Hank Seemore, an employee at Computershare in Canton, recently returned from a seven-day trek through the Himalayas to help Nepalese students get to school more easily. Through a corporate giving initiative at Computershare, Seemore joined 25 employees and raised more than $100,000 for the World Youth International School in Nepal’s Gokarna region to double the […]
Nicole Ledoux and Rob Dalton were on a date early in their relationship, enjoying dinner at a restaurant, when Dalton experienced an allergic reaction to the nuts that he didn’t realize were an ingredient in his pasta dish, necessitating a trip to the emergency room. That experience was the step that led Ledoux and Dalton […]
Wireless Zone, a Verizon Wireless retailer located at the Village Shoppes in Canton, held its annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway event on Sunday, July 30. Staff members distributed over 100 free backpacks filled with school supplies to help kids prepare for the upcoming school year. Since launching the event in 2013, Wireless Zone and its […]
Bank of Canton was recently recognized among the state’s top 100 corporate charitable contributors by the Boston Business Journal. The bank has been an honoree in the publication’s annual Corporate Citizenship Awards for five consecutive years. “We’re proud of our charitable giving program,” said Stephen P. Costello, president and CEO of Bank of Canton, “and […]
Construction continues in earnest on the new Topgolf facility on Dedham Street, which is steadily taking shape and looks to be on target for an anticipated opening in late 2023. The outline of the facility has been established and the frame of the building is now in place, as are the towering poles and netting […]
HarborOne Bank recently announced the kick-off of its eighth annual Small Business Pitch Contest to support the development of small businesses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Registration and entries are open through August 31 to compete for a top prize of $10,000 from HarborOne to help a local small business accelerate their growth. In addition […]
Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to recognize Rob Price, CEO of Canton-based School of Rock, as the 2023 recipient of its New England Entrepreneur of the Year award. Price was selected by an independent panel of judges made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors and other regional business leaders. The candidates were […]
Gene Manning, interim town planner, chair of the Board of Assessors, and head of the town’s Economic Development Committee (EDC), was pleased to report recently that Canton is maintaining strong economic growth despite financial headwinds nationally. Manning delivered his annual economic report at the start of this year’s Annual Town Meeting, which was held May […]
On Saturday, April 8, Code Ninjas in Canton celebrated its four-year anniversary with an open house and summer camp kick-off event. The event was a huge success, with over 100 parents and kids attending and participating in fun STEM coding activities, including Roblox, Minecraft, Lego Robotics, Scratch, Junior STEM activities, and more. Code Ninjas’ senseis, […]
This past Sunday marked the end of an era as Big D’s Neponset Café, a Canton landmark that served thousands of residents for over 70 years, closed its doors for good. Owned by the Titus family for three generations, the five Titus siblings, Donna, Donald, Wendy, Gary and Billy, summed up the bar’s legacy in a single word: people. It was the people who made Big D’s what it was.
