A woman from Canton came in looking for advice. She’d bought a condo in 2008 and was living there happily, but seeing the deals that her friends were getting on nicer properties, she wanted to trade up. She could easily afford the mortgage on the properties she liked. All she had to do was sell […]
Dear Editor: I noticed the other day on my way to work that the town of Canton DPW was working on Everendon Road, off Walpole Street. A few days later I noticed that the town repaved Everendon Road. Well, there is one street off Walpole Street that is one of the oldest streets in Canton, […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton has missed the boat on the local option meal tax. The recent town meeting voted against the additional .75 percent tax, which would have been added to restaurant bills on top of the 6.25 percent state sales tax. In the past year, Stoughton collected just over $350,000; Walpole collected $290,000; […]
Note: The letter below references a recent hearing held on the Patrick administration’s proposed ban on skin shocks, a practice currently employed at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton. The proposed ban is nearly identical to the budget amendment advanced by Senator Brian Joyce that was defeated by House members during recent conference committee debates. […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Water Department’s annual Consumer Confidence Report was recently mailed to every household. The report is based on 2010 test data and is designed to inform residents about local water quality and services. According to the report, Canton uses an average of 2.4 million gallons of water daily. Ninety percent […]
When Lisa and Matt told us that they were looking for an apartment I was thrilled. Lisa warned us that it would take a while to find a livable place for a reasonable price in Cambridge, but I thought, “How hard could it be?” Surely they would come up with something. They were looking during […]
Dear Editor: St Gerard’s in Canton and House of Possibilities have an amazing partnership. The St. Gerard’s youth group has been volunteering this year, and I have had the pleasure of working with them for the past six months. We have parties or socials called “Saturday Night Live” for special needs teens and adults. Every […]
DID YOU KNOW … The short rail spur from Canton Junction to Stoughton is slated to become the state’s first “green” rail line. The line will be extended from Stoughton to Fall River and New Bedford under the state’s proposed South Coast Rail Project to connect coastal towns with Boston via Canton. The state Department […]
Dear Editor: In a letter published in this space recently, I was criticized for my efforts to stop the application of painful electric skin shocks to disabled children at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton. The author suggested that my efforts on this and other matters were motivated by recent publicity and political expediency. Please allow me […]
Dear Editor: I recently resigned after three years and 11 months of volunteering at the Canton Public Library, once a week for a full day. While being at the library so frequently, I have come to know the staff, but more importantly, to observe this wonderful group of dedicated and selfless workers. The town of […]
