5 Things Jan 7: Exercise, Zumba or Sing a Song or Two with Chorus at the Council on Aging.

The Board of Health meets tonight at 7:00 p.m.

  1. This Day in Hisory: On Jan 7, 1980 President Jimmy Carter  authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Coroporation. 2. Let's sing a song or two with the Chorus at the Canton Council on Aging at 10:00 a.m. Then head over to the Blue Hills Wellness Center for an exercise class at 10:30 a.m. 3. At 1:30 p.m. there is a one hour Senior Zumba class at the Canton Public Library.  4. Did you know that the Canton Public Library accepts Passport applications? you'll need to make an appointment by calling (781)821-5027. Four members of the library staff are trained passport agents. Allow 6 weeks for processing your passport. Visit: http://travel.state.gov/ for any quesions you may have. 5. There is a Board of …

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5 Things Dec 3: Canton Public Library Closed till 4:00 p.m. Today

Celebrate Chanukah at 5:00 p.m. with Rivka Horowitz at the Canton Public Library

  1. The Canton Public Library will be closed today for corporate training from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Evening activities will take place starting with: 2. Celebrate Chanukah from 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. with Educator and Storyteller Rivka Horowitz M.Ed. for a story and craft about the upcoming holiday of Chanukah. 'The Borrowed Chanukah Latkes' is a great story about Kindness and hospitality. We will make a beautiful Chanukah Sand Art to display on your window. 3. Zumba Class at 1:00 p.m. at the Canton Council on Aging. 4. A seminar for First Time Homebuyer's from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Canton Public Library, Community Room. Provided by Sovereign Bank for Neighborhood Housing. Mandatory seminar for 1st-time home buyers. 5. At 7:00 p.m. there …

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Amy Nachbar

9:47 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Your welcome! I've covered many of Rivka's programs in the over the years and she always makes her programs so much fun and very entertaining. The children always have a wonderful time!   more ›

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5 Things, Nov 5: Don't Forget to Reset Your Clocks!

Daylight Saving Time ended Sunday morning at 2 a.m.

  1. Tomorrow is election day - do you know who you are voting for yet? 2. Men's Club Bowling at 9 a.m. then stick around to sing some songs with the Chorus at 10 a.m. at the Canton Council on the Aging. 3. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. the Project Connect/MSPCC Support Group will be meeting at the Canton Public Library. The program offers a place for parents to find the support, education, and resources necessary to empower them to manage the challenges of raising children who are coping with mental health concerns. All parents and caregivers of children with mental health concerns are welcome and encouraged to attend. Services are free of charge. For more information please call: (617) 983-5803. 4. At 7 p.m. the Board of Health will be meeting in …

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Fish Advisory for Canton

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued new fish consumption advisories for Canton.

Great catch, but better not serve it for dinner. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued new and updated Public Health Fish Consumption Advisories earlier this month to the Town of Canton. Canton's Director of Public Health John Ciccotelli presented the advisories to the Board of Selectmen at the October 18 selectmen's meeting. The state issued the following: For fish contaminated with PCBs and DDT, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health advises "children under 12, pregnant women, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age who may become pregnant" to not eat any of that fish. All other people are advised not to eat American eel or white sucker and to limit consumption of all other fish to two meals per month from …

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Viewfinder: The Summer Fun and Safety Fair in Canton

A few snapshots from the summer safety fair in Canton this weekend.

The Town of Canton held its annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair over the weekend at Pequitside Farm. Here are a few snapshots of the event, sponsored and organized by the Board of Health. The Canton Fire Department and Canton Police Department also staffed information booths filled with summer safety information. Attendees were given equal parts fun to go along with the education, including the inflatable moonwalk, petting zoo and hay rides, which gave passengers a great overview of the beauty of Pequitside Farm. Did you attend the fair? Send along your photos and we will add them to our gallery on Canton patch! Email: lisa.gentes@patch.com

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Summer Fun and Safety Fair in Canton

The Canton Board of Health organized a huge Summer Fun and Safety Fair at beautiful Pequitside Farm on Saturday.

The Town of Canton held its annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair on a brilliant sunny Saturday. Sponsored and organized by the Board of Health, many members of the Canton Fire Department and Canton Police Department also staffed information booths filled with critical summer safety information. Meanwhile, attendees were given equal parts fun to go along with the education, including the inflatable moonwalk, the petting zoo and the hay ride, which gave passengers a great overview of the beauty of Pequitside Farm. Attendance at this free event was high, considering one of the main safety draws was the Childhood ID program. While many people may remember getting their fingerprints stamped and picture taken as a child, the technology used at this…

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A "Heart"y Valentine's Day

This month, the American Heart Association urges Americans to make some life choices that have a big impact on your risk for heart disease.

February is American Heart Month, according to the American Heart Association (AHA.) While the focus for many Americans is typically on the red valentine hearts associated with Valentine’s Day, the American Heart Association is actively urging all Americans to focus on their cardiovascular health this month. It is unfortunate that this is the shortest month of the year, as heart disease is a year-round killer of Americans of all races, genders and ages. Shockingly, according to the American Heart Association, 90% of American women have at least one risk factor for developing heart disease.  Indeed, one out of three adults in the United States has high blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.  Do you know your …

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BPA, Go Away

Massachusetts has become the eighth state to ban the sale of baby bottles containing the toxic substance, Bisphenol-A.

On Thursday, Deval Patrick won his bid to ban the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A, or BPA, from all baby bottles and sippy cups sold in Massachusetts. BPA is a manufactured chemical commonly used in the substance which lines almost all canned food s and drinks.  It is also known as “polycarbonate” and is used in the plastic material in baby bottles, sippy cups and other semi-disposable plastic food storage products bearing the number 7 on its label. When BPA is leached from the inner lining of bottles and other plastic-wear, it enters the consumer’s bloodstream.   According to the Massachusetts Board of Public Health, which issued their first Public Health Announcement on the toxicity of BPA  in August 2009, the side effects of chronic BPA …

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Larissa Watt

6:45 pm on Sunday, December 19, 2010

What a great idea- take your bottle to the dump day. Lol. Thankfully we have some regulation in our society for food safety, chemicals, etc but it is not up to the standards it should be. Americans assume b/c a product is on our shelf that it is safe and unfortunately that is not the case. I was appalled when. I came across cosmeticsafetydatabase.org and found that many ingredients in my "natural…   more ›