By Nichola Gallagher & Dr. Julie Goodman With the start of a new year and COVID case counts rising, we want to take a moment to both acknowledge how much the Canton community has done in terms of testing and contact tracing, and to remind everyone why this is such a vital part of keeping […]
Did you know … The Milton-Hoosic Golf Club, located off Greenlodge Street in Canton, was recently ranked the 26th best nine-hole course in the world by the Golf Magazine. A recent article in the Canton Citizen outlined the story about the Milton-Hoosic Golf Club receiving this prestigious award. MAC decided to add to the story of the […]
The following is an excerpt from the Canton Citizen’s 2020 year in review. Check out the Jan. 7 print edition for a look back at the top news stories of 2020, athletes and teams of the year, and more. COVID-19 transforms daily life It went from minor media curiosity to a major topic of conversation […]
A while ago, there was an article in The Wall Street Journal about something that had been becoming more common, more annoying and increasingly expensive — mandatory fees. After the coronavirus fades, chances are those fees will be back. The article, “A backlash brews against fees,” focused on what may be about the most hated […]
As we approach the end of 2020, the general feeling is “good riddance.” What a year it has been, bringing unprecedented death to our nation. As of December 19, approximately 315,000 Americans had died from COVID-19 during this year. The number of COVID-19 deaths is staggering, almost incomprehensible. Bringing it closer to home, over 11,000 […]
“Caveat emptor” is Latin for “Let the buyer beware.” Which means buyers needed to beware thousands of years ago and buyers still need to beware today, especially when shopping online. Because some things online are changing … for the worse. One example: It is now abundantly clear that online reviews have been corrupted to such […]
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. It has my three favorites — family, food and football! I loved the tradition of attending the Thanksgiving Day football game (full disclosure: I was a Wildcat from Milton, not a Canton Bulldog) — attending as a spectator when I was young, participating in the halftime […]
Did you know … The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects a 10 percent decline in spending for home heating oil this winter. Oil prices remain depressed around the world and nearly 20 percent of homes in the northeast rely on oil furnaces for their heating source. According to the EIA, spending for propane is projected to grow 14 percent […]
By Bill O’Donnell, Norfolk Register of Deeds With the 2020 holiday season approaching, it is a time to reflect on an extraordinary year in our nation’s history. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected each and every one of us — some more severely than others. While travel has certainly been curtailed for most, many individuals and […]
The other day, the owner of a local business came in to work and discovered he had apparently been laid off. It came as something of a surprise, since he knew for sure he had not laid himself off. He had not laid anyone off in many years. But his human resources manager had an […]
