DID YOU KNOW… Things seem to be running hot and cold lately for five-term state Senator Brian Joyce (D-Milton). On the plus side, Joyce says he is delighted that the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the Judge Rotenberg Center here in Canton, which allegedly uses what has been described as controversial aversive therapies […]
Cardiorespiratory programming is a tough task for a lot of personal trainers, mainly due to the fact that many of our clientele just can’t stand it. They tell us that it’s strenuous, that it takes too long, and that it can be boring. But let’s be honest: They do have a pretty good argument there […]
By Kathy Anderson The 33rd annual Lions Club Pancake Country Breakfast, to be held Sunday, March 28, at Canton High School, will feature a poignant display by Woburn artist Gina Johnson and her traveling portrait exhibit “Faces of Remembrance,” a tribute to U.S. soldiers who have died since 9/11 in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars […]
Incumbent selectman John Connolly may be running unopposed in April’s town election, but there’s still one other alternative to the seventh term selectman on the ballot, and Connolly said he still wants to finish ahead of it. “Of course you want to do well because it’s a reflection upon not only yourself, but the job […]
Town officials remained on high alert this week for continued flooding after another batch of heavy rain hit the region on Tuesday, dumping more than two inches of precipitation on already rain-soaked areas of the state. Meanwhile, the lesson learned by Canton emergency agencies last week is that once the rains had stopped, the roadway […]
The Canton Veterans’ Department Funeral Honor Guard was organized in 2002 and over the next eight years performed a total of 338 funerals. That total includes funerals for four honor guard members. Never to be forgotten: George Berteletti, Kevin Kelly, […]
Steve and I have seen the movie Julie and Julia twice and loved it both time times. We both agree, though, that the best parts are the ones where Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child. Watching Streep’s brilliant recreation of Child, I found myself wishing that I had known her. She had such a love of […]
DID YOU KNOW… The Canton Lions Club will hold its 33rd annual Lions Country Breakfast on Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Canton High School cafeteria. Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $4.50 for children and seniors. Proceeds will go to benefit eye research and blindness prevention as […]
CHS high jumper Matt Sidney ended the indoor track season last weekend in the Nationals where he tied for 14th at six feet, two and one quarter inches. Earlier this season at the Hockomock League Championship Meet he broke the school’s winter indoor record and tied the Hockomock League indoor meet record at 6’9”. But […]
Need to do some early spring cleaning? Looking for bargain-priced sports equipment? The Canton High School Booster Club will be holding its first “Sport Swap” this Saturday, March 20, at the CHS cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Booster Club will be collecting “gently worn sports equipment,” like skates, cleats, balls, skis, hockey […]
