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, […]
Dear Editor: Police Chief Berkowitz needs to go ahead with the ALICE [violent intruder defense] training. It appears that many communities in our nation already have done this. Of course, this training won’t be fool proof, but only a fool would not take action in our gun-crazy world. So long as people deny the fact that guns in the […]
Dear Editor: Words are hard to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who made the ceremony for my son, Shaun, on November 15 such a wonderful success. My thanks goes to Chief Ken Berkowitz, Deputy Chief Helena Findlen, Veterans’ Agent Tony Andreotti, CHS Principal Derek Folan, the American Legion Riders, Detective Chip Yeaton, the […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Warrant for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting will open on Wednesday, December 26, for zoning articles and close on Friday, January 11, while non-zoning articles will open on January 28 and close on Tuesday, February 12, at noon. The Annual Town Meeting this coming year has been moved to […]
