Did you know … According to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 71 income tax filers in the town of Canton reported $1 million or more in income. The average income of those 71 filers was $2.5 million. In all, 12,665 Massachusetts residents earned $1 million or more in 2011, the most recent year for which […]
Amid the recent surge in fatal drug overdoses, the public pronouncement of a “full-blown heroin crisis” by Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, and the media’s ongoing fascination with the death of Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, families that have already lost a loved one to addiction are left to quietly ponder how it all went wrong […]
I’m an incurable romantic. I’m a sap for mushy movies, happy endings, couples persevering against all odds. I savor transformations of ugly ducklings and Cinderellas. I want to believe that there is a partner for everyone because it would make me too sad to think that there wasn’t. That’s why despite the fact that it […]
Did you know … Eagle Scout candidate Shawn Lynch of Canton recently told selectmen that he plans to list every selectman who has served the town since it was incorporated in 1797 and have their names engraved on a plaque to be presented to the town. Lynch is a Life Scout and will achieve Eagle […]
Did you know … It is time to resurrect the Route 138 Economic Opportunity Overlay District Bylaw. The bylaw, which took nearly two years to draft, would have established two overlay zones, one from the Milton town line to the I-93 overpass and one from Randolph Street to Tracy Wood Road. The bylaw would encourage […]
I love to shop. I always have. I can remember spending my time in a candy store deciding just where to spend my nickel. I remember haunting the toy store across the street from where we lived in Brooklyn, Fain’s Toys. It was my idea of kid heaven, living across the street from a toy […]
Did you know … In Massachusetts, 155 towns have now accepted the Community Preservation Act (CPA). The 2000 state law allows a local property tax surcharge of up to 3 percent to support recreation projects, open space, affordable housing, and historic preservation. The state match this year has nearly doubled from last year (26.64 percent […]
Submitted by Marianne Arcieri St. John the Evangelist School in Canton, under the leadership of Principal Sean Richardson, is a community centered on love, service and academics. It is a very nurturing environment for students (K-8) to grow socially, emotionally and academically. This past fall, the eighth grade students started an outreach program for special […]
Did you know … The Canton Lions Club will be sponsoring a celebrity hockey game between the Boston Black and Gold Legends (former Boston Bruins hockey players) and the Canton All-Stars on Friday, February 7, starting at 7 p.m. at the Canton skating rink located at 2167 Washington Street. Admission is free. There will also […]
It had been a wonderful vacation because both my girls were in town for 12 days. It’s funny how parents of older children measure their kids’ at-home times. I didn’t realize it until my friend Peg told me that she had a great vacation because her daughter had come home for 11 days. Almost like […]
