Did you know … This past month of September set a record as 28 out of the 30 days hit temperatures of 70 degrees or higher, making it the second hottest September ever recorded in Boston/Canton. According to an article in the Boston Globe, the average temperature for September 2021 clocked in at 69.7 degrees. Only September […]
Some things that didn’t matter much (or at all!) while you were in college definitely become important after college graduation. While you are getting your arms around your new life and your post-college financial future, here are a few things you may want to consider: 1.) In many families, parents do most of the work […]
Dear Editor: I really enjoyed Jay Turner’s recent article which regarded Devin Foster as the “greatest basketball player to ever put on a Bulldog uniform.” As a CHS alum myself, I am very happy to hear of Devin’s basketball success. More importantly, he seems like a delightful young man who will continue to represent the […]
Dear Editor: The takeaway for me from last week’s article about the protracted Dedham Street delays and the impact on the Topgolf proposal is that we’ve lost the chance to get Topgolf in Canton. That’s barring the success of what looks like a Hail Mary effort by the Select Board to get senior executives from […]
That eternally debatable question was the focus of a front-page “Yes or No” feature article in The Wall Street Journal’s Wealth Management section earlier this year. “Interest rates are still low,” the Journal wrote. “Then again, it’s a sellers’ market.” While their “Yes or No” experts obviously took different sides, both seemed to look at […]
The Canton School Committee shares most sincere wishes for a wonderful start to the 2021-2022 school year for all students, educators, administrators, staff, and families. We are so proud of each of you and the way you’ve persevered in the past — especially in the last 18 months–and hope the same resolve, application of effort […]
Did you know … According to a Canton Water Department newsletter, Canton draws its drinking water from two sources, our own local ground water wells and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) limits the amount of water the town can use to 2.67 million gallons per day. Canton used […]
If you were to walk into my childhood bedroom, you’d think I was still 13 years old. Flowered wallpaper lines the walls; posters of 2000s heartthrobs peek out from under the couch; snow globes gather dust on a shelf. A corsage from a St. John’s annual father-daughter dance, from a year when I could still […]
Dear Editor: With the creation of a collaborative of St. Gerard’s and St. John’s back in June 2018, followed by the renaming of the churches into a single parish as St. Oscar Romero last fall, it was no surprise that the church decided this July to close St. Gerard’s and sell the property. As Father […]
Who hasn’t watched one of the multiple house-flipping shows on TV and wondered if that would be a good way to earn some extra money? The programs are fun and interesting. They definitely show you the possibilities. But, while many people have certainly made real estate into a part-time gig or a full-time career, it’s […]
