One of the things that we tend to forget here in Canton is the fact that at one point we were once a small rural farming community. Basic human needs were met, in simpler times, through the use of the resources that existed within a small radius. The trees that were cut down to build […]
While the theme of the 23rd annual St. Gerard’s Kids’ Camp is “Around the World,” to a table of excited 4, 5 and 6-year-old “duckers,” Kids’ Camp is a whole new planet. The 725 campers, 64 head counselors, over 330
This story was written nine years ago. And as time passed, my dear friend embraced aging with an ever-burgeoning family. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren blossomed and this kind man smiled. There is a poignancy in growing old and wise. A day before I learned of Larry’s passing last week, I dreamed of the two of us […]
With a list of past employers that includes the Beavers, BayBears, and Chukars, it isn’t any wonder that Canton native Tim Hagerty developed a fascination with “off-the-wall” baseball team names. However, not even Hagerty himself, who is the current radio voice of the Tucson Padres, could have imagined just how far this interest would take […]
Canton has certainly come a long way since it was once part of Dorchester in the mid 1500s. And for folks who complain about traffic, here they join in a recurring theme throughout the history of the town. With over 440 public and private ways and perhaps a cumulative length of 115 miles of roadways, […]
Canton native Cassandra Kral-Dillon would rather not brag about her past athletic accomplishments, but history shows that she was quite the star athlete during her high school and college days, serving as a three-sport captain while at Canton High and later becoming a two-time NSCAA All-American as a member of the Smith College women’s soccer […]
Under a threatening sky, 40 children set out from the Dean S. Luce School for a pilgrimage into Canton’s history. The third graders walked past ancient stone walls, over the dam at Reservoir Pond, quite near the Tilden House and up past the Draper home on Pleasant Street. At the intersection of Washington and Pleasant […]
If the world is indeed set to expire on December 21, 2012 as some have predicted, then Canton rock trio Metaphor for Everything is ready to go out with a bang, having already written the perfect anthem for the occasion. The band’s latest single, “2012,” tackles the impending apocalypse head-on, satirically dismissing concerns such as […]
On Thursday, May 24, U.S. Marine Corporal Joseph Derby celebrated his 23rd birthday back home in Canton with his wife, Alexis, and his 4-month-old daughter, Emma, both by his side. For Cpl. Derby, the birthday was one of many reasons he had to celebrate — not only had he just become the proud father of […]
Talking with Janet Maguire, Canton’s new recreation director, one would think that it was Monday morning after a solid ten-hour sleep. But in actuality, it was Friday afternoon — just minutes before the office would close — and she was full of energy and optimism. Just wrapping up her second full week on the job, […]
