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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
… 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dear Editor: I waited this past week to see if the disaster at the former Knights of Columbus building would be reported on to the citizens who have paid $425,000 for this “pig in a poke.” Having received from impeccable sources the news that someone turned off the heat there, resulting in the pipes freezing, […]
Dear Canton Citizens for Honest Government: You are right that even a hint of public corruption should be brought to light at the appropriate time. You are right that Canton should have more citizens running for elected office. You are right that the citizens of Canton should turn out to elections and Town Meeting to […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton High girls’ hockey team’s head coach is Dennis Aldrich, and the first-year coach has his team off to an impressive 11-2 start. The Bulldogs’ losses were to defending Division 2 state champs Duxbury and undefeated Falmouth High (11-0). The team’s coaching staff is made up entirely of Canton natives, […]
