Editors note: The following is the sixth in a series of occasional spotlights on Canton’s town employees. This week we are proud to introduce our readers to new Canton Firefighter Kate Howarth. Last month, Kate Howarth achieved a major professional milestone when she was hired as a full-time firefighter by the Canton Fire Department. But […]
Katrin is a dancer in New York City who moves into an apartment as she recovers from an injury that has put her career on hold. One night, as she listens to the noises from the radiator in her apartment, she hears people talking and kneels down on the floor to peer through a hole […]
Although used by generations of Canton residents for recreational purposes, Reservoir Pond only recently became a town-owned property, and the Earl Newhouse Waterfront serves as the access area for the public to unload their boats into the Rez. However, black and gold signs in the parking lot at the waterfront state that motorized boats and trailers are prohibited, leaving boaters who do not live on the properties that abut the Rez with the option of using canoes, kayaks and other non-motorized boats.
A classic summer carnival, new and improved programs, and a series of 1980s throwback events are some of the many highlights of an action-packed summer season planned by the Canton Parks and Recreation Department. The carnival, staged by Fiesta Shows, kicks off tonight at 6 p.m. at the Kennedy School and runs through Sunday, July […]
For decades, the staff at the Canton Public Library has encouraged children to work on their reading skills and explore new books by offering summer reading programs. This summer, the library staff is expanding the program to include readers of all ages. “Every Hero Has a Story” is a program for readers in grades six […]
When Anna Huggins Porter was 5 years old, her mother signed her up for weekly riding lessons at a farm not far from the family’s home. She continued riding and competing through high school and college, and today she is a professional rider and the proud owner of Eight Fences Farm in Mansfield, where she […]
Legendary Canton High School mathematics teacher and former department chair Martin Badoian had been teaching math for several years when a friend who was also a math teacher told him that she had started a math team for students at her high school. Badoian was intrigued, but had a question for her. “What’s a math […]
Last fall Canton friends Ellen Donovan and Annmarie Silvasy began to talk about the math and English Language curriculum changes they have seen in recent years. “Ellen and I and a couple of parents were concerned about the wacky math,” Silvasy said. “We made a couple of jokes about it. Then we just started to […]
Bob DeYeso served with the 26th Yankee Division 328th Infantry during World War II. He was just 19 years old when he faced his first combat experience and described himself as a frightened kid. His immediate superior was Julian Violon, who could see the fear on DeYeso’s face as the two stood ready with their weapons to […]
Donald Noll and David Evans don’t work for the United States Postal Service, but next week they will be assisting with important deliveries. Saturday, May 9, is the 23rd annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers. Local letter carriers plan to pick up food items from customers’ homes as […]
