The following story appears in the Canton Citizen’s 2015 Holiday Guide, a special section in the November 25 edition. Order a subscription today. I am not a huge believer in buying and wrapping gifts for pets. Over the years, I have received many gifts from friends and strangers alike for my pets, but rarely do […]
Dear Editor: Your “Man About Canton” noted the proliferation of stop signs around town in his November 5 column. He failed to use the word “illegal.” Under Massachusetts law, every stop sign posted for traffic calming or to slow traffic is illegal. Every all-way stop not justified by a documented crash history (five crashes per […]
Dear Editor: As the days of the Blue Hills deer hunt draw near, the controversy continues as to whether or not it is necessary. For four days after Thanksgiving, 196 hunters will be allowed to kill up to four deer each (two with antlers, two without). These deer have not been hunted for 100 years […]
Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment to thank all the Canton residents who were participants in the inaugural “On the Road with American Landscape” bus tour to the Last Green Valley in Connecticut on October 1. While the 55 passengers hailed from places far and wide, such as Rhode Island, Boston, the north […]
Did you know … The town of Canton is located in eastern Massachusetts and is bordered by Sharon and Stoughton on the south; Randolph and Milton on the east and northeast; Dedham, Westwood, and Norwood on the west; and Boston on the north. General Richard Gridley was appointed by George Washington as the first general […]
The following letter is in reference to a new joint funding partnership between the Canton Fire Department, the Council on Aging, and the American Red Cross. Interested seniors can have free fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors installed in their home while also receiving a free emergency preparedness kit. Dear Editor: “Make your appointment to […]
In September, I saw Hillary Clinton. She was speaking at a grassroots organization in Portland, Maine, only 30 minutes from my school. Convinced of my need to be more involved (my political history consists of dinner conversations with my dad and stretches of following the news), I decided to attend with a few friends. We […]
Did you know … MAC recently received an email from one of his readers, which stated the following: “It appears that all of the stop signs scattered around town to ‘calm traffic’ do not meet any of the standards and should be removed … They are not to be used to control speed.” Also included […]
Dear Editor: Hey guys — yes, I am talking to you. Do you have “cabin fever?” Tired of reading, television, and the same four walls? Would you like to see some different faces and talk about something other than family, food prices, relatives and neighbors? Here is a suggestion. The Senior Men’s Club is a […]
Editor’s note: The following poem was written by Declan Meade, a student at the Galvin Middle School and the grandson of Michael F. Coyle, a longtime poetry contributor. Carry On Carry on, Carry on, You will be at peace when you are done. Carry on for those who couldn’t, End the trail for those who shouldn’t […]
