Created by an act of the Massachusetts legislature in 1932 — one year before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) — the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF) is a private insurance fund that insures all deposit accounts at member banks above the FDIC limits. Massachusetts is the only state to have this unique combined insurance protection. […]
One of the very few banks in the country still operating under its original name, Canton Co-operative Bank is celebrating the 135th anniversary of its founding this year. According to Canton native and Canton Co-operative Bank President & CEO Nick Maffeo, “In 1891, the first president of Canton Co-operative, Ephraim Thorndike, promised that Canton Co-operative […]
The Canton Economic Development Committee, in association with the Canton Association for Business & Industry (CABI) and the MassHire Metro South/West Career Center, invite all local jobseekers to a Fall Community Job Fair on Wednesday, September 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bank of Canton headquarters, 490 Turnpike Street. Employers across a range […]
Northern Spy, a New England-style restaurant located at the Paul Revere Heritage Site in Canton, continues its “Culinary Chronicles of New England” series with a spotlight on the Milton Minutemen on Thursday evening, September 24, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will transport guests back in time for an evening of Revolutionary War stories […]
The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) is pleased to announce that Colleen Bolger and Emma Massih of Canton were awarded scholarships by the MassCPAs Educational Foundation’s 2026 Scholarship Program. Bolger, a student at Elon University, received the PwC Scholarship and Massih, a student at Bentley University, was awarded the CBIZ Scholarship. They were […]
With every “new thing” since undoubtedly forever, some people jump on the bandwagon and loudly proclaim it’s amazing and world-changing and only “dinosaurs” don’t see that. Others get on a different bandwagon and loudly proclaim that the “new thing” will destroy everything or generally be useless. In fact, apparently a gentleman who knew Henry Ford […]
Code Ninjas Canton recently celebrated its seven-year anniversary with a community-wide Discovery Day event that gave local families an exciting firsthand look into the world of coding, robotics, artificial intelligence, and STEM education for kids. Throughout the event, students participated in hands-on technology experiences designed to make learning interactive, creative, and fun. Children explored coding […]
If you want one entree for dinner and your spouse and kids all want something different, there’s a solution nearby. The goal of Wonder restaurant is to make great food more accessible. Wonder comprises 115 infinite kitchen concepts, mostly in the New York and New Jersey area, with eight more locations in Massachusetts. The new […]
Six months after graduation is when most people are required to start paying back their student loans. Unfortunately, some just don’t start paying their loans back on time. So they get off on the wrong foot with bad credit, making things like renting an apartment or buying a car more difficult or more expensive. It’s […]
By Chef Marc Sheehan When we first toured the Revere Heritage Site in January of 2018, it was a shell of a space, with dirt floors and barn swallows nesting in the rafters. As we explored building it into a restaurant and space for the community of Canton and surrounding towns to gather, we always […]
