are expected to approve a new formal betterment policy at their next meeting on September 18 for those residents who are seeking town acceptance of an established private way. Within the past few months, residents from Historical Way (off Washington Street) and Knob Hill (off Walpole Street) have come forward seeking town acceptance of [...]
A New York man is recovering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries at a Boston hospital and will be cited for alcohol and motor vehicle charges after crashing his truck into the front porch of a home at 1379 Washington Street early Saturday morning, September 1. The house is directly opposite the traffic light at Washington [...]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody said a second-alarm fire at 208 Chapman Street last Tuesday night, August 28, was determined to be accidental and caused by damaged electrical wiring. Doody said the fire began in a basement electrical room at around 9 p.m. and extended through the walls to the first floor kitchen. Engine 6 and [...]
Spend a fun and educational morning with the Chai Jewish Center in preparation for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. This coming Sunday, September 9, the Chai Center will host a Jewish New Year Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the brand-new Metro South Gymnastics Academy facility, located at 255 Revere Street in Canton. [...]
