The first of an occasional series on spending (your parents’ hard-earned) money locally, this week’s column showcases Valentine’s Day gifts in every student’s price range. Shop in Canton and save yourself a cart-full of Walmart nonsense and the embarrassment of gas station flowers. Natalie Dellinger ‘14 attests, “shopping local makes chocolate and flowers taste and [...]
You may not have noticed it on your casual stroll downtown, but slowly Canton has been cleaned up, preserved, and redeveloped by a small non-profit that hopes to spark economic growth and environmental preservation. Many students and community members are familiar with Willow Island on Main Street. According to Town Supervisor David Button,this is the [...]
“It is the most exciting thing to happen in Canton in a long time,” said St. Lawrence associate economics professor Peter FitzRandolph of the new restaurant opening in Canton. The restaurant is owned by Rick Cassara, known to many as “Coach,” and is stylishly named The Club. The restaurant is located on 25 Court Street. [...]
While Canton has always prided itself on supporting local businesses, the community may find itself thrown for a loop with recent rumors of Canton’s P&C food chain being bought out by a larger company. According to the Watertown Daily News, Price Chopper wants to buy out four of Penn Traffic’s St. Lawrence county P&C supermarkets. [...]
Canton has switched their downtown Christmas lights from the usual incandescent bulbs to LEDs, a more efficient type of lighting. The new lights were purchased from Coakley Carpet Ace One Hardware, a 107-year-old family business owned by Bill Coakley, brother of SLU Vice President of Administrative Operations Tom Coakley. The cost of the new lights [...]
As Mayor Charlotte Ramsay works to improve the village of Canton, she has high hopes for its relationship with the university, impressed by the initiative of both former President Sullivan and current President Fox. Ramsay, a New England native, moved to Canton in 1970 when her husband was offered a teaching position at St. Lawrence. [...]
