Hundreds of commuters use Route 138 daily to travel to and from work, or to take care of their shopping needs. It’s possible, however, that only a handful of those drivers have noticed the large beige building at 427 Turnpike Street that houses Fountain of Grace, a non-denominational church that offers Sunday services to a […]
Nearly two years after unveiling a set of enhanced lockdown protocols and establishing itself as a regional pioneer in the area of school safety, the Canton school system is prepared to take the next step this year with a series of drills and training sessions designed to prepare both students and staff for various emergencies […]
In a six-minute promotional video shot last winter for Boston area specialty housing provider Project Outreach, a group of local men who are now clean and sober talk openly about their troubled pasts and what it means to have been given a home, a job, and a chance at redemption. The video, titled “Boston Rehab,” […]
An enthusiastic CHS Principal Derek Folan has a message for all returning students and staff members: Be excited and get ready to be challenged. Encouraged by a positive accreditation report from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Folan is eager to start a new school year and has set the bar extremely […]
At 38 years old, the author had amassed a small fortune and was in a position to purchase the country estate in Ponkapoag. After laboring for 20 years in the editorial mill and publishing seven volumes of poetry and four bestselling books, he had established himself as “one of the most delightful writers of his […]
It has invaded Facebook feeds and captured hearts from coast to coast. It has united pro athletes and politicians, soccer moms and CEOs, and it has raised millions of dollars and much-needed awareness for an incurable and devastating disease. It is the now ubiquitous “ice bucket challenge” to strike out ALS, and it has taken […]
Avery Morgan, 14, joined Cub Scouts in first grade and is presently a Life Scout. He has one more rank to go — that of Eagle Scout. “My father was an Eagle Scout,” he said recently. “I want to become an Eagle Scout.” Eagle Scout is the highest rank in scouting. To achieve that honor, […]
The Rockland Street neighborhood was just that — a neighborhood. Everyone knew everyone else, and in 1912 it was predominantly composed of immigrant families. A look at the census sheet tells the story — names like Casey, Ward, Roache, Fitzgerald, and Sullivan. The occupations further paint the picture: mason, bookkeeper, laundress, assembler, seamstress, and blacksmith. […]
A question was recently posed on Facebook that asked, “What would you consider the Golden Era of Canton?” There were only a handful of answers. Sarah Titus answered, “Now. Schools are great, streets are clean, seniors getting a new clubhouse, new walking trails at the eyesore airport, good things happenin’!” But of course, my answer […]
As a child growing up in the relative comfort of suburban Canton, Phil d’Entremont experienced extreme poverty the way that most people in his circumstances did — in pictures and in words, usually on a television screen, and always from afar. He can still remember watching those Christian Children’s Fund commercials, often narrated by actress […]
