The CHS boys’ and girls’ outdoor track teams opened the spring season last week with a double loss to Sharon, with the boys falling 92-44 and the girls losing 96-40. Senior captain Cam Huber led the boys’ team with three first-place finishes in the 400 intermediate hurdles (61.4 sec), 400 meters (51.6 sec), and high […]
DID YOU KNOW … The long-awaited repairs to the Pleasant Street Dam will begin shortly, and a work permit will be issued to the J. D’Amico Company. Owner Jim D’Amico, a Canton resident, hopes to begin work this month. He estimates that the project will take about six weeks to complete, and residents around the […]
A friend whose daughter is turning 13 asked me what I, as a banker, would recommend he and his wife could do to make sure she had solid “money/finance” confidence before she legally becomes an adult at 18. It’s a great question. Community bankers helping customers (of all ages!) work their way out of a […]
Brothers Nate and Jacob Sharpe, the world-renowned juggling duo hailing from Canton, are among the featured players in a new documentary about Circus Smirkus, New England’s acclaimed traveling youth circus. The award-winning Circus Dreams, directed and produced by filmmaker Signe Taylor, is set to premiere on WGBH on April 21 — World Circus Day — […]
Dream no more: Driving around town in a brand-new 2012 red Ford Mustang may become a reality for some lucky winner. In collaboration with Rodman Ford, Temple Beth Abraham is holding a raffle for an open-end two-year lease of a new Mustang. Purchasing a raffle ticket will not only give you a chance to be in the […]
Singing legend Rene Rancourt of Boston Bruins fame helped Canton-based Humboldt Storage and Moving kick off its annual meeting recently with an inspirational speech and the National Anthem. Rancourt started off the meeting talking about his years with the Boston Bruins, made the Humboldt team laugh quite a bit, and did what he is best […]
Two local Canton workplaces are joining Rally Against Cancer to support the Jimmy Fund. Team LoJack, led by Caroline Culliname, and Team Needham Electric Supply, led by Laura Gebrayel, are “rallying” to win a visit from this year’s rally spokesplayer, Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard. When the Red Sox suit up against the Tampa Bay Rays […]
Dear MAC: I am writing in response to your recent opinion on the solar farm being constructed illegally in Canton. There is absolutely nothing political about any of our mailings, a point that is easily supported by the documentation we have publically provided and that is also found on our website (www.CantonSolarExposed.com). On January 19, […]
Dear Editor: Our town is being trashed with beer cans, bottles, and fast food wrappers. Properties along Cedar and Greenlodge streets in particular are littered with beer cans and boxes. The 16th hole at the Ponkapoag Golf Course is a sea of beer cans and liquor bottles. It is disheartening to know that some people in […]
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted by Caroline Earle (CHS ’88) to Canton school officials in response to the proposed elimination of the German language program, and is posted below with permission from the author. Dear Superintendent Granatino and Canton School Committee: My name is Caroline Earle and I am writing to express my […]
