First, let’s define what we mean by a “money mistake.” There are events no one can anticipate or fully prepare for — a life-changing tragedy, a major economic catastrophe like the Great Depression, even lesser economic disruptions, like the current Federal Reserve policy of holding down interest rates (which is hurting many seniors) or a […]
I used to love flying — the whole idea of getting away to something and somewhere new. Even the time spent in the airport was fun. Once you checked in you were already on vacation, poking around the airport stores, buying snacks that you wouldn’t usually eat and magazines that you would never read outside […]
DID YOU KNOW … The town of Canton does not require a quorum of any kind to start a town meeting. As one politician said, “Perhaps it is time to give up the old town meeting form of governance. The average citizen does not have the time or inclination to attend. They only go there […]
The town of Canton is indebted to those groups who show up year in and year out and march in the Memorial Day Parade. Many towns have dropped their parades for lack of participation by its residents, veterans, and veterans’ organizations. We hope to continue as long as we have the support and participation of […]
Dear Editor: I celebrated an anniversary on Memorial Day. It was the 35th year of my membership in the American Legion and the 35th anniversary of the first Memorial Day parade that I marched in — in Wilton, New Hampshire. I remember that I felt that I made some vets jealous because I was wearing my […]
DID YOU KNOW … Brennan Sullivan of Canton was named the 2011-2012 student athlete of the year at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood. Brennan, who played on the 2008 Canton Junior League Baseball World Series team, won nine varsity letters at Xaverian. He was a three-time MVP of the soccer team, a two-time captain, […]
As I sat through two graduations during these past few weeks when so many of our children were graduating, the strangest word popped into my brain: plastics. You may remember the 1967 film The Graduate. Dustin Hoffman plays a recent college graduate who was unsure of what to do with his life. At his graduation […]
Dear Editor: How long are we going to condone the horrors at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton? You would be arrested for child abuse if you used the taser-like shocking machinery they use, the food deprivation techniques, the humiliation, the slapping, the pinching. But because of an apathetic legislature, we the people are allowing […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Memorial Day Parade is scheduled to step off on Monday, May 28, at 9 a.m. from the front of Canton High School. This year’s co-marshals of the parade will be George McPhail and John Jennison. Karen Ronayne, with the help of the Canton Girl Scouts, put American flags on […]
Dear Editor: Our recent article about the condition of the Milton Animal Shelter was subject to controversy, and we, the 10th grade Canton Community Problem Solvers, would like to send out our sincerest apology. Our team would also like to clarify the message we were trying to send. Our intent was to portray that being […]
