Did you know … The Canton American Legion Community Band is looking for musicians to refill its ranks, which have been steadily depleting due to advancing age, health problems, and employment/residence transfers out of the area. The award-winning band was originally founded in 1927, disbanded during World War II and the Korean War, and was inactive until […]
Below is the second in a two-part story about the Gelpke twins of Canton. Click here to return to part one, “Giving Thanks.” Bob and Roy Gelpke, twins that had never spent a day apart, left Canton together in May 1943. They can be seen smiling on a troop transport train as it leaves North […]
Below is the first in a two-part series about the Gelpke twins of Canton by True Tales author George T. Comeau. Many families in Canton had reason to celebrate and give thanks on Thanksgiving Day on November 22, 1945. The war in the European Theatre had ended on May 8 as Americans and Allies erupted […]
By Tonja Mettlach When I first applied to be a citizen representative on the Canton Master Plan Steering Committee, I’ll be honest, I didn’t really know what the work would involve or really what a master plan could do. But I was relatively new to the town, had a son who had just entered kindergarten […]
Earlier this year, there was a report in the Washington Post about a teacher in Southern California who called U.S. service members “the lowest of our low.” Apparently the school district was “deluged by thousands of emails, many from veterans, active-duty troops and military family members.” How appropriate that people who know how wrong that […]
Did you know … The official name for the residential component of the old Plymouth Rubber development is Copperwood Condominiums. According to a recent story in the Canton Citizen, the new builders and architects are Richard Vassa of Vassa Real Estate Company and Lloyd Geisinger of Thorndike Development. Construction of the residential units could begin by March 2019. The Army […]
Submitted by Harriet Burak, CAASA member The Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) was started in 2013 to address youth substance abuse. Meetings are held on the third Monday of every month at the Canton Fire Department on Revere Street. Any resident interested in getting involved is welcome to attend. Led by Fire Chief Charles […]
By Dr. John Tamilio III The church I am proud to serve, the Congregational Church of Canton, has been in the news as of late. Some background to the story is needed. I was invited to deliver the prayer of invocation at the Canton High School Class of 2018 commencement ceremony. The prayer follows: Holy, loving, […]
Did you know that fallen leaves are loaded with natural fertilizer, which can cause water pollution that harms people and animals? Dumped leaves can also cause flooding when they block storm drains and waterways. Keep the ponds and waterways in your community clean and healthy this fall with a few simple steps: * Never dump […]
Maybe you’ve heard about the new twist on the Microsoft scam. It used to be that an individual would get a call from someone pretending to be from Microsoft trying to get access to that person’s computer. Lately, from what we’re hearing, the scammer calls and actually tries to build their credibility by saying, “I […]
