Fellow Citizens: I really don’t understand what some of us are so angry about. I urge you to think about how the president has been deftly leading us into a true V-shaped recovery: While the above was penned with tongue in cheek, the graph clearly illustrates our critical need for real leadership. We need Joe […]
Dear Editor: As a conservative, I find myself with virtually no platform for speech. Conservatives have often been censored from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and many newspapers and news outlets. Google manipulates its search results through programming that sends conservative links to the back of the queue or blocks them entirely, while promoting liberal-leaning results on […]
Dear Canton Community: The Norfolk County Commission owns and operates Norfolk County Agricultural High School in Walpole. It is moving forward with plans to lease 25 acres of forest and farmland to a commercial solar development company. If the project proceeds, the lease will last for 20 years. The project would take 17.5 acres of […]
For 2020 Canton High graduates Owen Lehane and Jack Connolly, hockey has been a way of life for as far back as they can remember. Starting out as toddlers in Canton’s learn-to-skate program, the two lifelong residents rose through the youth hockey ranks and blossomed into all-star defensemen for the two-time state champion CHS boys […]
The following is an excerpt from “Forgotten Tragedy,” the latest installment of True Tales from Canton’s Past by local historian George T. Comeau. *** As Ida Chippendale locked the door to her apartment at Windsor Gardens in Norwood, she tucked the umbrella under her arm and walked through the light mist to her new Thunderbird. […]
Disease contact tracing is a key factor in limiting the spread of serious communicable diseases. Even during non-pandemic times, contact tracing is an important function of the Canton Board of Health. Public Health Nurse Cindy Bonner said hepatitis (typically caused by a virus from another person) is one example of a communicable disease she tracks. […]
Update: The CHS varsity golf team wrapped up a fourth consecutive Davenport Division title with a sweep of second-place Oliver Ames this week. The Bulldogs finished a perfect 10-0 and will look to punctuate their season with a win at Monday’s Hockomock Championship match at Franklin Country Club. *** The undefeated Canton High golf team […]
A late-night disturbance call and subsequent police investigation led to the discovery of an alleged illegal nightclub inside a commercial building at 973 Turnpike Street last weekend. At approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, Canton police responded to a report of a possible fight on the property, and upon arrival one officer heard a […]
Due to rising cases of COVID-19 connected to indoor ice hockey, the state Department of Public Health issued a new order on Friday prohibiting indoor ice rinks and ice skating facilities from operating from October 23 to November 7. As a result of the order, all youth ice hockey organizations, including Canton Youth Hockey, have […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the October 29 special complimentary edition include: * True Tales from Canton’s Past: Looking back at the biggest traffic accident in MA history * Highlights from the October 27 Select Board meeting * Family roots run deep […]
