Over a few weeks earlier this year, the stock of a struggling gaming electronics company — GameStop — shot up from about $4 a share to almost $500. Quite a ride. Some thought it would go to $1,000 and borrowed money to buy more shares. Plenty of people wished they somehow had gotten in on […]
I’d like to thank the town of Canton for electing me to represent you on the Select Board. I am honored and humbled that you have once again placed your faith and trust in me. This is a responsibility that I do not take lightly, and I will represent you with the utmost transparency and […]
Dear Editor: I was disappointed to read MAC’s most recent column on “cancel culture.” Of all the examples of cancel culture he gave, none of these products have actually been cancelled. Being cancelled would imply that someone/something was completely de-platformed, stripped of their power, shunned from society, and no longer allowed to profit, and usually […]
By Julie Goodman, PhD, Chair of the Canton Board of Health Over the last few months, COVID-19 vaccinations have become available to more and more groups of people, and Canton residents have done a great job accessing these vaccines. As of last week, 81 percent of residents ages 65-74 and 87 percent of residents 75 […]
By Bill O’Donnell, Norfolk County Register of Deeds The month of March we take the time to recognize the impact and importance women have in our society with Women’s History Month. All of us should be well aware of the importance of women to society, to the shaping of the country we all live in […]
Editor’s note: This letter did not appear in print due to space constraints. All candidate letters received between now and election day will be posted at thecantoncitizen.com. Dear Editor: I urge Canton residents to cast your Select Board vote for Reuki Schutt on April 6. I met Reuki almost 20 years ago, when she was […]
At the beginning of the pandemic, teachers and school staff were among those hailed as heroes. There was widespread support of teachers. In Canton, I remember the lawn signs from the schools and teachers letting students know that they were missed. As the pandemic continued into the fall and the following school year, the tone […]
Dear Editor: You might be surprised to learn that the Massachusetts legislature is one of the most secretive in the country. In a 2015 study of all 50 state legislatures, the Center for Public Integrity gave the Massachusetts state government a D+ grade on transparency and an F grade on public access to information. Each […]
I was a history major when I attended Boston College. One or two of my high school teachers tried to talk me out of majoring in history in college, but it was always one of my favorite subjects, especially U.S. history, and that is what I wanted to study. I remember one time when I […]
Did you know … According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Massachusetts is an estimated 6.89 million residents, a figure that has held steady since 2016. The median age is 39.7, with about 5.2 million residents age 21 or older and approximately 1.1 million people age 65 and up, per data released on December 10. In terms of the racial […]
