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Housing authorities should stay local

Dear Editor: Governor Patrick has proposed legislation to eliminate 242 local public housing authorities and turn the control over to a state bureaucracy. Thomas J. Connelly, Jr. Executive Director of Mass NAHRO, will file legislation to streamline the delivery of affordable housing services to the commonwealth’s low-income families and senior citizens. This plan, instead of […]

Whatever happened to truth and integrity?

As a fellow citizen of Canton, I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Alice C. Brown for addressing the recent disastrous mishandling of the Knights of Columbus building via town officials. That this building — so sadly languishing and much neglected as it already was — in dire need of numerous improvements […]

COA chair responds to criticisms surrounding K of C building

Dear Editor: I read with interest some recent letters from Ms. Alice Brown. She is quite articulate, and like many seniors in Canton is upset about the issues surrounding the former Knights of Columbus building at 500 Pleasant Street. A little history is in order for clarity’s sake, and I must also clarify a couple […]

A note of appreciation to Housing Authority maintenance crew

Dear Editor: We are writing to express our appreciation for the rapid and thorough removal of snow in our neighborhood by the maintenance crew of the Canton Housing Authority during the recent blizzard. All snow and ice were quickly removed from our street, walkways, balconies, and outside stairways. The crew began the snow removal and […]

Man About Canton: New Flight Route

DID YOU KNOW … The FAA has proposed a new departure route from Logan International Airport in Boston that would have planes flying directly over parts of Canton, Milton, and Randolph. In a letter drafted by state Senator Brian A. Joyce to Canton neighbors, he said the new route would have a significant adverse impact […]

MAC: Taxes Rise, Home Values Drop

DID YOU KNOW … The average assessed value for a house in the south shore suburbs, according to a recent study conducted by the Boston Globe for fiscal year 2013, is $362,117, down 15.7 percent from fiscal year 2007 ($429,396). Meanwhile, over that same period of time, the average property tax bill jumped 22.4 percent […]

As You Like It: Ten Things I Wish

… Weren’t Replaced by Technology is the name of the link that my husband sent me last week. It was a list compiled by Michelle Guo on her personal blog, which she had pared down from Mashable’s 50 Things Replaced by Modern Technology. Guo’s list comprised the following: Print photographs, hand write letters, make mix […]

Reader disappointed with condition of Canton roads

Dear Editor: This past Sunday, I drove from downtown Canton to Norwood Center. I found it very curious that every main thoroughfare in Canton, from Washington Street to Neponset Street, and including Sherman Street and Revere Street, had not been fully plowed down to the bare pavement by Sunday afternoon. There was probably an inch […]

Dozens of volunteers help make Luce play a big success

Dear Editor: On Friday and Saturday, February 1 and 2, the Dean S. Luce fourth and fifth grade presented “Cinderella” as our annual school play. It truly takes a village, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank some people who helped to make the performance special: director Cheryl Myles, who turned our […]

MAC: Historical Society Hosts Noted Author & Historian

DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Historical Society, Stoughton Historical Society, and the Friends of the Canton Public Library will host an evening with Stephen Puleo, author of The Caning: The Assault that Drove America to Civil War, on Monday, February 11, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Canton Public Library. Puleo […]

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