Submitted by the campaign to reelect Richard Staiti Commissioner Richard R. Staiti of Canton, a winner in the Democratic Primary, will be a candidate for reelection for Norfolk County Commissioner in the November 5 general election. Over the past four years, Staiti and his fellow commissioners have successfully managed and distributed over $128 million in […]
Born and raised here in Canton, Nicole (Crowley) Foy founded Silver Sea Apparel in 2023 to help bring toxin-free activewear to women looking for a comfortable, healthy, and sustainable option for their athleisure apparel. After gaining over 10 years of extensive corporate fashion retail experience from Saks Fifth Avenue and Michael Kors in New York […]
Streams in Canton continue to experience issues with elevated bacteria levels for the 2023 season over data from the last several years, according to a report from the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA). Only two sites sampled by NepRWA met MassDEP swimming standards for E. coli bacteria across all six sampling events: the East Branch […]
By Jared Penta, Canton’s Conservation Ranger White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are a common and often welcome sight to see in the woods around town, or possibly in a yard or neighborhood. However, the population of these deer has been rising for many years now. As of February 2023, the state’s deer population was estimated to […]
By Rich Trotto Back on April 11, 2017, while the copper rolling mill and the horse barn were being restored at the Paul Revere Heritage Site, workers uncovered the cement triple box culvert to inspect it. That is where the river that powered Paul Revere’s businesses now flows underground. Many historic photos show the river […]
At Hebrew SeniorLife’s Orchard Cove campus in Canton, many seniors decorate the front door of their apartment to reveal their back story, their history, or their inner life. Below are a few of their stories: A Little Bit of Maine in Canton Steve and Judy Wasserman love Maine so they have an antique lobster trap […]
By Mike Dobbyn It was March 20, 2019, and I was reading my son’s obituary on my iPhone while sitting in the geneticist’s office at DuPont Nemours Children’s Hospital in Delaware. My oldest son Connor, 10 1/2 years old at the time, had just received what seemed to be a death sentence. Connor’s mother, Marisa, […]
By Susan Tamasi My husband and I attended a special event last Friday night at the Boston Park Plaza hotel — the 2024 Compassionate Care ALS Gala with our friends Della and Ron Larsen. Della, a retired kindergarten teacher and longtime Canton resident, was diagnosed with ALS — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — last April and […]
I write this at 10:49 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. It has just been confirmed by the Office of the President of the United States that Israel has launched a retaliatory strike against Iran for the latter’s attacks against the former last Saturday. There will be a deluge of views on this issue. Some will […]
By Bernard Mendillo In 1939, the Gallup Poll asked Americans, “Have you read Gone with the Wind?” About 88 percent of people said they had. The gang at Gallup knew this couldn’t be right and realized it was the way the question was phrased that was the problem. Obviously, people were embarrassed to admit they […]
