Editor’s note: Selectmen Chairman Bob Burr disputed the following assertions in a recent interview. He stated that the risks of purchasing the K of C building, although minimal to the town, were articulated to residents at annual town meeting and that divestiture of the property “had always been an option” if renovations were deemed to […]
DID YOU KNOW … The second edition of the Canton High School Alumni Directory 2012 was recently published and distributed. It includes biographical listings with contact information, career overviews, and family highlights plus a special section about the history of Canton High School from its first graduating class of 1869 to the last graduating class […]
It started with a cough. Not a very impressive cough at first, but as the days passed it grew. Steve kept telling me that he just had a cold, and when I insisted that it sounded like something worse, he got cranky. Now, I’ve lived with this man for 36 years, and I know when […]
DID YOU KNOW… Westwood Station, now known as University Station, is back in the news. A special town meeting is scheduled to convene in Westwood on February 28 to consider adding a layer of new zoning for the 140-acre industrial tract on University Avenue. Westwood town meeting participants will also vote on the development’s first […]
DID YOU KNOW … Paula Chin of Canton was the winner of the Boston Herald’s Holiday Baking Contest. According to the Herald, “Chin swept the field with her take on rugelach, a rich pastry filled with dried fruit and nuts.” Chin is a library assistant at the Canton Public Library. The Herald proclaimed Paula Chin […]
My neighbor said she hadn’t stopped crying all weekend. A shooting at an elementary school? Another friend and mother of elementary aged children felt “apathetic” that weekend — that there is nothing that can’t be senselessly taken from her. Lanza’s first victim was his own mother. All six adult victims were women. He killed 20 […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Council on Aging had a very successful holiday party at the Canton Town Club on December 12. Entertainment was provided by the eight-piece Dixie Diehards Band, and great food was provided by Foley’s Backstreet Grill. Over 180 seniors attended this event. MAC attended along with selectmen Sal Salvatori, Avril […]
Dear Editor: On behalf of the players of the Canton High School boys’ hockey team, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the people of Canton who helped make the “Pink out the Rink” fundraiser a huge success. As many of you know, Tara Shuman, the wife of our head coach, and Kristin […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Friendly Visitor Program is a volunteer program through the Canton Council on Aging, which targets seniors who have expressed feelings of loneliness and isolation and have difficulty getting out. After the prospective volunteer is interviewed and screened, he or she is eligible to be matched with a senior. Once matched, […]
Dear Editor: As many of you know, I appeared before the School Committee on December 6 to explain an enhanced lockdown program called ALICE. Although the School Committee was receptive, they rightfully wanted more information than I could give them in a short meeting that was not totally dedicated to school safety. As a result, […]
