John Jennison and Ellen Marie Crowley met on a blind date in 1950, although Ellen had heard of him because he had played football for Canton High School. “I knew what he looked like,” said Ellen, her eyes twinkling with the memory. John didn’t miss a beat to finish the thought: “And that didn’t scare […]
As you stand at the kitchen sink and turn on the water, reflect upon how that water makes its way through a complex system of pipes from deep wells and through a well-established network, ending at the glass of water in your hands. The person most responsible for our modern system of wells and clean […]
The Franklin Park Zoo, a 72-acre treasure located in the heart of Boston, will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, and no one could be more proud of this milestone than John Linehan, the zoo’s president and CEO since 2001 and a man whose own career at the zoo goes back more than three decades. “I […]
In the corner of my kitchen is a tube of reproduced historic maps of Canton. I use these maps regularly to help me write these stories. The best is dated 1855, a copy of an original that hangs framed in a back corner of the Historical Society. The map is actually a picture, a sketch, […]
We trace the arc of the seasons across the years, and the old adage quickly points out that the more things change, the more they remain the same. Looking back at Canton exactly 100 years ago, the year 1911, the observer is struck with the normalcy of life and the fact that things really don’t […]
As the plane descended, I saw the spectacular coastline and mountainous region that make Hong Kong a destination of such natural beauty. This was my first time in Asia and hoped it would be one of many. Fifteen hours later
She has been described as the sidekick, the newsreader, or the female voice. But Lauren Beckham Falcone defines her new job in just two words. “I call myself ‘the girl,’” she said with a laugh of her role on The Loren and Wally Morning Show, heard from 5:30 to 10 a.m. on radio station 105.7 […]
The quintessential New England road is one that is overarched with gracious old trees and dotted with ancient stonewalls. There are a few notable candidates that spring to mind: Elm Street, Green Street, Chapman Street and certainly York Street. Of these, York Street is one of the oldest and most developed, and is considered a […]
Somewhere in the middle of the Mohave Desert is a rock that Bobby Cabino knows by heart. It’s the one that his older brother Shayne is perched atop in a striking photo that has since become a family treasure. The photo captures Shayne, who was killed in action in Iraq, during his stay at the […]
Last Saturday was a beautiful day, and to be outside was especially wonderful. Wally Gibbs, the chairman of the Canton Historical Commission, convened a meeting in an unlikely place. We met under the arching leaves of an ancient oak tree on a winding path inside the Canton Corner Cemetery. The purpose of the meeting was […]
