At its September 10 meeting, the Canton Board of Health voted to institute a “sharps” disposal policy to help Canton residents who use sharps (i.e. hypodermic needles, lancets, and other medically necessary blood-letting devices) to properly and lawfully dispose of them according to a new Massachusetts law that went into effect on July 1 of […]
Dear Editor: I have resided in Canton for over 30 years, and I have always been proud that at election time, Canton, unlike surrounding towns, was not littered with trashy candidate signs all over citizens’ properties. I had assumed it was a town ordinance banning them. However, I became even more proud of the citizens […]
Editor’s note: The following entry was originally published on Tara Shuman’s blog (tarabeatscancer.com) on August 25. Shuman, a 32-year-old mother of two and a former Canton High School teacher, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent successful surgery last week and has begun her long road to recovery. I really hate to fly. I […]
I was and still am so thrilled to have been able to open a shop here in Canton; it was a goal I worked very hard to achieve.
Dear Editor: Elizabeth Warren came to Canton recently to speak in the Route 138 area. Not one member of our Democratic Town Committee was there to help us greet her. Why? Disgusted by Scott Brown’s mischaracterization of himself as a good ol’ boy voting for the common man, when he has consistently voted against their […]
The Canton 12-year-old Williamsport/A team won the Suburban Youth Baseball League championship by defeating perennial powerhouse Braintree 14-4 in the finals. Canton received strong pitching from Andrew Bryant and Kyle Burke. Homeruns by Burke, Brian Drakos, Kevin Monagle, and Steven Walker led the way in winning the game in five innings. The championship game was […]
WHDH-TV 7News anchor and balloonist in training Adam Williams tested out his colorful hot air balloon, named Peacock, at Pequitside Farm last weekend. Williams, who lives in Canton, worked with instructors and a balloon chasing crew from Stow while his balloon was tethered at Pequitside. Williams’ friend and neighbor Susan Mathieson, a retired JFK teacher, […]
Submitted by Della Larson With support from the Canton Alliance for Public Education as well as a dedicated group of teachers and parents, the Canton Public Schools are becoming actively involved in the field of robotics. Student involvement in robotics got its start at the Galvin Middle School, where last fall a group of ten […]
On Friday, August 10, 32-year-old Tara Shuman, a married mother of two and a successful health care attorney at Verrill Dana LLP, was blindsided by a diagnosis of breast cancer. She had no apparent risk factors, and until two weeks ago had no knowledge of what the disease entailed. As a way to cope and […]
Dear Editor: On Sunday, July 22, we had four knowledgeable speakers on the subject of emotional disabilities and the history of the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) speak to us at the First Parish Unitarian-Universalist Church. Our mission is to get the use of the electronic shocking devices outlawed. These GEDs, which can be activated […]
