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🌱 CANTON: What You Need To Know Today (Wed, Oct 13)

Welcome to the Canton newsletter! This is your five-minute guide to the most important things going on in the community.

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Good morning, people of Canton! Mary Ellen Gambon here with today's Canton Daily.


First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 77 Low: 58.

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Here are the top stories in Canton today:

  1. Another Celtics player tests positive for COVID (98.5 The Sports Hub)
  2. Today's Top Stories In The State (Canton Patch)
  3. Canton's Honeydew Donuts Creates Cop Cupcake Fundraiser (Canton Patch)
  4. Board of Health clarifies definition of public spaces (Canton Citizen Newspaper)
  5. ConCom seeks to resolve open, expired permits (Canton Citizen Newspaper)


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Today in Canton:

  • SATs (12th); PSATs (11th); Pre-ACT (10th) (8:00 AM)
  • College of the Holy Cross-college visit (1:00 PM)
  • Designer Services Presentations - Canton Public Library (6:00 PM)
  • BESTSELLING AUTHOR SERIES: Lisa Unger Discusses 'Last Girl Ghosted' (7:00 PM)

Canton Patch Notebook

  • Massachusetts State Lottery: "A Mass Cash ticket sold at Bennie's Cafe, 13 East Mountain St in #Worcester won $100,000 in last night's drawing." (Instagram)
  • Canton Youth Hockey: "Girls U10 throwback to 2015…" (Facebook)
  • Canton Public Library MA: "Got way too much production from your garden or even your CSA this year? No problem! Still time to register at this link! https://libraryaware.com/2DXZF... https://libraryaware.com/2DXZF4" (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll see you soon. If you're into 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Canton Daily? I'm all ears. You can contact me at Canton-MA@Patch.com.

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