Dear Editor: Your “Man About Canton” noted the proliferation of stop signs around town in his November 5 column. He failed to use the word “illegal.” Under Massachusetts law, every stop sign posted for traffic calming or to slow traffic is illegal. Every all-way stop not justified by a documented crash history (five crashes per […]
Editor’s note: The following poem was written by Declan Meade, a student at the Galvin Middle School and the grandson of Michael F. Coyle, a longtime poetry contributor. Carry On Carry on, Carry on, You will be at peace when you are done. Carry on for those who couldn’t, End the trail for those who shouldn’t […]
Dear Editor: Just six months ago, a special town meeting approved one of the most significant zoning changes in recent memory, giving the green light to a major redevelopment on the former Paul Revere property. At that time, town meeting also approved the purchase of approximately seven acres of open space using Community Preservation Act […]
The following essay was written by Lindsey Nolte, a Canton High School senior and a goalie for the girls varsity ice hockey team. My stomach was empty, my eyes were heavy, and I fret having to return to this place again. My family silently waited in our SUV packed full of equipment for the traffic […]
Dear Editor: Our town is now front and center in the current debate about how the commonwealth will meet its energy needs for the future. A Texas-based corporation, Spectra Energy, has proposed sending gas, pressurized to 750 pounds per square inch, through underground pipes measuring up to 48 inches in diameter. This pipeline will run […]
Editor’s Note: The following letter addresses the proposal by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to permit shotgun deer hunting in the Blue Hills Reservation in an effort to cull the deer population, which is currently estimated at 85 per square mile. Click here for a copy of the draft deer management plan. […]
Canton Youth Soccer’s girls U12 United team completed one of the most successful seasons in CYS history this spring. After a slow start to the season with two wins and two loses, the team was undefeated for the remainder of the regular season. After winning their BAYS section championship, the girls claimed the BAYS division […]
On Sunday, August 16, more than 12,000 runners will line up in Woods Hole for the start of the 43rd annual Falmouth Road Race. This seven-mile race is quite the obstacle, requiring strength and endurance from
Boston GAA football and hurling matches are held every Saturday and Sunday at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, located at 200 New Boston Drive (off Route 138). For results, reports and schedules, check out www.bostongaa.com. By Rory O’Donnell The July 4th holiday weekend saw three Gaelic football games contested as the Men’s Senior Football […]
By Mark Dantos Phyllis Seresky, a longtime Canton resident, was one of those patients who made a lasting impression on the medical oncology unit at Massachusetts General Hospital through the final months of her life in 2014. The medical oncologists, oncology nurses, therapists and caregivers on the ninth floor of the Lunder Building at Mass. General […]
