The following all-star selections appear in the December 11 issue as part of the Canton Citizen’s annual fall sports wrap-up. Boys MVP Damian Kozak (Soccer) A two-time captain and a truly gifted athlete, Kozak wrapped up a stellar four-year soccer career with a transcendent senior season, exploding for 19 goals and eight assists while leading […]
Did you know … In recent years, across Massachusetts and the town of Canton, we have witnessed a dramatic drop in the number of people who vote. Thirty years ago, 80 percent of Massachusetts residents turned out to vote in the November election. This year, in a tight governor’s race, that figure dropped to only […]
There could be no more a prominent citizen than Congressman Elijah Adams Morse, and when he died in 1898, the entire community wept at the loss of this lion of a man. All factories, stores and places of business suspended operations and closed their doors during the services, and representatives of all classes of society, […]
Sunday marks the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which took place on December 7, 1941, and precipitated the United States’ entry into World War II. Did you know … There were 96 ships in the navy yard. Of these, the Japanese sank or damaged only 18, and 11 were back in […]
As the holidays quickly approach and stress slowly creeps in, let’s take refuge in the timeless words of Francis of Assisi: “For it is in giving that we receive.” And although these deep words were meant for much more than material exchanges, let’s remember that giving — in all its forms — has its gifts. […]
The following reflection, written by Rabbi Navah Lee Levine of Temple Beth Abraham, appears in the Canton Citizen’s 2014 Holiday Guide, which was included in the November 26 issue. One of the many pleasurable Hanukkah moments comes right after lighting the Hanukkah candles, as we do each night for eight nights. I have always loved […]
Did you know … Canton High School will face Stoughton High School in the classic Thanksgiving Day matchup tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Memorial Field in Stoughton. Each year, MAC publishes some facts, figures, and trivia from the Canton-Stoughton rivalry that started in 1926. So here we go for this year: The Canton-Stoughton rivalry is […]
Paul Folkman and Jim Lamarr are developers. And, quite honestly, being branded a developer in a small town like Canton is usually a bad thing. It is the developers that receive the scorn of neighborhood associations, who see encroachments as personal attacks upon the value of their homes. Developers are branded as greedy, irresponsible, and […]
Dear Editor: I have lived in Canton Park Condominiums on Pine Street (next to the convenience store) since 2006. In all this time, I have never had to wait at the stop sign at the corner of Bolivar and Pleasant streets more than a minute or two. I have never seen an accident at the intersection. Crossing […]
Did you know … Another summer is gone, leaving nothing but memories; and the fall season is well upon us with its cooler weather. There is a lot to look forward to in the fall. The colorful fall foliage, Halloween, Thanksgiving feasts, weekend football games, trees devoid of leaves, and of course, the drudgery of […]
