By Kristine Meaney, Stormwater Manager, Canton DPW Dog waste that is left on the ground is a public health issue that you can help prevent. Some dog owners who don’t pick up after their pet may think dog waste just quickly degrades on its own and isn’t a big deal, or that it’s fertilizer. However, […]
None other than Boston’s own four-time marathon winner Bill Rodgers joined Orchard Cove residents to celebrate the completion of their recent personal marathons for the senior living community’s Miles for Scholarship event.
Dear Editor: The Canton Senior Center is approximately 6,100 square feet. Planning guidelines used throughout Massachusetts suggest that a community the size of Canton should have a facility of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 square feet. With 37 percent of Canton residents now age 55 and older, our current facility provides only a fraction of the […]
Imagine spending the morning hiking through the woods in the 7,000-acre DCR Blue Hills Reservation, having lunch in the cool shade of large, mature pine trees, and then coming back to kayak on beautiful, unspoiled 230-acre Ponkapoag Pond. Then you sit back and take in the unforgettable sunset across the pond. With both cabins and tent […]
To the Canton Community: By now, many of you have learned about the text messages sent between former State Trooper Michael Proctor and ex-Canton Police Sergeant Sean Goode that were full of hate speech against Jews, queer people, people of color, and other marginalized groups. It is both frightening and heartbreaking to hear what these […]
By Rich Trotto As discussed in the first installment of this series, the Canton River — also known as the East Branch of the Neponset River — was moved underground when waterpower was replaced by electric power for industries at the present-day Paul Revere Heritage Site. When waterpower was no longer required, the Canton River […]
So far, 2026 has been a very “unlikely” year for one group of area musicians: the Unlikely Strummers, an award-winning ukulele band featuring amateur players from across southern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island. The group, directed by Canton resident Cynthia Miller, is featured in the just-released issue of Ukulele Magazine, an industry publication for ukulele […]
By Norfolk Commissioner Richard Staiti It has been my distinct honor to represent you as a Norfolk County Commissioner these past five years. As one of our three county commissioners, and the only one to hail from Canton, I would like to take a moment to highlight some of the great things the county is […]
Dear Editor: I want to thank Tim Shanahan for his letter that appeared in the April 30 issue of the Canton Citizen. Civic debate makes us stronger, and he raises questions worth answering honestly. Rather than just rebutting his piece, which has been done elsewhere, I want to step above the fray and speak from […]
Note: This letter was incorrectly attributed to SCAP Committee Chair Tom Birmingham in the May 7 print edition. The author of the letter is Jen Wexler, the committee’s vice chair. Dear Editor: In last week’s edition of the Citizen, Tim Shanahan offered a 12-point argument for opposing adoption of the Specialized Energy Code at the […]
