Did you know … The Boston Globe named Canton High senior Johnny Hagan as one of its Boys Hockey Athletes of the Year for 2019-20. Hagan, the Hockomock League MVP, finished his high school career with 160 points while leading the Bulldogs to two Division 2 state championships. Hagan was also named to the Boston Herald and […]
Dear Mrs. Cunningham: Your fourth grade class would like to thank you for your hard work and dedication to us and to the town of Canton. Your kind decision to donate classroom funds to the Canton Area Helpline shows your positive leadership and thought to help others during this time of need. We are honored to have you in […]
Dear Canton small businesses: We know that most of our local small businesses are hurting badly as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis and state-ordered work stoppages. When you suffer, the whole community suffers, whether as employees, customers, or residents who take for granted your contributions to our local tax base. Just as important, […]
Dear Editor: As we are all aware, our first responders and neighbors go above and beyond, which has been a true testament during this time of uncertainty. One example of their heroic actions happened on a recent Monday when we experienced a terrible storm. While sitting home with my young son, a tree broke and […]
Over the course of the past several weeks, the entire world has been through what will almost certainly be an indelible experience of dealing with sudden, drastic, unwanted change. Even many people who had the time, opportunity and determination to prepare for such a scenario found themselves shocked and shaken by the reality of it, […]
Dear Editor: The first Earth Day in 1970 inspired the passage of key environmental legislation, including the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species acts and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was signed […]
Dear Editor: Thank you to the dedicated people responsible for making sure youngsters get the nourishment they need since school has been closed. Each day at 11:45 a.m., a Bulldog van has pulled into our complex to pass out lunches, rain or shine. Kudos to all. Canton is fortunate to have people like you. Sincerely, […]
While the COVID-19 emergency is in full swing around the country and in Canton, news is hard to come by as most of us are under a self-quarantine stay-at-home order. MAC, with time on his washed and sanitized hands, found a paper written by the late Edward Bolster, a longtime member of the Canton Historical Commission. Ed […]
Dear Editor: For the past few weeks, I have enjoyed reading about the championship season of our girls and boys hockey teams; they certainly deserved all the plaudits they received. However, there is another team that didn’t get the opportunity to “skate for a title” and show what its hard work had achieved — it […]
By Julie E. Goodman, PhD By now you have heard the predictions of thousands or maybe millions of illnesses and deaths from the coronavirus if we don’t continue to take measures to prevent its spread. That’s a pretty wide range, and it’s hard to know what to believe. The reason for this range is that […]
