Editor’s note: The following column originally appeared in a 2001 issue of the Canton Citizen. For the people in the world who live 9/11 every day of their lives. I used to live in a suburb of Haifa, a picture postcard, hillside city in northern Israel. My apartment sat on the crest of a hill […]
Dear Tony Andreotti: I am writing to thank you and your committee for putting together the program honoring the Vietnam Era veterans on Sunday, September 11. As a veteran who served in Vietnam from February 1968 to February 1969, I felt a sense of homecoming from the moment I was greeted at the registration table. […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton High School Class of 1961 will hold its 50th class reunion on Saturday, October 29, at the Hilton Hotel in Dedham. Seventy-five former graduates have already signed up to go. Those interested in attending who have not signed up can contact class president Jim Halley at 401-295-4421, or email […]
This column’s name, “Outside the Whale,” is a play on George Orwell’s 1940 essay, “Inside the Whale.” Orwell’s essay is a book review of Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer, published in 1931 but banned as pornography from the United States until 1961. (Miller’s book was not impossible to get before 1961. My father — who […]
To the town of Canton: Our family would like to sincerely thank you for the incredible show of love and support you gave on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. We know that our loss is felt throughout the entire town, and your thoughts and prayers have always helped us get through what […]
Dear Chairman Connolly and members of the board: Thank you very much for allowing me to participate in the 10th anniversary commemoration of the 9/11 attacks and the dedication of the memorial to Canton native Michael Uliano and other 9/11 victims held in Canton on Sunday. The ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park was a perfect […]
Dear Editor: We want to extend a huge thank you to the Ricky 27 Foundation. The foundation contributed a grant that made it possible for one of our field hockey players, Cady Kelly, to participate with our club field hockey team in the National Field Hockey Festival in Virginia this past summer. With their help, Cady was able […]
DID YOU KNOW … The stock market recorded losses for four straight weeks in the month of August. In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had 10 days of more than a 100-point movement up and down (mostly down). If you ask MAC, the U.S. economy is headed toward a recession. The weak economy is […]
Sometimes I fool myself into thinking that I’ve got life all worked out, figured out, and straightened out. Then suddenly I can’t dry my hair or have my morning coffee, can’t turn on the computer to check my mail, can’t even open the garage door to get my car out. When the electricity is off […]
Dear Editor: This is a note to the community at large. We wish to extend our thanks to Kramer Jewelers, Reebok, and LensCrafters for their generous support to Maxim and Denis from Clincy, Russia. Also, thanks goes out to the many people in the town for their anonymous kindness. The fire and police departments also […]
