DID YOU KNOW … John Connolly told MAC that he will be running for reelection as a Canton selectman, and MAC is endorsing him because, for the past 30 years, I have watched him demonstrate a firm and untiring commitment to making Canton a better place to live, to work, and to raise our children. […]
DID YOU KNOW … The second edition of the Canton High School Alumni Directory 2012 was recently published and distributed. It includes biographical listings with contact information, career overviews, and family highlights plus a special section about the history of Canton High School from its first graduating class of 1869 to the last graduating class […]
DID YOU KNOW… Westwood Station, now known as University Station, is back in the news. A special town meeting is scheduled to convene in Westwood on February 28 to consider adding a layer of new zoning for the 140-acre industrial tract on University Avenue. Westwood town meeting participants will also vote on the development’s first […]
DID YOU KNOW … Paula Chin of Canton was the winner of the Boston Herald’s Holiday Baking Contest. According to the Herald, “Chin swept the field with her take on rugelach, a rich pastry filled with dried fruit and nuts.” Chin is a library assistant at the Canton Public Library. The Herald proclaimed Paula Chin […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Council on Aging had a very successful holiday party at the Canton Town Club on December 12. Entertainment was provided by the eight-piece Dixie Diehards Band, and great food was provided by Foley’s Backstreet Grill. Over 180 seniors attended this event. MAC attended along with selectmen Sal Salvatori, Avril […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Friendly Visitor Program is a volunteer program through the Canton Council on Aging, which targets seniors who have expressed feelings of loneliness and isolation and have difficulty getting out. After the prospective volunteer is interviewed and screened, he or she is eligible to be matched with a senior. Once matched, […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Warrant for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting will open on Wednesday, December 26, for zoning articles and close on Friday, January 11, while non-zoning articles will open on January 28 and close on Tuesday, February 12, at noon. The Annual Town Meeting this coming year has been moved to […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton Council on Aging Director Diane Tynan was recently honored at the D. Forbes Will Senior Center with a 20-year service award for her outstanding commitment and dedication to Canton seniors. Statements of appreciation were read to Diane at the ceremony, which was attended by state Representative Bill Galvin, Selectman Avril […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton will face Stoughton in the classic Thanksgiving Day matchup tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Stoughton High School. The Canton-Stoughton rivalry is 86 years of football action since the two teams started playing each other in 1926, and the rivalry now stands in Stoughton’s favor with 43 wins, 39 losses and […]
DID YOU KNOW … Now that the presidential and senatorial elections are finally over, it is time to say something about Canton’s so-called “gentlemen’s agreement,” which was not adhered to this year. For many years, it was generally agreed that politicians running for office in Canton would not erect a multitude of unsightly political signs. […]
