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. […]
DID YOU KNOW… Dave Bohane, who has led the middle school football program for the past two years, has been named the new varsity football coach at Canton High. MAC thinks Bohane sees an abundance of talent in the GMS program and has high hopes for the future. Article 37 in the upcoming Annual Town […]
DID YOU KNOW … As MAC is out of town in Florida, this week’s column will consist of facts and information contained in Canton’s History and Demographic Report, which is full of basic town information that you may or may not know but should. For instance, today’s Canton was originally part of the large colonial […]
DID YOU KNOW … Dr. William Conard of Canton has been appointed as the new principal of the Galvin Middle School. For the past five years, Dr. Conard has been the principal of Randolph High School, and his appointment in Canton is a homecoming. Dr. Conard grew up in Canton where he attended St. John’s […]
Dear Editor: On Saturday, February 12, the Luce School CAPT held our “Project Playground” event at the Knights of Columbus. It was an evening filled with good food, music, raffles, and auctions, with all of the proceeds going to benefit the Luce playground fund. Everyone on the Project Playground committee should be commended for their […]
