Dear Editor: We have lived in Canton for about 10 years now. I feel that this is a safe town and a nice place to live. I know it is not perfect, but I have never felt insecure in Canton. I have always had an Elvis flag on a pole attached to the outside of my […]
Did you know … The number of estimated deaths from opiates has been steadily increasing each year, and according to a recent state report, opiates led to an estimated 1,009 deaths in Massachusetts last year. The report cites key strategies to fight the opioid crisis, including making educational resources and treatment more accessible and reducing the […]
One morning at the bank, we had a call from a customer who was on his online banking the night before and noticed a check he hadn’t written had just cleared his account. He wondered if it was a bank error. And even though technology has made mistakes like that much more rare, they do […]
Did you know … Selectmen appointed George Comeau, a local historian and member of the Canton Historical Commission, as the board’s designee on the Building Renovation Committee, which will supervise the first phase of improvements to the historic David Tilden House (Little Red House) at Pequitside Farm. Town meeting voters approved $414,150 in Community Preservation […]
Editor’s note: The following is the second in a series of guest columns by Rachael Allen, a rising sophomore at Bowdoin College and a lifelong Canton resident. The recipient of several writing awards, Allen is the news editor for Bowdoin’s student newspaper, the Orient, and the editor-in-chief of The Quill, Bowdoin’s literary and arts magazine. […]
Dear Editor: Neponset Street residents are asking for help getting in and out of their driveways because of speeding vehicles and people on cell phones not paying attention to driving. I for one can’t get out because the brush and trees behind the chain link fence belonging to the Plymouth Rubber property have not been […]
Dear Editor: The article about Kirsten Bernstein that appeared in the July 24 edition of the Canton Citizen was very well written and it clearly described what a remarkable young woman she is. Also, for a time I worked with her brother Matt and he was the kindest young man you could ever want to […]
One of the most unusual pets I have had was a Brazilian yellow legged tortoise. I purchased it at a pet store in Natick on a whim. Which is a very bad way to purchase any pet. More on that later. I named my new friend Sampson. Sampson’s shell was about a foot long. With […]
Did you know … At their annual meeting, the Canton Historical Society awarded retiring selectwoman Avril Elkort a lifetime membership in the society in appreciation for her 27 years (nine terms) serving the town of Canton. Also at the meeting, the society approved a motion to name the textile room “The Wally and Marie Gibbs […]
Did you know … The Canton schools have done extremely well with their new 2015-2016 fiscal year budget. They have increased their overall budget by 5 percent, one of the highest increases in recent years. They will hire nine more teachers, and Canton voters approved a $4.1-million override to fund an eight-classroom addition to the […]
