Canton-based NEI, a leading provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, announced earlier this month that it has achieved the ISO 14001:2004 environmental management certification at its manufacturing facilities in Canton and in Plano, Texas. The company’s Galway, Ireland facility is expected to achieve the same certification next month. ISO 14001:2004 is […]
Aug 24 2011 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: It was an honor and a privilege to have been associated with Mac MacGregor in the practice of law for over 30 years in Canton. Mac was a brilliant lawyer, a wise and judicious town moderator and selectman, a devoted family man, a skilled pilot, a joy to his many friends and acquaintances, […]
The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce the debut of “Outside the Whale,” a bold new column by Tanya Willow that seeks to challenge conventional thinking with a mix of social satire and political commentary. As general manager for Canton Community Television, Willow has been an observer of Canton politics for over 25 years. She […]
Aug 24 2011 | Posted in
Featured Content | By
Canton Citizen
Selectmen have accepted the resignation of Animal Control Officer Paul Bastable, who had recently been placed on 30-day administrative leave following an alleged drug incident that occurred in the parking lot of Page’s Convenience Store on August 8. Bastable, 40, was arrested shortly after 7 p.m. on Pearl Street and charged with possession of a […]
Aug 24 2011 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
Late last month, with his team vying for the state title at the Taunton West Little League complex, Andover Nationals manager Paul Finn spotted a familiar face in the crowd — one that brought him all the way back to his playing days as a Dodger in the Canton Little League. It was Jerry Delang, […]
Aug 24 2011 | Posted in
Sports | By
Jay Turner
It was another memorable and fun summer at the Ponkapoag Civic Association — a private pool and social club located in the Ponkapoag neighborhood of Canton. “It’s summertime fun at its best, and also great summer memories for the children and the parents, too,” one Civic member said. Founded in 1950 as a neighborhood club, […]
Aug 24 2011 | Posted in
Features | By
Canton Citizen
On Saturday, August 27, friends of former Canton resident Richard “Dickie” MacLeod held a fundraising event to support an education fund that has been set up with TD Bank North for his two children. MacLeod passed away unexpectedly on July 8 at the age of 42. Son of the late Richard H. MacLeod Sr. and […]
Aug 24 2011 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Stephen P. Costello, president and CEO of Bank of Canton, is pleased to announce the bank’s recent donation of $3,500 to the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton. This contribution will help sponsor the annual November class trip to Disney World in Florida, covering expenses such as airfare, hotel and wheelchair transportation. The class of 2012 […]
Aug 24 2011 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen
Writers have more places to express themselves today than in all history — from online newspapers to blogs. But with all the opportunity and formats to express ideas, and with our country and with local communities like Canton facing so many problems, why is the writing so banal? Online columns read like personal diary entries, […]
DID YOU KNOW … The main sticking point in the Canton school teachers’ contract negotiations with the School Committee is the proposed restructuring of the salary scale that would double the number of years (from 12 to 24) that a teacher would have to complete in order to reach the top of the pay scale. […]
