CANTON: Everything Going On Today (Mon, Oct 4)

Good morning, people of Canton! It's me again, Mary Ellen Gambon, your host of the Canton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with rain, some heavy. High: 62 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories in Canton today:

1. Nearly 400 compete in first 5K ‘Run Billy Run’ road race (MassLive.com)
2. Eastern Massachusetts high school football scores and highlights from Friday (Boston Herald)
3. H.S. FOOTBALL: North Attleboro goes on the offensive in blowout of Canton (The Sun Chronicle)
4. Eastern Massachusetts high school scores and highlights from Friday (Boston Herald)
5. The perennial assessment of the MCAS is underway (The Boston Globe)
6. 'Economics should not be a barrier': Community colleges use federal funds to attract, retain students (The Boston Globe)

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Today in Canton:

Canton Patch Notebook

• Canton Youth Hockey: "CHS Hockey supporting Team Seanie Strong at their Jimmy Fund bake sale. 💛" (Facebook)

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• A Craft Affair at Norwood (October 16)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. See you all soon for another update! If you're loving these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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, a national 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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