When Mike Mariano was a seventh grader at the Galvin Middle School, he joined his classmates for a field trip to Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. Once there, he ran to the top of the mountain and was the first in the class to get there. “I thought it was a race,” he said. Exhausted, […]
Students and staff at the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) as well as members of the public gathered on Thursday, October 24, for the unveiling of the mural “Flight of Dreams.” The mural is the idea and product of art students at PRHC, who worked with teacher Ned Hall to create and design two […]
Jonathan Arata finds that being a Freemason is very rewarding. In the six years since he joined the Blue Hill Masonic Lodge, he has developed strong relationships with his fellow Freemasons, or “brothers,” as he says, and has risen in the ranks all the way up to Master, the top position. His inauguration to the […]
It’s been 18 weeks and counting since Jeanne Quinn last faced her son’s killer in a Natick hearing room, and the uncertainty surrounding his future whereabouts is almost more than she can bear. Not even the news of her cancer returning, or the impending surgery she’s facing, have been enough to erase the doubts about […]
Tamisha Civil, an associate probation officer for Stoughton District Court, is the Democratic candidate running for Governor’s Council District 2 in the November 5 general election following her victory in the primary earlier this month. District 2 comprises more than 30 towns and cities in Massachusetts, including Canton. In her role as a probation officer, […]
Della Larsen has a saved voicemail message on her phone from her late mother that she treasures. “Her voice is more powerful than a photo,” she said. Della’s own voice has become more powerful since her 2023 diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and […]
A traveling acrobatic troupe, Cirque Us, with connections to Canton is debuting this year at King Richard’s Faire in Carver. The faire, which has opened annually on weekends at the end of each summer since 1982, is a theme park based on a 16th century English marketplace, with jousting, games, rides, and costumed performers appearing […]
Canton Town Planner Taylor “TJ” Torres finished his first year as a town planner a few months ago, taking inspiration from his parents, who both worked for the city of Taunton. His father was a city attorney and his mother was a school administrator who continues to teach. “I grew up around public service,” Torres […]
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 […]
For many years, visitors to Houghton’s Pond in Milton were able to get a snack at the concession stand near the playground equipment while enjoying their time outdoors at the recreation area. The stand closed, however, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a Milton couple has reopened the stand by creating a nonprofit, Rise & […]
