It was one of those silly arguments that we have occasionally because of our differing memories. I kept insisting that we had eaten at Schraftt’s on our first date and Shatz kept saying that no, it was Howard Johnson’s. “I should know,” he said. “I asked my mom where we should eat after the play, […]
DID YOU KNOW… It appears the old Pine Street landfill/dump, which has been closed and capped for over 20 years, could soon become one of the New England’s largest solar facilities, which will be able to generate enough electrical energy to power more than 750 homes. Under the solar generation proposal, approximately 24,000 solar panels […]
Click here for Part 1 The technology piece of our presentation was driving me and my co-trainer Merilee slightly mad. You remember me, the one who owns a cell phone that only — gasp — makes phone calls. Ironically, when I had originally filled out my application to be a STAR trainer, I had blithely […]
To our family, friends and supporters: It has now been over a month since our lives completely changed forever in an instant. We are so grateful that we made the decisions we did that night on December 26. We are all adapting and getting our lives back on track. My family and I would like to take a […]
Dear Editor: I’m writing to thank and praise a local citizen. Patrick Gibbs is a homeowner, firefighter and landscaper. He is also a decorated Marine who proudly served his country. During a recent snowstorm, the streets around our neighborhood became treacherous during a blizzard. Neighbors couldn’t get their cars home and school buses became stuck in […]
Dear Editor: I am responding to a letter to the editor in last week’s paper. The Canton Food Pantry is willing and able to collect donations on an ongoing basis. We have several drop-off locations that are available to donate any non-perishable items, including: Canton Public Library Canton Co-operative Bank Bank of Canton Pratt Realtors […]
DID YOU KNOW … MAC admits that some of our snowfalls are not only spectacular, but they also can (and do) cripple normal activity. Although there is a growing number of vehicles with snowplows attached to their front ends and expensive snow blowers in use, there is a serious shortage of snow shovelers to manually […]
Click here for Part 2 It’s so cold in this classroom today that you could hang meat in here, but still I’m thrilled to be in this room. It’s quiet, the sun is shining in my window, and, best of all, there are no deadlines this week. I’m hoping that for a couple of weeks […]
As an overall fan of fitness and the fitness industry, I was saddened to hear of the passing of one of the industry’s real giants, Mr. Jack LaLanne, who passed away at the ripe old age of 96 on January 23. Known for his more than 70 years in the business as a guru and […]
Former CHS athletes continue to shine While most college students were relaxing on their winter break, a number of athletes from Canton were unable to spend much quality time at home. Instead of skiing at Blue Hills or ordering a pizza at Cobb’s Corner Pizzeria or a sandwich at the News Stand Market and Deli, […]
