Dear Editor: More than 80 percent of the American people think that big money in politics is one of the biggest problems affecting our democracy. Control of our political and legal systems by big money interests must be eliminated if we want to see significant progress on the critical issues that our country faces. This […]
Maybe you’ve heard about the new twist on the Microsoft scam. It used to be that an individual would get a call from someone pretending to be from Microsoft trying to get access to that person’s computer. Lately, from what we’re hearing, the scammer calls and actually tries to build their credibility by saying, “I […]
Dear Editor: When we moved to Canton five years ago, we were shown a beautiful home and property on Route 138 on a Sunday morning. Although we were quite naïve when we purchased our home, we soon understood the traffic situation. Despite 138 traffic, we love living in Canton and being active members of this vibrant […]
By Emilio E. Mauro, Jr. The Master Plan Steering Committee, of which I am a member, is currently working on a vision for our town, which includes transportation matters. In this guest column, I will share my personal views for the future of State Route 138 (SR-138). The traffic on SR-138 and the uncontrolled traffic […]
I lost my mom last month, and sadly it wasn’t the way I’d lost her almost 10 years ago at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Mom loved museums and I loved to take her. We would spend the day roaming the halls, gazing until we were exhausted. One day we started out together, but […]
Dear Editor: Joe DeFelice wrote about how the Boston Herald reporter Joe Battenfeld commented that Republicans in the Massachusetts legislature are “virtually silenced into submission,” primarily due to the strong Democratic Party controls. What a shame! The party of fake tolerance and diversity (Democrat) allows no dissent or even discussion. It’s either their way or the […]
Did you know … The next time you’re in Stoughton and looking for a great place for some delicious fair trade coffee and tea, amazing homemade pastries, and breakfast sandwiches in the morning and local craft brews, wine, finely crafted cocktails, and tasty light bites in the evening, the place to be is the Stoughton […]
Dear Editor: On Sunday, residents of Lawrence, North Andover, and Andover were able to return home to no gas but electricity, after having been expelled from their homes for three days following the rash of explosions and fires that rocked the area last week. So what if the workers who ‘turned their gas off’ are […]
Dear Editor: Question 1 on the November ballot will not empower nurses; it would strip nurses of their professional autonomy. If this bill passes, nurses will not have the ability to create flexible staffing assignments tailored to meet patients’ care needs as it calls for rigid adherence to the mandated ratio at all times, without […]
By Laura Smead, AICP, Canton Town Planner One of my biggest jobs as town planner is to assist in both the development and implementation of Canton’s Master Plan. Sometimes these plans are labeled “comprehensive” or “general,” but they all mean the same thing: putting down on paper the hopes and dreams a community holds for […]
