To George Comeau: Thank you for your wonderful article about Ed Bolster in last week’s Canton Citizen (October 20). Ed was a great man, a humble man, a humorous man, and a trusted friend. Your article brings Ed’s spirit and unusual life to so many new people who did not have the privilege of personally […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Lagadinos family is discussing with town officials the possibility of donating a two-story, 10,000-square-foot building to the town of Canton. The building is located at 222 Bolivar Street. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the building was home to the sometimes-controversial Canton Reporter newspaper owned by Tony Pazasis. The […]
Right now, we are seeing one of the country’s largest banks in the news on a regular basis for all the wrong reasons: government investigations; a disastrously failed acquisition; higher and higher fees; foreclosure litigation; branches possibly closing; monster layoffs. Does this mean that the bank is in trouble? Absolutely not! What does it all […]
It’s hard to believe that a year has passed and I am sitting in Temple once again asking God’s pardon for my behavior during the past year. Things are slightly different this year. Last year we joined my mom at her place of worship; this year she came with us to our service at Temple […]
DID YOU KNOW … The town of Canton was under a boil water order by the Department of Environmental Protection for almost one week, from September 28 through October 3. E. coli bacteria was found in a water sample during a routine collection on Cedar Street. The town notified residents and businesses using the reverse […]
Comedian Bill Burr, brother of Canton Selectman Bob Burr, recently performed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston. According to the Boston Globe, the Canton native has been one of the more prolific and consistently hilarious voices in comedy over the past few years. Bill will now reprise his role as “hard hat guy” on the […]
Noisy, excited kids filled the room. They moved from box to box, searching for something they hadn’t read before. Some of the younger kids found their perfect book and plopped down to read, unable to wait for their parents to purchase it, let alone until they got it home. Parents read to young children while […]
A message to the community: I want to take this opportunity to thank the town of Canton and Canton High School for the years of support I was given as the boys’ basketball coach at Canton High School. I cherished every single day that I was involved with the basketball program in Canton, and it […]
DID YOU KNOW … MAC recently listed the percentage of condos and apartments in Canton against single family housing at over 22 percent. It is interesting to note that out of the 22 percent, over 10 percent of the housing units are subsidized under Chapter 40B, the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Bylaw. In neighboring towns, Stoughton […]
DID YOU KNOW … The new ADA-compliant ramp at the Canton Senior Center, located at 660 Washington Street, has been completed. According to Council on Aging Director Diane Tynan, “What a difference it makes for those entering and leaving the Senior Center.” Talking about the Senior Center, a free Italian dinner, sponsored by an anonymous […]
