Did you know … Many New England cities and towns conduct free summer evening concerts where you can listen to some good music and enjoy a hotdog or hamburger. The only requirement is that you bring a chair unless you want to sit on the ground. The Canton Recreation Department’s popular free Summer Concert Series […]
Dear Editor: Both in the June 5 and June 13 editions of the Canton Citizen, columnist Joe DeFelice criticized annual town meeting’s vote to move town elections from April to November. In the latest attack he stated, “With only 43 voters voting for a major change, it should be ‘null and void.’” Since only 1 […]
Did you know … Canton Recreation Director Janet McGuire and the Recreation Commission are busy putting together the July 4th celebration. This year’s event will once again be held at the Irish Cultural Centre off Route 138 on New Boston Drive. MAC met with McGuire, who said that the festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. […]
Looking back on my youngest daughter’s wedding, I realize that much drama centered on her dress. Buying the dress turned out to be relatively simple. When Mariel was still in grad school in Arizona she and a good friend went shopping and came home the same day with a dress. No muss, no fuss — […]
My dad began his writing career at age 88. He started with his autobiography: how he was a caddy for Mayor Curley of Boston and a cadet at Roxbury Latin; how a beautiful lady came into the grocery where he worked and he fell instantly in love; how he was assigned to the first Signal […]
Editor’s note: The following letter was originally addressed to the Board of Selectmen and is being reprinted at the request of the author. Dear Editor: This is to voice my extreme disappointment and frustration with the decision to employ a flat-rate fee for parking on the public way of Greenlodge Street near the 128 commuter […]
Did you know … In honor of Arbor Day, the Canton Garden Club plants a tree somewhere in the town each year. This year the Garden Club had Absolute Landscapers plant a new kousa dogwood tree in front of the Canton Police Station. Also, the flowers and herbs sold at their annual plant sale, which […]
Did you know … Chapman Street resident Bruce Rohr and his neighbor, Selectman Vic Del Vecchio, were able to convince 43 voters at Canton’s annual town meeting to pass a bylaw allowing the town to hold its annual town elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Canton would become the first […]
Dear Editor: I’d like to thank the people who stood in support of moving Canton’s local elections from April to November. Frankly, things looked grim going in to town meeting. The Finance Committee had previously voted unanimously to indefinitely postpone the article; the town clerk was strongly against the article, as were four of the […]
Every Sunday night I check my calendar for the week ahead. Any important appointments? Anything coming up that I had forgotten about? That’s why I check before the week starts — I learned my lesson when I turned the page too late one Monday and found that I had missed an early morning appointment. Mom […]
