Dear Editor: I moved to Canton because it featured democracy at its most basic, the town meeting, held annually. And I have watched it devolve over the last 22 years. Like last Wednesday’s town meeting in which there were eventually more people on the town’s payroll there than interested citizens. One scene of the various Canton Babbages […]
Dear Editor: With the help of Troop 77 scouts and scouters along with members of the community at large, I was able to execute my Eagle project at the DPW garage last summer. The Eagle project consisted of painting a significant number of fire hydrants off of main roads and painting the salt shed. The […]
Dear Editor: Despite the understandable reluctance of local pols and their followers to support Ed Markey in this primary, I am sure we all recognize that the right choice was made by the people of this state. Markey will lend the gravitas, awareness and progressiveness that our country needs as he joins his friend Elizabeth Warren […]
Dear Editor: The signs of spring are everywhere, Mother Nature is greening the grass, and the trees and shrubs are coming into bloom. Other signs of spring are beginning to blossom on our utility poles around town: The first of several carnival signs appeared last week, soon to be followed by a long season of […]
Dear Editor: I have, as have most of the citizens of Canton, been reading article after article about the impending large developments being planned for Canton. In almost every article there has been a discussion of 40B units and the effect they may have on our school system and other town services. But I have […]
Dear Editor: As a Boston Marathon runner who did not get to finish, I consider myself lucky. I wasn’t feeling well and was way behind my projected four-hour time. But I was fortunate in more ways than one on Marathon Monday. Due to my slower time I was able to better experience and take in […]
Dear Editor: On April 30, voters will select a Democratic nominee for the United States Senate. I am supporting Congressman Stephen Lynch to be our next U.S. Senator. In Congress, Stephen Lynch has been a staunch defender of seniors, veterans, and working families. As a former iron worker, Steve has a unique story to tell […]
Dear Editor: Kudos to the Canton Senior Center for sponsoring the new Zumba Gold class. We “younger seniors” are thoroughly enjoying it and hope it will continue. While the classes have to be held at an offsite facility at the present time, we are looking forward to the new center. Hopefully there will be sufficient […]
Dear Mr. DeFelice: I thought I would educate you on the circumstances surrounding my decision not to run again for the Planning Board. I typically do not sit at the computer and respond to articles or points of information within the newspaper. However, given your recent article (April 4) with its inaccurate information and its […]
Dear Editor: I was recently inspired and encouraged by finding out about James Batcheller Sumner, who was born in Canton on November 19, 1887. He went on to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946. (I found this while reading the book form of the Encyclopedia Britannica, as old fashioned as that may seem.) The […]
