Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment to recognize the commitment that the town officials of Canton have to the well being of the town. As many of you know, town meeting can be a very contentious time as boards work hard to present their views of our best course of action as a […]
Dear Editor: On Sunday, May 1, inspired by 5-year-old Mylee Lebowitz, many Canton citizens gathered at 557 Pleasant Street, a location that many natives know for something sweet. A bake sale was held on the front lawn of Cheryl Isaksen’s home to benefit the Canton Food Pantry. I personally made the trip from my school […]
DID YOU KNOW … MAC hates to tell you again, but it appears Social Security recipients are facing a third consecutive year without a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which would give them a modest increase in their checks. The government is now projecting a slight cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits for next year; but for […]
Editor’s Note: At the second session of Canton’s Annual Town Meeting on April 27, Canton resident Allen Karon made a motion to reconsider Article 34, the local option meals tax that had been defeated two nights earlier by a rare 133-133 tie vote. Karon’s motion, although ultimately unsuccessful, was controversial nonetheless, for it extended town […]
Dear Editor: Despite it all, the weirdness of two rules to cover a tie — one if the moderator hasn’t already voted, and another if it’s a budget item — and the appeals to emotion that would make a Southern Senator Claghorn blush, we passed some good articles and turned down others. Having been on […]
Dear Editor: On behalf of the more than 41,000 healthcare workers of 1199SEIU throughout Massachusetts, I would like to thank Representative William Galvin for meeting with frontline healthcare workers from the Canton area recently. Rep. Galvin was incredibly gracious in taking time to hear from us as constituents and as caregivers about the challenges we […]
DID YOU KNOW … You might be interested to know that Canton wasn’t the only area community not to have any contests on their town ballot. Sharon, Raynham, Scituate and Westwood didn’t have any contests either. Apathy must be getting contagious. Work on the final phase of a five-year, $1 million plan to repair and […]
Dear Editor: Once again, I would like to express my family’s and the committee’s sincere thanks and gratitude for all the walkers who came out for the annual walk in memory of my sister. After a long night of rain, wind, thunder and lightning, the sun broke through, allowing for great walking weather (thank you, […]
DID YOU KNOW … Public hearings by the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the proposed $1.5 billion South Coast Rail Project between Fall River and New Bedford to Boston will be held on May 4 and May 5. The May 4 hearing will be at 7 p.m. at the Qualters Middle School, 240 East […]
I’ve been teaching writing structures coupled with graphic organizers for the past week. Do those phrases mean anything to you at all? Though it all sounds rather esoteric, it’s really pretty basic stuff that helps students to comprehend what they’re reading. Our students insist that they read just fine, but ask them a question about […]
