There are times in my life when I’m thrilled to get more of anything, but most of the time I, like the architect Mies van der Rohe, believe that less is more. I don’t like things when they are overdone, overblown, overdressed. That being said, there are still too many times when I get caught […]
DID YOU KNOW… Murphy’s Law made an unexpected appearance at the Canton Choral Society’s first pops concert on May 15 at the Canton Town Club, and the unwanted law lost the battle. Murphy’s Law says if something can go wrong, it will go wrong; and in this latest case, the law involved the electrotonic piano […]
I looked at our carts brimming with thin, flat boxes and thought about how many times this store had solved our furniture problems. IKEA, I just found a store named IKEA and suddenly that name … you get the picture. I may make fun of it and claim that the name, roughly translated from the […]
DID YOU KNOW… There will be a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. this coming Sunday, May 23, for the James Moran Water Treatment Plant on Pecunit Street, and the K of C has donated the use of its facility at 500 Pleasant Street for the reception following the ceremony. On another matter, the selectmen will […]
Last week my class discussed the new anti-bullying law. Some of my students had kids who were enduring bullying hell; others had experienced it themselves. We came to the sad conclusion that at some time everyone has found themselves in the clutches of a bully. They agreed that the experience changed the way they felt […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Canton American Legion Community Band is looking for musicians to refill its ranks, which have been steadily depleting due to advancing age, health problems, and employment/residence transfers out of the area. The award-winning band was originally founded in 1927, disbanded during World War II and the Korean War, and was inactive […]
The other night at a library trustees meeting, our discussion turned to the issue of privacy. Someone mentioned that a popular blogger in Stoughton had published the salaries of all the town employees and so many of the teachers in town were irate. Betty answered that salaries were a matter of public record so we […]
DID YOU KNOW… Congratulations to Canton’s new superintendent of schools, Jeffrey Granatino, 43, of Scituate, who was unanimously selected by the Canton School Committee even though he is comparatively inexperienced in actual administrative duties as a school superintendent. Mr. Granatino will replace Dr. John D’Auria, who resigned effective at the end of this school year, […]
My dog Snoopy is many things, but brave is not one of them. That may surprise the neighbors who have walked their dogs past our house to the accompaniment of an animal’s loud roar. They must think that we have some huge beast in here until they look up and spot the vicious 30-pound beagle […]
DID YOU KNOW… The outstanding Canton Choral Society will perform a spring pops concert on Saturday, May 15, at the Canton Town Club beginning at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 per person; tables of ten will cost $100. The singers will present an enjoyable selection of well-known music featuring traditional favorites from American to […]
