If you’re struggling with your finances — and many people are — December is the perfect time both for reflection and for considering new ideas to bring you closer to where you want to be in 2013. While it’s not presented as an “improve your finances” book, Do One Thing Different: And Other Uncommonly Sensible […]
Our house was full and I was happy. Every bed had a loved one in it: Lisa and Matt, Mariel and Dan, and Mike and Mary, our wonderful friends from Georgia. On Thanksgiving we had more food than we could ever possibly eat and more laughter than we possibly deserved. The girls had cooked and […]
Dear Editor: By all accounts, I was raised right. I abided by the “designated driver” rule. I called when I was going to be past curfew. I never drank to get blackout drunk, and when I went out for the night, I did so using the “buddy system.” I complained about rules back then, but looking […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton Council on Aging Director Diane Tynan was recently honored at the D. Forbes Will Senior Center with a 20-year service award for her outstanding commitment and dedication to Canton seniors. Statements of appreciation were read to Diane at the ceremony, which was attended by state Representative Bill Galvin, Selectman Avril […]
Tony Andreotti came with a rake. He is brushing back November leaves that have already covered the grass near the newly placed memorial, helped paid for through his veterans agency. Andreotti and a small team are battling the cruel effects of entropy with an announcement planned for this morning. Connor Erickson ties balloons to a […]
DID YOU KNOW … Tom “Red” Martin, a longtime Canton resident and founder of Cramer Productions in Norwood, was recently inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame. Martin was an All-American hockey player for Boston College and was the 1961 Walter Brown Award winner as the best player in New England and was also […]
Dear Editor: On October 2, the Community Club of Canton celebrated its 100th anniversary at Brookmeadow Country Club. I would like to thank the owners and staff of Brookmeadow for their generosity and also for doing such an outstanding job. Also, thank you to the many businesses, friends, relatives, and members of our club for […]
Dear Editor: Many years ago, I was living in St. Petersburg, Florida with my young family, one of whom was diagnosed with ADD. In an issue of People magazine, I was surprised to read of a murder by one child of another in a town I had never heard of. The photograph of the maroon house […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton will face Stoughton in the classic Thanksgiving Day matchup tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Stoughton High School. The Canton-Stoughton rivalry is 86 years of football action since the two teams started playing each other in 1926, and the rivalry now stands in Stoughton’s favor with 43 wins, 39 losses and […]
Last night I woke up sniffling. Then I swallowed and felt my throat talk back to me. A cold — just what I needed right before Thanksgiving. There’s so much to do, so much to enjoy, so of course it’s the perfect time to cough and blow your nose continuously. I lay there trying to […]
