What lies beneath one of Canton’s oldest and least-known historic sites? As part of Archaeology Month, the public is invited to see archaeological fieldwork in action on Saturday, October 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the historic Gridley Burying Ground, located near 13 Kinsley Place. Faculty and graduate students from the Fiske Center […]
Kadisha (Kiki) Harris and Nate Santos, Sr. had very much settled into their life as parents of their son, Nathan Santos, Jr., when things suddenly took a different and unexpected turn. In late August, Nate Jr. was diagnosed with acute B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Now the young family is caring for the baby over what […]
As convenience stores and gas stations across the commonwealth were busy clearing their shelves of any Kratom products amid an emergency statewide ban that took effect late last month, retailers in Canton were already well ahead of the curve thanks to stringent local health regulations enacted several months prior. Unanimously approved by the Canton Board […]
By Beth Erickson I’m far away where I want to be. But deep inside I miss the sea. -Excerpted from a poem written by Michael Uliano and sent to his grandfather, Thomas Crawford, when he was in the Army September 11, 2001 was a beautiful, end-of-summer day, with a clear blue sky and abundant sunshine […]
The Canton Public Library is in the midst of a renovation that will completely change the first floor of the building by adding a learning space for teenagers, new study rooms, a passport services center, and a new circulation area with self-checkout. The renovation comes after years of planning and approval work. After closing for […]
By Brad Cole Twenty years before he bought his first computer at Radio Shack, Orchard Cove resident Ron Lang designed the technology that let NASA monitor astronauts on the moon, nearly 250,000 miles away. Lang recently shared his experience developing the Apollo Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) and portable life support system (PLSS) — the space […]
None other than Boston’s own four-time marathon winner Bill Rodgers joined Orchard Cove residents to celebrate the completion of their recent personal marathons for the senior living community’s Miles for Scholarship event.
Imagine spending the morning hiking through the woods in the 7,000-acre DCR Blue Hills Reservation, having lunch in the cool shade of large, mature pine trees, and then coming back to kayak on beautiful, unspoiled 230-acre Ponkapoag Pond. Then you sit back and take in the unforgettable sunset across the pond. With both cabins and tent […]
Water quality grades are out for the Neponset River and its tributaries, and the results are somewhat mixed, with the bulk of sites tested earning an overall grade of B or better but nearly half of them falling below that mark for compliance with swimming standards. Part of a joint reporting effort between the Neponset, […]
So far, 2026 has been a very “unlikely” year for one group of area musicians: the Unlikely Strummers, an award-winning ukulele band featuring amateur players from across southern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island. The group, directed by Canton resident Cynthia Miller, is featured in the just-released issue of Ukulele Magazine, an industry publication for ukulele […]
