The following poem was written by Evelyn Carrington (CHS ’18) and recited by her cousin Amber Carrington (CHS ’16) at Saturday’s Stand in Solidarity event at Canton Town Hall. Black lives matter you won’t silence the chatter if our lives matter what’s with the blood splatter every day just getting madder trying to fight as […]
Did you know … According to Massachusetts state officials reporting coronavirus deaths at long-term care facilities, the Hellenic Nursing and Rehab Center on Sherman Street in Canton had 25 deaths while Orchard Cove on Route 138 had 11 deaths as of May 30, 2020. That is 36 deaths in just two long-term care facilities in Canton. The state’s largest […]
By Police Chief Ken Berkowitz Today, I write with a heavy heart over the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing aftermath. After watching the video of the detainment, I, like every police officer I know, was struck to the core over what transpired. It was especially painful for me to watch since it is […]
Did you know … The Boston Globe named Canton High senior Johnny Hagan as one of its Boys Hockey Athletes of the Year for 2019-20. Hagan, the Hockomock League MVP, finished his high school career with 160 points while leading the Bulldogs to two Division 2 state championships. Hagan was also named to the Boston Herald and […]
By Julie Goodman, PhD, Chairman, Canton Board of Health Although you may have never known, the Canton Health Department has been contact tracing for decades. Contact tracing involves finding people who have been in contact with a person who has been infected with a pathogen, monitoring or quarantining those people, and repeating the process if […]
Over the course of the past several weeks, the entire world has been through what will almost certainly be an indelible experience of dealing with sudden, drastic, unwanted change. Even many people who had the time, opportunity and determination to prepare for such a scenario found themselves shocked and shaken by the reality of it, […]
While the COVID-19 emergency is in full swing around the country and in Canton, news is hard to come by as most of us are under a self-quarantine stay-at-home order. MAC, with time on his washed and sanitized hands, found a paper written by the late Edward Bolster, a longtime member of the Canton Historical Commission. Ed […]
By Julie E. Goodman, PhD By now you have heard the predictions of thousands or maybe millions of illnesses and deaths from the coronavirus if we don’t continue to take measures to prevent its spread. That’s a pretty wide range, and it’s hard to know what to believe. The reason for this range is that […]
In response to the State of Emergency and concerns about COVID-19, the Canton Board of Selectmen voted on March 31 to postpone the annual town election from April 7, 2020 to June 16, 2020. The postponement was made possible by an act of the state legislature that was signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker. […]
In the hours before and after performing surgery, Sue Harrington makes masks. A veterinarian at Randolph Animal Hospital, Harrington knows how important proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is for healthcare workers — and how problematic it is that hospitals around the country are already running low during this time of crisis. Harrington knew how she […]
