Dear Editor: As Canton and communities across Massachusetts prepare to re-open, it’s clear that protecting everyone’s safety is more important than ever. That’s why at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4, we’re committing our resources and industry-leading safety expertise to protect Canton’s families and essential workers. Many of our members live in Canton, […]
Dear Editor: I disagree with the Citizen’s characterization of the town meeting virtual information session held on June 15. It was not a two-and-a-half-hour question and answer session. It was two hours and 20 minutes of one-way dialogue and, generously, 10 minutes of clumsy effort to address submitted written questions. Residents were not allowed to speak, […]
Dear Editor: What an extraordinary experience this campaign has been, culminating in a roller coaster final 24 hours. My heartfelt thanks to the more than 100 indefatigable supporters who held signs, stamped envelopes, made calls, sent postcards, knocked on doors, arranged meet and greets, participated in social media, hosted lawn signs, contributed funds and so […]
Dear Editor: In his recent guest commentary in this paper, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said a lot about working against bias in the Police Department and acknowledged that they still needed to make progress. Some things in his commentary were commendable, and the respect shown by him and his fellow officers at the stand-in on […]
Dear Editor: Last week you printed a letter from me that talked about the need for leaders (and residents) to focus on the big ticket expenditures to be voted on at town meeting. To that end, I want to draw people’s attention to what is the second largest item on the capital spending plan, a […]
News reports are covering stories about lenders and landlords offering forbearance to homeowners and tenants who can’t pay their mortgage or rent because of the pandemic. Some people are starting to wonder whether they can hold off on paying their mortgage or rent too. It’s a fair question. No one wants to miss out if […]
“Bringing Canton closer to you.” These are not empty words printed each week on the Citizen banner. In fact, the message has been our mission since the paper launched in August 1987. Since then, we have been the storytellers, the scribes of Canton history — the voice of the town, at the same time giving […]
We want to send our congratulations to the Canton High School Class of 2020. We wish you warm wishes and the best of health. We are the last four members of the Class of ’45. We are blessed to have been born and brought up in the best town in the world — Canton, Massachusetts. […]
Did you know … According to Massachusetts state officials reporting coronavirus deaths at long-term care facilities, the Hellenic Nursing and Rehab Center on Sherman Street in Canton had 25 deaths while Orchard Cove on Route 138 had 11 deaths as of May 30, 2020. That is 36 deaths in just two long-term care facilities in Canton. The state’s largest […]
Dear Neighbors: I hope all of you are doing as well as you possibly can under the circumstances our world is currently facing. I hope we can all acknowledge that the citizens of our nation have never faced adversity equally. Many of our fellow citizens are taking to the streets to express this problem and […]
