Did you know … The Canton School Committee will seek a debt-exclusion override at the May annual town meeting in order to fund an eight-room addition at the Hansen Elementary School. The project was originally set at $3.6 million but has since risen to $4.1 million. The override also requires approval on a town ballot. […]

It still doesn’t feel real to me. Maybe it’s because I no longer live just down the road, or haven’t skated there in a number of years. More likely, it’s because the roof collapsing at the rink I literally grew up in is something I just don’t want to believe is true. Okay, “literally grew […]
The following article appears in the Canton Citizen’s 2015 Financial Fitness Guide. See this week’s edition for information and tips from local professionals on a wide range of financial topics, including asset protection, real estate, tax preparation, and much more. *** As director of estate planning and asset protection at Bank of Canton, I talk […]
Dear Editor: I am a graduate social work student from Bridgewater State University and a Canton resident. As a social work student, I am learning to analyze policies and how they affect individuals and communities. In 2012, Canton made changes to their school lunches to comply with the state’s new nutritional standards for foods and […]
Dear Canton residents: I bet you’ve seen it, but have you heard the new rotary? I live right next to it, and believe me, I hear it 24/7. Overnight, the rotary has turned my sweet neighborhood into a loud and tense place to live. How will you know if you’ve heard the rotary? Listen for […]
MAC recently took a walking trip around the Ponkapoag Golf Course (before the blizzards) and was surprised to see the work being done to fully restore the course back to its original 36 holes. The Department of Conservation and Recreation is investing $2.1 million to restore nine holes that have been closed since 2003 due […]
We used to sit on the lifeguard chair on lazy summer nights, hold hands and watch the stars. The voices from the boardwalk and sounds of Coney Island fun were the background for our conversations. We would talk about school and then later, when we were older, about the future. The summer before he left […]
Dear Editor: Kudos to the DPW for snow removal after the big storm last week. However, the sidewalks on Beaumont/Sherman Street towards the Canton Junction train station were not shoveled or plowed. That is so dangerous! All commuters have to walk in the street! With the slippery roads, that is just an accident waiting to […]
Did you know … MAC recently received an interesting call from Dr. Nelson Batchelder, and with his permission, MAC shares his story. When the town demolished the old Elijah Morse mansion on Washington Street back in the 1950s to make way for the new Canton High School, Dr. Batchelder and Phil Nutt, the caretaker of […]
Dear Editor: I don’t think we actually realize how great it is to live near a city that has world-renowned hospitals and medical care; to live in a town where deer are in your backyard; where you have traffic “engineers” who must own auto body shops. About 10 years ago, I read a study that […]