So much that gets reported these days seems to be clickbait … or nonsense. Take the “great resignation,” for one. Supposedly large numbers of people are resigning from their jobs because they’re tired of working, or something like that. It’s supposed to be a big, important trend. It gets a lot of media and social […]
Three candidates — incumbent Lisa Lopez, Chris Albert and John ‘JR’ McCourt — are vying for two open seats on the Select Board in the April 4 election. All three were asked the following questions: Why are you running for the Canton Select Board? Chris Albert: I’m running because of my love for the town […]
Three incumbents, Betty Chelmow, Susan Cogliano and George Comeau, and two challengers, Jay Foley and Mindy Milman, are vying for three open seats on the Library Board of Trustees in the April 4 town election. All five were asked the following questions: Briefly summarize your educational, professional & service background. Betty Chelmow: I was a […]
Dear Editor: After working together on both the Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) and the Affordable Housing Trust Committee, I am proud to support Lisa Lopez’s reelection to the Select Board. During these years working together I have seen her leadership ability in advocating for and securing a beautiful “town square” in the acquisition of the […]
The following article appears in the Canton Citizen’s 2023 Financial Fitness Guide. See this week’s edition for information and tips from local professionals on a wide range of financial topics, including asset protection, real estate, tax preparation, and much more. *** It was another tragic story about a local person who was talked into letting […]
Dear Editor: I am writing to wholeheartedly support the following people as Trustees of the Library: Betty Chelmow, Susan Cogliano, and George Comeau. These intelligent and dedicated people have worked tirelessly for the library for decades, attending countless meetings, helping to direct policies for the library, and supporting the staff and director. It should be […]
Dear Editor: Hashtag #1440 is trending. At least in Canton, thanks to Police Chief Helena Rafferty, who has affixed this hashtag to the back of police cruisers. It refers to the number of minutes that each of us is given equally every day. And the question Chief Rafferty is asking of her officers and of […]
Dear Norfolk County Commissioners: On behalf of the Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation, I would like to very gratefully acknowledge the Norfolk County Commission’s award of $400,500 in support of the creation of the Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation in Canton. The trust is a unique, quasi-governmental entity created by special act […]
On January 7, 2023, five Memphis police officers beat Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop. He was eventually brought to the hospital where he died three days later. Most of us have seen the video, or at least parts of it, if we could stomach watching it. This was just one more in a long […]
It’s a Friday night after dinner and you’re ready to go out for the night. You take a car from Boston to a function hall in Revere. The space is beautiful — a ballroom with glass windows, hardwood floors, and a big band right in the center. To one side stand clusters of boys; on […]
