Holidays are funny things. Thanks to our Norman Rockwell-Hallmark state of mind, we expect that they will be all American perfection complete with abundant food, well-behaved children, and gifts that we’ve always longed for. No one argues; no one is cranky or dissatisfied or sad. We create a minefield of disillusionment for ourselves. Every year […]
All the pre-holiday heavy emphasis on buying-buying-buying got me thinking about a gift people can give themselves and their families — something precious, rare, and very, very valuable. Being debt-free. Does that mean being some sort of Grinch and not buying any gifts? Does that mean never using credit cards again and always paying cash? […]
Dear Editor: It appears St. Gerard’s Church is heading in a negative direction. Recently the music director and the entire adult choir were told they were not to be singing any longer. I am in the choir and it was quite a shock, especially at the holiday season. “Cost” was cited as a reason and […]
Dear Editor: To many of you, the holiday season begins with the preparation of decorating the outside of your house before the real bitter weather of New England falls upon us. We begin by cleaning the yard of the fallen leaves, making sure the flower beds are all pruned, the last of the leaves are […]
Eleanor M. Ryan (Morehouse), 97, formerly of West Roxbury, Franklin and Hyannis, passed away November 30 at the Hancock Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Quincy after a long illness. Born and raised in Boston, she graduated from Hyde Park High School. She worked as a teller for South Shore Savings Bank in Millis and […]
Robert L. Amrhein, 83, of Canton, passed away November 30 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital after a long illness. Born and raised in Jamaica Plain, he attended Boston English High School and served in the National Guard for nine years where he worked on a tug boat in Boston Harbor. He worked for the Milton […]
Anne M. (Dingee) Connolly, 71, of Canton, a loving mother, dedicated and doting grandmother and lifelong friend to many, died suddenly Sunday, November 27, 2011. Born to the late Cecil B. Dingee and Mary (Prendergast) Dingee and raised in the Ashmont neighborhood of Dorchester with her late sister Marylou Dingee, Mrs. Connolly was a graduate […]
Signs of Christmas: Members of the Canton Community Theatre spent Saturday caroling at the Village Shoppes for local shoppers. (Back l-r) Barbara Carbone, Bob Cattel, Kathy Fox Alfano, Andrea Comeau, Dawn Capraro; (front l-r) Thalia Capraro, Gia Carrara, Julia Capraro, Abby Capraro and Julia Burkowsky Photo by Connor Erickson
Most people think of the Kentucky Derby when they hear the name Churchill Downs. But for CHS senior Dara D’Agostino, that name evokes a whole array of memories and emotions that date back to January 2011 and only ended this past month with a trip to one of the most famous horse tracks in America. […]
