Dear Editor: On January 4, Canton lost a member of the greatest generation. We have all heard of Tom Brokaw’s book The Greatest Generation, and we of Canton have been blessed with many members of this group. I would like to introduce you to one of them with this brief statement. As I write, you […]
DID YOU KNOW … At least three snowplows have been stolen in Canton over the past few months, including one owned by the Canton Housing Authority valued at $4,000. It is the second time in two years that a snowplow has been stolen from the Housing Authority maintenance yard behind the Hemenway complex. The plow […]
Dear Editor: Father McCune was assigned to St. John the Evangelist Parish in 1983. He remained our pastor for 17 years. In that time he grew to love the town of Canton, the people of Canton, and our beautiful parish of St. John’s. Once Father met you he never forgot who you were. You were […]
DID YOU KNOW … Homewood Suites by Hilton, the international brand of all-suite, residential-style hotels, announced on December 20 the opening of its newest property at 50 Royall Street in Canton. The four-story, 98-suite hotel is owned by Benderson Development Company and managed by Buffalo Lodging Associates. The hotel offers studio, one-, and two-bedroom suites, […]
My mom always compares herself to Maggie Brown, otherwise known as the Unsinkable Molly Brown. Molly was traveling on the Titanic when it hit the iceberg. She refused to leave, helping others to board the lifeboats, and had to be convinced to get into Lifeboat No. 6. She was dubbed the “Unsinkable Molly Brown” by […]
DID YOU KNOW … The year 2011 is finally coming to an end, and we will soon be entering the new year of 2012, and MAC hopes it will be a good year for all of you. It is interesting to note that with the end of 2011, we find that gasoline prices are now […]
DID YOU KNOW … Preliminary site work has begun on the new solar farm at the former Pine Street landfill. The solar farm will be the largest in New England, according to Frank McMahon, attorney for Southern Sky Renewable Energy. Construction began on December 5, and an estimated 20,000 solar panels will be installed starting […]
People can be divided into two basic groups: those who can handle being sick and those who cannot. In our family Steve is the one who suffers in silence and I’m the total wuss. Well, maybe not total. If I’m not running a fever I’m up and working, but I’m not happy and I let […]
I have to turn off the radio because I can’t listen to another economic failure due to unregulated greed. Who in their right mind thought the so-called “Super Committee” could ever come up with a workable federal budget? All the factors that froze Congress during the debt ceiling crisis would follow the bipartisan committee right […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton Police are now enforcing the town’s winter parking bylaws, which prohibit on-street parking longer than one hour between the hours of 1 and 6 a.m. other than if acting in an emergency. The Canton Historical Society will have another open house at 1400 Washington Street on Sunday, December 18, from […]
