By Nancy Pando Citizen Staff The nativity scene took place in a humble spot located next to the computer station in the family room. No crib for a bed, the Baby Jesus would lay down His (Her) sweet head in a laundry basket. The part of Mary was played by Lola, who was none too […]
DID YOU KNOW… The recent Canton Choral Society’s Holiday Pops Concert was an enjoyable evening of traditional music honoring the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons. Music Director Anne Tripp Miller conducted the singers who performed before an appreciative full-house audience of about 200 at the Canton Town Club’s function hall, and they certainly got their money’s worth. The […]
Being late while stuck in Monday morning traffic is aggravation to the hundredth power. And it’s especially rotten when you can’t blame anyone else because it’s your own fault since you’re suffering from an attack of driver-hubris. That’s when you’re so sure you’ll arrive on time because it’s not rush hour and the moon is […]
DID YOU KNOW… Canton resident and Blue Hills Regional School graduate Angela Federico recently opened Vanity Salon and Spa, located 351 Turnpike Street in Canton. Angela is a master stylist and color expert and is excited to bring her training and expertise to the residents of her hometown. Joining her at the salon are two childhood friends […]
How come everyone else can refinance … and you can’t? If you read the news reports or listen to ads, you might think that every homeowner in the entire United States has recently refinanced into a mortgage rate so low that it practically amounts to a complete giveaway. That idea is making a lot of […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Board of Selectmen has accepted the increased tax rate recommended by the Board of Assessors. The rate for residential properties will increase from $10.83 per thousand to $11.55 per thousand. Commercial properties will increase from $21.77 per thousand to $23.04 per thousand. According to recent published reports, the total taxable valuation […]
DID YOU KNOW… The new information sign in front of the Canton Public Library may be colorful and look nice, but some people driving by on Washington Street, even at a relatively slow speed, find it difficult to read. The messages change too often, and you either have to be a sidewalk pedestrian, or pull […]
DID YOU KNOW… Canton will face Stoughton in the classic Thanksgiving Day matchup tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Memorial Field in Stoughton. Each year, MAC publishes some facts, figures, and trivia from the Canton-Stoughton rivalry that started in 1926. So here we go for this year: The Canton-Stoughton rivalry is 84 years of football action […]
I was in the airport, getting redressed in my shoes, jacket, belt and whatnot, remarking to the guy beside me that in my wildest dreams I never thought I’d be undressing in public and I never wanted to do it again. I was also thinking, “Why are you struggling to grab your belongings from plastic […]
DID YOU KNOW… Bob Brown, the popular longtime adjutant of the Beatty American Legion Post #24, will be honored for his many years of service at the post from 1-4 p.m. this coming Saturday, November 20. Brown, 88, was a World War II Navy combat pilot who left the Navy at war’s end in 1945 […]
