By Michael G. Bellotti and John J. Larivee Imagine walking out of jail with nothing except a change of clothes and no money in your pocket. You want to apply for a job, but can’t because you don’t have a driver’s license, photo ID, or even a Social Security card. You head to the Registry […]
One day during the month of March, on a busy street in the rear yard of a Canton resident, while a blizzard was in full bloom, there was a loud crack outside. A look out of the den window showed where and what the noise came from. A large pine tree had fallen to the […]
Related: Residents come out in force against proposed detox facility Greetings to the Canton Board of Selectmen, Zoning Board of Appeals, and the citizens of our town: My name is Robert W. Mason. I am the owner of Bay State School of Technology, 225 Turnpike Street, and a longtime Canton resident. You’ve heard a lot […]
Did you know … The top three scams that Americans receive most by phone, email, or regular mail are the following: 1.) Credit card offers that promise to greatly reduce your interest rate payment; 2.) Tech-support scams claiming your computer has a virus that only the caller can fix; and 3.) Travel schemes for which […]
To the Editor: Tonight, I will attend my last meeting as a proud member of the Canton School Committee. To that end, I give my heart-felt thanks to all the citizens of Canton who saw fit to first elect me to the committee in 2002, and for the many terms and years that have followed. […]
A few weeks ago, I came across a particularly annoying click-bait pop-up ad from a well-known online lender. “Do the math (the banks wish you wouldn’t do),” their ad said. In Australia, where free speech laws are less absolute than they are here in the United States, it is illegal for a business to “make […]
Canton’s annual town election is fast approaching, and for the third time in the last four years, the focus will be on the Board of Selectmen, where incumbents Kevin Feeney and Mark Porter will look to fend off a challenge from newcomer Kathy McCormack in the lone contested race on the ballot. To better assist […]
Did you know … The Canton Lions Club will hold its 41st annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 25 (Palm Sunday), from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Canton American Legion Post 24, 950 Washington Street, behind Canton High School. Tickets are only $5 per person with a maximum of $15 per family. Proceeds […]
Did you know … Selectmen recently signed a $64,000 service contract with Bargmann Hendrie and Archetype to come up with plans and cost estimates to repair the Canton skating rink. It is hoped that the report will be completed in time for the annual town meeting in May. There is currently a bill on Beacon Hill that calls for the complete repeal of […]
MAC is still on vacation in Florida playing softball, so this is a reprint of one of his very interesting columns from last year. Did you know … Cantonites see the “Seal of Canton” on the stationery of all town boards, all documents that are mailed out, and on all town vehicles, including but not limited […]
