Dear Editor: I’m writing to express my thoughts on the trash/recycling changes that our selectmen are proposing. I mean no insult to our BOS, and I am in full support of recycling and do my part at home to support this effort. However, I and many others seem to be opposed to this new model. I reviewed […]
Dear Editor: The fourth annual Scott M. Herr Memorial Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, September 18, at Brookmeadow Country Club. We would like to thank all of the golfers and volunteers who attended the event as well as the following list of sponsors and contributors that made this year’s event such a success: AccuRounds, […]
Dear Editor: I am writing to voice my opinion on the town’s proposal to change the trash service. I am totally opposed to changing systems. I know people who have the system the selectmen are considering, and they hate it. Let’s keep what we have. It is not worth the savings. Cheaper is not always […]
Dear Superintendent James Quaglia: As a senior citizen residing in Canton, I would like to take this time to thank you personally for your ongoing efforts in allowing seniors to utilize the exercise room and equipment at the Blue Hills Wellness Center. Your extended hospitality, generosity, and thoughtfulness to us local seniors is outstanding. It […]
By Harriet Burak On September 9, 2004, my son, Michael, died from a heroin overdose. The prior January, after years of denying his addiction, Michael finally admitted that he needed help and had entered a residential program with the goal of, in his words, “beating the monkey on my back.” During the months that Michael […]
Dear Editor: Over the course of this school year, several CHS athletic teams will be participating in a fundraiser for their programs and the Athletic Booster Club. The fundraiser will be selling Bulldog Pride memberships in the CHS Athletic Booster Club. It will be a great way to show your support of CHS student athletes […]
Dear Editor: As the CHS athletic year gets underway, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the efforts and generosity of several groups and companies for helping us improve WWII Veterans Memorial Field by installing a new scoreboard and enclosing our press box over the past two years. In recent years, it became clear […]
Dear Editor: The citizens of Canton should be grateful for the great work done by the five selectmen of Canton in regards to the massive University Avenue project. They have extracted many benefits for Canton from the developers that many thought were highly unlikely. Gerald A. Salvatori Jr., Avril T. Elkort, Robert E. Burr, John […]
The Canton community packed the stands at Memorial Field Friday night for a special charity scrimmage event hosted by the CHS football program in honor of former Bulldog great Billy Cravens, who was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The inaugural “green and white” game raised nearly $12,500 for the Cravens family through ticket […]
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Board of Selectmen and is reprinted with permission from the author. Dear Canton selectmen: We understand from the article in the August 22 issue of the Canton Citizen that an agreement has been reached with University Station regarding infrastructure improvements between Canton and Westwood. We would […]
