Our back yard has seen so much — troops of kids digging in our sandbox, hanging from monkey bars, sliding down the slide and swinging from swings. Games of hide and seek, tag, and duck, duck, goose. Softball and soccer rolling through the grass, excited shrieks echoing in the sky. We’ve hunted for snakes and […]
Compeller By Emily Eastwood First Place High School Prose d From the depths of Hell, I rose. Deep, thick smoke swirled around me. I breathed in deeply. My nostrils tingled and my lungs burned as they were engulfed with flames. I let my chest rise high as I greedily took in large whiffs of the […]
By Nancy Pando A little cowboy rode into our family on April 27, all eight pounds and two ounces of him: our first grandson, Wyatt Van Bonwell. When word of his safe arrival rang throughout the family, we let out a collective whew that could have blown a house off its pins. Wyatt has a […]
DID YOU KNOW … According to a recent story in the Boston Globe, there are only two species of venomous snakes in New England, the northern copperhead and the timber rattlesnake. Both make their home in the Connecticut River Valley and “surprisingly right here in the Blue Hills Reservation,” bordered by Canton, Milton, and Quincy. […]
DID YOU KNOW … MAC congratulates Dick Staiti on his retirement from teaching at Canton High School. Dick, better known as “Doc,” spent 39 years as an educator, and 37 of these years were at Canton High School. For many years, Staiti was the CHS athletic trainer, and for the past five years he was […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton’s very own singing duo “The Oladipo Sisters,” Oladunni, 13, and Olayeni, 11, have just released a brand-new single called “A Song for America.” It is an original patriotic song that celebrates the true American spirit. The song is dedicated to all our veterans and everyday unsung heroes. The Community Club […]
Imagination is a Refrigerator By Dasol Lee First Place Middle School Poetry Imagination is a refrigerator You open it up And there is a heap of things Yearning to get your attention Saying, “Eat me, eat me.” You rummage through the cans of corn and peas And the cartons of milk and juice Until at […]
By Jay Turner, Mike Berger & Holly Erickson **Check out this week’s Citizen (6/28) for our annual spring sports wrap-up, featuring team photos and season summaries of every CHS sports team.** Boys MVP Matt Malloy (Lacrosse) A two-time captain and Hockomock all star, Malloy was the heart and soul of the team and also its […]
MAC has learned that the Canton senior center’s move to 500 Pleasant Street (the old Knights of Columbus building) is progressing nicely. Before demolition of the interior walls and renovations can begin, the purchase and sales agreement and some other legal documents must be signed. The Council on Aging (COA) feels that they have sufficient […]
The last week of the school year. Time to find inspiration, energy, new ideas — time for a field trip. When we received a flyer from Roxbury Community College advertising its “College for a Day,” it was the perfect opportunity for us. I had never visited RCC, and I very much wanted to see the […]
