Dear Editor: I just read your article on the Canton Camera Club (“Images on Glass” by George Comeau, September 18). I don’t know what world you live in, but in my world there is nothing poetic or historically positive about anything with the initials KKK. For you to think that printing that article and not […]
By Pam D’Agostino Dr. Robert D’Agostino has been a practicing family physician in the town of Canton since 1979. He agreed to share his cancer journey, through the perspective of his wife, because he has cared for innumerable patients with cancer. He wants those who have had the disease, and those who may receive those […]
Editor’s note: The Canton Citizen is pleased to introduce the Canton Sports Guy, a new biweekly column by CHS alumnus Chris Peltier. Future Canton Sports Guy columns will be exclusive to the print edition and our new e-Citizen. A new fall sports season is now officially underway, and fans of Bulldog athletics have to be […]
Dear Editor: Can you imagine a student explaining to his parents that the 2 percent test grade just received wasn’t all that bad because someone else in the class had only scored 1 percent? This is essentially the argument put forth by Canton Selectman Avril Elkort in defending Canton’s abysmal voter turnout and why local […]
On September 11, 2001, men and women were going to work — like we are today — but little did they know it would be their last day on earth. It is quite possible that if there had been a struggle for the controls of one of those airplanes that left Logan Airport that morning, […]
Did you know … The 10th annual Reebok/Canton Road Race will be held on Sunday, October 5, starting and ending at the Reebok campus off Royal Street in Canton. This year’s race, which has a 7:15 a.m. registration time, will feature a 5k and a 10k, a one-mile wheelchair race, and a one-mile fun run […]
Did you know … The popularity of three sports — golf, baseball, and softball — is rapidly declining. Golf participation in the United States has declined every year since 2003. Golf courses are closing after about 4,500 opened from 1990 through 2005. More shut down in 2013 than opened for the eighth straight year. Television […]
Tomorrow marks the start of Labor Day weekend and with it comes the unofficial end of summer. But it’s also a time of new beginnings — especially in the world of sports — and a perfect time to check in on some of Canton’s many rising stars within the collegiate ranks. Looking back on the […]
Did you know … The “ice bucket challenge” to help raise awareness and money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is sweeping across Massachusetts and moving across the entire United States. The way it works is if you are challenged, you have 24 hours to record a video dumping ice water (with […]
To the editor: After reading the July 31 “Man About Canton” column, I am compelled to correct some slightly twisted insinuations and perceptions alleged by the author of that column. I happen to be what is considered a “master teacher” — a teacher with a master’s degree (which is required), have plenty of continuing education […]
