DID YOU KNOW … The 2011 Canton Annual Town Meeting gets underway at 7:30 p.m. this coming Monday evening, April 25, at the Morse Auditorium at Canton High School, and voters will be able to discuss and vote on several important and controversial warrant articles. Canton has the open town meeting form of government, which […]
CHA making the most of limited resources Submitted by the Housing Authority The Canton Housing Authority’s executive director serves in many capacities at the state level, which has helped get funding for many important projects. On the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (MassNAHRO), he serves as the vice president […]
DID YOU KNOW … Congressman Stephen Lynch has nominated Peter Bettinelli of Canton to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He is a senior at Xaverian Brothers High School and is the son of John and Patricia Bettinelli of Highland Street. MAC extends congratulations and best wishes to Peter and his family. The non-profit Canton […]
I’ve seen Passover for Dummies and how-to books on how to approach the Passover holiday. But this is the first time I’ve ever seen a “Seder in a box.” According to Lisa Wangsness’ Boston Globe article on Tuesday, March 29, JewishBoston.com is offering its first do-it-yourself Seder kit to Boston residents this month. (A Seder […]
Media reports tend to highlight the tragic reasons why people run through their life savings, usually involving a catastrophic accident or other sadly life-changing event. Bankers know that those cases are extremely rare. Most of the people we see who have money trouble actually have a much more common problem. Specifically, they spend too much. […]
I was pleased to hear last week that Coach Dave Bohane is back in the saddle as head coach of the Canton High School football program. For one, he’s a proven leader with a good track record, and he knows how to get the best out of his players. Secondly, and maybe less importantly, the […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Army Corps of Engineers and state transportation officials have decided that the new $1.4 billion commuter rail line connecting Boston to New Bedford and Fall River will pass through Canton and Stoughton. After Stoughton, the new line will pass through Easton, Raynham, and Taunton before branching off into two lines: […]
Ah, guilt. The bottomless well that never dries out. We give it, we get it, sometimes we ask for it when we do really stupid things. But the worst, the very worst, is the guilt that we give ourselves courtesy of the “should” voices in our heads. The “you-should-be-doing-this” or, inversely, “you-shouldn’t-have-done-that.” Years ago I […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton’s Annual Town Election will be this coming Tuesday, April 5, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. even though, sadly, there are no contests on the ballot. Although there are no contests, however, it is our civic duty to vote. Our unopposed incumbent office holders deserve our vote because they at […]
While teaching a new reading skill the other day in class, I was reminded yet again of how little my students know about the world outside their neighborhoods. Teaching comprehension according to this new method is difficult enough, but when I’m also presented with the challenge of filling in crater-sized knowledge gaps, it’s put-my-head-on-the-desk-and-sigh time. […]
