After my last story, the one that helped rediscover the Boston milestones around town, I headed out to repaint the ancient relics. I had done this before, about five years ago. This time, my brother Jonathan and I dutifully drove to the stones around Canton and took some time painting in the carving and cleaning […]
In October of 2004, Robin and Bernie Mendillo of Elm Street took the first step in a journey that would culminate nearly five years later with the adoption of their daughter from China. Bernie Mendillo has chronicled the experience in Bella in America: A Memoir, based on the blog he wrote in China. The Mendillos […]
Three years ago, Father Michael McClellan became pastor at St. John’s the Evangelist in Canton. After more than three decades at parishes in Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, McClellan said the move served as a bit of a culture shock. “I moved from the city, where poverty is common, to the not so poor suburbs,” […]
When veteran Galvin Middle School wellness teacher Kristine Fritts first got wind of this weekend’s 5K fitness walk being held in her honor, she was very flattered, a little embarrassed, and “completely floored” by the kindness and generosity of her colleagues throughout the school district. As she told K-12 wellness coordinator Peter Boucher in a […]
You probably drive by them all the time without noticing. They sit by the side of the road, silent necessities of our Colonial era that are no longer needed in a modern age. The small stone mile markers, milestones, have been marking the distance from Boston since the early 1700s. Today, with our satellite-guided navigation […]
In today’s world, it is easy enough to portray an era defined by strokes of violence and hued with shades of sensationalized destruction. Add to this a few spatters of hysteria and finger-painted points of blame, and the result is a masterpiece highlighting a version of life that few, if any, would want to comprise. […]
In her adopted hometown of Canton, she is the fiery lady with the sweet Southern accent best known for taking to the streets in her Pilgrim outfit to protest the war in Iraq. She’s outspoken, some would call her brash, and she can be downright harsh with her criticism in the face of real or […]
It may be cliché to say that you can touch history, but in all honesty, our history is made up of the places, artifacts and stories that we preserve for future generations to “touch.” Nowhere is this more evident than in the new exhibit at the Canton Historical Society that lays bare the artifacts brought […]
Our kitchen is the “Canton room,” according to my wife. Of course, all things Canton seem to find their way into every room of our house. As part of her spring-cleaning ritual, several pieces of framed artwork have found their way onto the kitchen walls, pieces that might have been relegated to an upstairs closet. […]
Click here for Part 1 By Denny Swenson In preparation for a Lyme disease awareness meeting for the Green Street area, I spent a few days calling neighbors to let them know about our upcoming meeting. I ended up speaking with 20 people. I was bracing myself because I was unclear how people feel about […]
