It all began when Steve and I saw the studio apartment that would be Mom’s home. We had already been concerned that she would feel that it was too small after having lived in an apartment. So when we saw a studio that belonged to a lady who liked stuff — there were things crammed […]
DID YOU KNOW… Thirty-five Canton seniors recently traveled by bus to Boston’s Symphony Hall where they heard an outstanding performance by the Keith Lockhart-conducted Boston Pops Orchestra and a superb group of entertainers singing some of the delightful music of Cole Porter. The seniors told MAC that it was a great time, and they look […]
Stung by the loss of one of the team’s best pitchers in Canton’s Greg Lyons, the Canton Athletics were also hurt last week by the loss of Steve Delanian, one of their best hitters. A Brockton resident, Delanian is normally an outfielder but was filling in at second base when he dove for a ball […]
The Canton Post 24 baseball team won its first game Sunday evening 9-6, as Adam Freedman of Sharon clubbed a three-run homerun to beat Westwood 9-6. Dave Zabinsky also had a three-run homerun in the third inning and hit a triple in the fifth to tie the game at 6. Starting pitcher Joey Wilkinson of […]
An employee at Reebok’s World Headquarters in Canton has been diagnosed with measles, according to John Ciccotelli, the director of public health in Canton. After the case was identified Friday, June 11, public health officials spent last week helping to prevent this highly transmissible disease from spreading. “To ensure the well-being of all our employees […]
As part of the 10th anniversary of the Canton Knights of Columbus Public Safety Awards Night, Firefighter/EMT Herbert “Butch” King and K-9 Police Officer Scott Brown and his partner, Bosco, were honored as Firefighter and Police Officer of the Year. The public event was held Friday night, June 18, at the K of C Hall […]
The annual Firemen’s Sunday was celebrated this year on June 13. Members of the Canton Fire Department — both present and retired — attended mass at Saint James Church on York Street. After the mass, Reverend Tom Dornan of St. James Lutheran Church came to the Ponkapoag station for a brief prayer srrvice, after which […]
A shakeup in the Canton Public Schools’ leadership ranks continued last week when a School Committee member and a high ranking central office administrator both announced, within a span of two days, their plans to step down — albeit for unrelated and seemingly unavoidable reasons. Already set to lose Superintendent John D’Auria and Assistant Superintendent […]
June is my favorite month of the year. It’s just so very June. You can put away your ice scraper without fear of a surprise squall, lock up your mittens, and store your bulky sweaters. In June the summer hasn’t formally started so it’s still there in front of you to dream about. You can […]
DID YOU KNOW… Lame duck School Superintendent John D’Auria, 60, leaves his Canton job on June 30, and he is not letting any grass grow under his feet. The Boston Globe reports that, without missing a step, on July 1 he will become full-time president of Teachers 21, a non-profit education reform organization based in […]
