CANTON DAILY: What's Happening (Wed, Sep 8)

Good day, neighbors! Mary Ellen Gambon here with the latest Canton Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 86 Low: 69.

Here are the top stories today in Canton:

1. Canton Board Of Health To Meet WIth Select Board Thursday (Canton Patch)
2. Eversource to use helicopter to string new line (Yahoo! Voices)
3. This Week in Union Athletics (Sept. 6-12) (Union College Athletics)
5. Local communities to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks (Wicked Local)
7. Destination XL Group, Inc. Announces Transition to Nasdaq Global Market and the Early ... (The Bakersfield Californian)
8. Janice Elizabeth Drennon | News, Sports, Jobs (Parkersburg News)
9. Division 3-4 high school football preview (Boston Herald)
10. Massachusetts high school hockey player suffers serious injuries during Labor Day tournament (WCVB Boston)
11. REVISED Recycling 2021-2022 Calendar For Canton Residents (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Canton:

• 1st Day of School - Kindergarten - Canton Public Schools (12:00 AM)
• Outdoor Concert & Ellie's Treats Ice Cream Truck (12:00 PM)
• Pajama Storytime - Canton Public Library (6:00 PM)

Canton Patch Notebook

• Massachusetts State Lottery: "Mass Cash Weekend Update: - A ticket sold at Store 38, 368 Fairmount St in #Lowell, won $100,000 in last Friday’s drawing. - A ticket sold at Cumberland Farms, 1530 Main St in #Leicester, won $100,000 in last night’s drawing." (Instagram)

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• Divorce Boot Camp – Hingham, MA Hub ~ No-Cost Event (September 9)
• MA Wills & Living Trusts: 5-Day Free Email Course (September 11)
• Team Excel Free Open House (September 11)
• Irish Cultural Centre of New England Annual 5k (September 12)
• South Shore Children's Chorus Open Rehearsal (September 14)
• Duck Race on the Charles (September 25)
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— Mary Ellen Gambon

About me: I am a Freelance Massachusetts Editor covering the towns of Canton, Dedham, Norwood, Westwood and Walpole, MA. I am a Boston native who began my journalism career in 1994. I graduated from Boston University, where I received bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. In 2002, I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a master's in public administration. I am a 1994 Pulliam Fellow, an award given to 10 graduating college seniors who are pursuing careers in journalism. I previously was a staff reporter for Gazette Publications, Inc., The Dedham TImes, The Daily Transcript and The Parkway-West Roxbury Transcript. Over the past four years, I have been a freelance reporter at Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. and Gannett, Inc. covering greater Boston. I also write for The Hopkinton Independent.

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