All the pre-holiday heavy emphasis on buying-buying-buying got me thinking about a gift people can give themselves and their families — something precious, rare, and very, very valuable. Being debt-free. Does that mean being some sort of Grinch and not buying any gifts? Does that mean never using credit cards again and always paying cash? […]
Dear Editor: It appears St. Gerard’s Church is heading in a negative direction. Recently the music director and the entire adult choir were told they were not to be singing any longer. I am in the choir and it was quite a shock, especially at the holiday season. “Cost” was cited as a reason and […]
Dear Editor: To many of you, the holiday season begins with the preparation of decorating the outside of your house before the real bitter weather of New England falls upon us. We begin by cleaning the yard of the fallen leaves, making sure the flower beds are all pruned, the last of the leaves are […]
DID YOU KNOW … Social Security recipients will get a cost-of-living adjustment of 3.6 percent in January 2012, their first increase in three years. Some of the increase will be lost to higher Medicare premiums, which are deducted from Social Security payments. According to federal officials, most Medicare beneficiaries will pay $99.20 a month in […]
Dear Editor: We just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the coaches of the Pop Warner C Team: Doug Ragusa, Lee Bryant and Craig Allen. Like all coaches, their volunteerism is what makes youth sports possible through their commitment and donation of their time. This triumvirate seems to have mastered the balance between dedication, […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton will face Stoughton in the classic Thanksgiving Day matchup tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Memorial Field in Canton. Each year, MAC publishes some facts, records, and trivia from the Canton-Stoughton rivalry that started in 1926. So here we go for this year: The Canton-Stoughton rivalry is 85 years of football […]
Look! Canton, again you have outdone yourself, raising taxes while the country is in deep financial trouble. Where do the people go that have lost or almost lost their homes, or businesses? Does anyone care? The 90K+ benefits a year given to a four-year employee of Canton is one example of the strangulation of the […]
Dear Editor: On November 6, Temple Beth Abraham hosted the 23rd running of the Canton Fall Classic, attracting nearly 600 sign-ups for the 10K, 5K and the kids’ one-mile fun run. This year was particularly challenging as we postponed the race from the week before due to snow. We thank Police Chief Ken Berkowitz for […]
DID YOU KNOW … One month after Bank of America got pummeled by consumers and politicians for introducing plans to charge $5 per month for debit card use, they have now done a complete u-turn and scrapped plans to charge customers. The company said it was responding to customer feedback and a competitive marketplace. Many […]
A couple of weeks ago I was at the Department of Education in Malden doing a STAR reading training when I heard my phone ring. I checked to see who was calling, since I was expecting a call from my assistant telling me that my GED school was on fire. Thankfully, it turned out to […]
