Did you know … The Canton Lions Club will hold its 37th annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 13 (Palm Sunday), from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Canton American Legion Post 24, 950 Washington Street behind Canton High School. Tickets are only $5 per person with a $15 family maximum. Proceeds will benefit […]
Dear Editor: We would first like to thank the Canton Citizen for last week’s article shining light upon the proposed senior housing development at the Will Sand and Gravel Pit. Our neighborhood abuts the Will site. We have been trying unsuccessfully since November to produce an outcome that will work for the developer and for […]
Did you know … Despite a report to the contrary in last week’s edition of Man About Canton, Connors Wayside Furniture at 2239 Washington Street (Route 138) is still open for business and the property has not yet been sold. According to the Connors family, a sale is currently pending and the building is under […]
Below is the first installment of Ruminations, a new column by Rumni Saha. In late January, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would be seeking the death penalty in the case against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Many are outraged. Carol Rose, a lawyer, journalist and executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, […]
Did you know … The first phase of the 130-acre University Station project in Westwood will include a Wegman’s Supermarket, a Target store, and Nordstrom Rack. The stores are expected to open in 2015. A second phase will bring 350,000 square feet of office space, a 150-room hotel, and additional residences and stores. The state […]
Submitted by Kristen Favreau of Canton Dale Chiropractic Last November I attended a public information session at the Cambridge library regarding genetically engineered food, a topic that has been a subject of interest for me for some time now but has remained somewhat enigmatic to the public. The session was led by a panel of […]
Did you know … MAC is out of town in Florida so this week’s column will again consist of facts and information contained in Canton’s History and Demographic Report, which is full of basic town information that you may or may not know but should. For instance, today’s Canton was originally part of the large colonial […]
Dear Editor: Did you know that Canton offers a fire prevention program that many of our residents may not be aware of? Thanks to Fire Chief Charlie Doody, all it takes is a phone call to the Fire Department and a team from Fire Prevention will be at your home ready to install not only […]
Did you know … Westwood Station, now known as University Station, had its official groundbreaking ceremony three months ago. The 2.1-million-square-foot project adjacent to Interstate 95/University Avenue and the Route 128 railroad station is expected to open its first phase in the spring of 2015. It will include 600,000 square feet of retail and service […]
Note: The following letter was written in response to Joe DeFelice’s Man About Canton column that appeared on January 30. Dear Editor: Welcome to February … The month when people stop saying Happy New Year. The month when the people of Pennsylvania pull a rodent out of a hutch and the Route 138 corridor is tugged out […]
