Dear Editor: St Gerard’s in Canton and House of Possibilities have an amazing partnership. The St. Gerard’s youth group has been volunteering this year, and I have had the pleasure of working with them for the past six months. We have parties or socials called “Saturday Night Live” for special needs teens and adults. Every […]
DID YOU KNOW … The short rail spur from Canton Junction to Stoughton is slated to become the state’s first “green” rail line. The line will be extended from Stoughton to Fall River and New Bedford under the state’s proposed South Coast Rail Project to connect coastal towns with Boston via Canton. The state Department […]
Dear Editor: In a letter published in this space recently, I was criticized for my efforts to stop the application of painful electric skin shocks to disabled children at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton. The author suggested that my efforts on this and other matters were motivated by recent publicity and political expediency. Please allow me […]
Dear Editor: I recently resigned after three years and 11 months of volunteering at the Canton Public Library, once a week for a full day. While being at the library so frequently, I have come to know the staff, but more importantly, to observe this wonderful group of dedicated and selfless workers. The town of […]
Dear Editor: State Senator Brian Joyce took on the Judge Rotenberg Center recently by bad mouthing the founder of the center, Matthew Israel, its methods of controlling very emotionally disturbed children, and ranting on about cruel and abusive treatment by introducing legislation to ban skin shocks, a treatment approved by the parents of the children. […]
DID YOU KNOW … If you were in the mood for a patriotic display, an old-fashioned Canton picnic, and some dazzling fireworks, the place to be on Monday, July 4, was the Galvin Middle School. Canton’s 4th of July has turned into a family event for many people who attend. This year, they came for […]
DID YOU KNOW … MAC’s crack team of statisticians has conducted an informal survey of the floors of local beauty salons and barbershops. The team’s conclusion: There is more gray hair in the mix. This is confirmed by the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports that the “65 and older” population of Canton grew 16.7 percent […]
School is out — Do you know what your kids are doing this summer? By Christine Smith If they are into music, consider the Canton Summer Music Program being offered by the Canton Public Schools Performing Arts Department. From July 18-28, Monday through Thursday, there are a variety of summer music programs to choose from. […]
DID YOU KNOW … Home prices in Canton have dropped by 20 percent since the real estate market peaked in 2005. The median price for a single-family home in Canton in 2005 was $511,250; last year, the median price fell to $410,000. Statewide, the median sale prices of single-family homes declined from $355,000 in 2005 […]
Those of you who have been reading my columns through the years know how enthusiastic I am about embracing any new technology that comes along. I love the newness, the challenge, the unexplored frontier. There’s nothing I relish more than learning that a device that I depend on everyday to make my life easier is […]
