Dear Editor: The fourth annual Scott M. Herr Memorial Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, September 18, at Brookmeadow Country Club. We would like to thank all of the golfers and volunteers who attended the event as well as the following list of sponsors and contributors that made this year’s event such a success: AccuRounds, […]
Dear Editor: I am writing to voice my opinion on the town’s proposal to change the trash service. I am totally opposed to changing systems. I know people who have the system the selectmen are considering, and they hate it. Let’s keep what we have. It is not worth the savings. Cheaper is not always […]
Dear Superintendent James Quaglia: As a senior citizen residing in Canton, I would like to take this time to thank you personally for your ongoing efforts in allowing seniors to utilize the exercise room and equipment at the Blue Hills Wellness Center. Your extended hospitality, generosity, and thoughtfulness to us local seniors is outstanding. It […]
Did you know … The new senior center is scheduled to be completed around this time in 2014. The building at 500 Pleasant Street — the former headquarters of the Canton Knights of Columbus council — will be renovated into Canton’s new senior center. The core of the building is a multi-purpose room and a […]
By Harriet Burak On September 9, 2004, my son, Michael, died from a heroin overdose. The prior January, after years of denying his addiction, Michael finally admitted that he needed help and had entered a residential program with the goal of, in his words, “beating the monkey on my back.” During the months that Michael […]
Dear Editor: Over the course of this school year, several CHS athletic teams will be participating in a fundraiser for their programs and the Athletic Booster Club. The fundraiser will be selling Bulldog Pride memberships in the CHS Athletic Booster Club. It will be a great way to show your support of CHS student athletes […]
Did you know … The Billy Armando Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Tuesday, October 15, at Blue Hill Country Club, located at 23 Pecunit Street. Check-in is at 9 a.m., and the shotgun start with a scramble format will begin at 10. The fee for golf participation is $135 per golfer, which includes […]
Dear Editor: As the CHS athletic year gets underway, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the efforts and generosity of several groups and companies for helping us improve WWII Veterans Memorial Field by installing a new scoreboard and enclosing our press box over the past two years. In recent years, it became clear […]
Did you know … Now that Labor Day has come and gone, I guess you could say that summer is just about over, and signs of autumn are all around. The weather is noticeably starting to change, and temperatures are starting to slowly slip downward, causing crickets to chirp a little slower in the evening. […]
Yesterday a lady in the supermarket snack aisle remarked: “Did you ever notice that they put the Oreos right next to the rice cakes?” Startled, I looked around and realized that she was right. Directly in front of the rice cakes was a cardboard display stacked with double stuff Oreos. “Yes, but we will prevail,” […]
