As a fellow citizen of Canton, I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Alice C. Brown for addressing the recent disastrous mishandling of the Knights of Columbus building via town officials. That this building — so sadly languishing and much neglected as it already was — in dire need of numerous improvements […]
By Russ Polsgrove, Assistant Scoutmaster It started with a phone call, “Would you be the Tiger Cub den leader? Don’t worry, you’ll only have seven first grade boys, but they will have a parent with them.” I figured how hard could it be? Nine years later, my Spencer has 140 nights camping — from battleships […]
Canton Girl Scouts hosted a Trashion Show event on Sunday, January 13, in the St. John’s gymnasium. The scouts made belts, bracelets, magnets and much more out of recycled materials/household items. They also donated t-shirts to be sewn into hats to be shipped to Haiti for newborns. A display table of items showcased the many […]
Update: Due to the pending blizzard, the Canton Community Theatre has postponed “Just Desserts” to next weekend. The shows will be Friday and Saturday, February 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m. with an additional 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, February 17. All tickets purchased for this weekend will be honored at any of next weekend’s shows. *** The […]
It’s 2013 and this is the year that you are really, really, really going to get healthy, lose weight and exercise, right? Let’s begin with a short story. Once there was a man
By Judy Bass The Chateau de Bleu student-run restaurant at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton was full to capacity with guests on the morning of Wednesday, December 12. But this was no ordinary breakfast crowd. The people gathered there, including Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey, state representatives William Galvin and Walter Timilty, […]
This is the story of a patch of grass and pine trees that is being transformed into a place of learning and wonder. It’s a story of teamwork and volunteerism — a story that illustrates how a few
Dear Editor: As many of you know, I appeared before the School Committee on December 6 to explain an enhanced lockdown program called ALICE. Although the School Committee was receptive, they rightfully wanted more information than I could give them in a short meeting that was not totally dedicated to school safety. As a result, […]
Reebok recently opened its doors for its annual Thanksgiving Day meal this past November 22. Reebok Executive Peggy Baker organized the annual event, which hosted over 200 people from the MainSpring House in Brockton. Reebok employees rolled up their sleeves and helped serve a delicious meal with all the trimmings. In addition, Reebok presented a […]
Michael Glick certainly stands out, due to his buoyant, can-do attitude, altruism, high-caliber professional abilities, and exceedingly lofty goals for the future — goals that he is very likely to attain. At the age of 17, this
