By Rich Trotto I recently went to the Canton Post Office and purchased 4 sheets of the Paul Revere’s Ride and the Old North Church memorial stamps. They were just issued on August 14, to celebrate the founding of the U.S. Letter postage is now 78 cents, which is still a bargain figuring that 78 […]
By William P. O’Donnell, Norfolk Register of Deeds Many Americans may never fully appreciate the strength, vision, and lasting impact of the women who have shaped our country, our communities, and our lives. Some of these individuals exhibited perseverance, others bold leadership, and still others through a lifetime of dedication, intellect, courage, and love. We […]
This past May, I wrote a Smart About Money column about the failure of “banking-as-a-startup” fin-tech Synapse and how Synapse customers who thought their money was FDIC-insured learned that was not the case. A reader asked, “What’s a fin-tech?” The words are short for financial technology and, according to IBM, a fin-tech company’s “core capability […]
I pray you never lose a loved one to opioid use. I have, and it’s an agony I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Our son, Evan, died many years ago after overdosing on heroin. Back in 2014, that was the drug of choice. But times have changed, and now fentanyl has permeated every segment […]
Dear Editor: What is that smell in the air hovering over Canton and wafting through the 100-degree heat? Could it be all the rotting food waste that has been sitting curbside in our garbage cans baking in the sun since July 1? While the Teamsters strike against Republic Services is the cause, what really is […]
Buying a house in a super-hot sellers’ market (meaning most of eastern Mass.) favors buyers who are prepared as much as possible before they start seriously looking. Yes, there are exceptions, and everyone’s heard about buyers who found their unicorn house with a unicorn seller and it all happened like magic. But it’s best to […]
By William P. O’Donnell, Norfolk Register of Deeds As summer comes bringing with it the unmistakable scent of freshly cut grass and impending cookouts, our thoughts turn to a truly special day in Norfolk County and in our country, the Fourth of July. It is more than just fireworks and parades; it is our collective […]
By Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor, Congregational Church of Canton Those who know me can attest that I am not one of those holy roller ministers — those hell, fire, and brimstone preachers who thump the pulpit calling his parishioners “wretched sinners,” although it would do us all a world of good to be called […]
A 24-year-old young man recently called a radio program to explain how he’d been scammed out of his savings. This is the important part — it started with a text. He got a text apparently from his bank asking if he’d approved a transaction of $8,930. “Reply Y for Yes and N for No,” the […]
Memorial Day was just the weekend before last and the anniversary of D-Day is at the end of this week. Those two events serve as poignant reminders of what America once stood against and of what America once represented. I recently returned from a vacation in France. It was a trip that we had been […]
