The black walls loom high above the street. Tattered white curtains flutter at the windows. The Hidden Hotel used to be a luxury destination for the rich; now the furniture in its lobby is covered in dust as the evening mist creeps in through holes in the walls. The hotel’s fate was sealed one stormy […]
If you see a car with the license plate SFTBLL heading down Washington Street, there’s a good chance it’s heading to a softball tournament. The driver, Canton native and longtime Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, has had a decades-long love affair with baseball and softball. He played in his first Little League game at the age of […]
The third Life is good Festival, featuring live music and a wide array of family activities, will take place this Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23, at Prowse Farm in Canton. More than $1 million was raised at last year’s festival, sponsored by retailer Life is good and Superfly Presents. Tickets for Sunday’s event, […]
When Matt Galvin, 26, joined the Joseph D. Galvin Insurance Agency last April, he started more than just a new job. He became the first member of the fourth generation of his family to work in the family business. Joe D., as his descendants call him, grew up in Ireland. He started the Joseph D. […]
Sean Richardson, the new principal at St. John the Evangelist School, is the first male principal the school has had since it opened its doors in 1883. A native of Lowell, he attended parochial schools and then St. John’s Seminary in Brighton and graduated with a degree in philosophy. Following graduation, Richardson created an educational […]
When he was young, Derek Folan worked in his parents’ restaurant — doing every job from sweeping floors to clearing tables. Canton High School’s new principal said this week the experience taught him more than how to run a successful business. “They took care of their customers,” said Folan. “They took the time to invest […]
Rick and Bob Gallery take the idea of relationships seriously. They use what they have learned as brothers and partners in Atlantic Insurance Group Agency, Inc., when they deal with their clients. Their motto is “We firmly believe that a great relationship is the best policy.” The Gallerys grew up in a family of five […]
The Lawrence M. Walsh playground, named for a former principal, was a community project when it was built at the Hansen School in 1988. Parents and other volunteers spent a weekend working together to create a new recreational area at the school that incorporated students’ ideas. Fast forward to 2012 and the Walsh playground is […]
Kevin Foley, a military veteran and fitness coach, has tacked flags from each of the five branches of the United States armed forces to one of the walls of the CrossFit HomeBase gym he opened last month, along with a poster of his business logo. There are information boards on another wall telling members what […]
Paul and Julie DuCott have both worked in professions in which they gave of themselves to others — Paul as a guidance counselor and Julie as a school nurse. It’s a happy coincidence that they worked together at the Galvin Middle School. In addition to working with students, the DuCotts have opened their home to […]
