By Julie Goodman, PhD, Chair of the Canton Board of Health Over the last few months, COVID-19 vaccinations have become available to more and more groups of people, and Canton residents have done a great job accessing these vaccines. As of last week, 81 percent of residents ages 65-74 and 87 percent of residents 75 […]
By Bill O’Donnell, Norfolk County Register of Deeds The month of March we take the time to recognize the impact and importance women have in our society with Women’s History Month. All of us should be well aware of the importance of women to society, to the shaping of the country we all live in […]
Editor’s note: This letter did not appear in print due to space constraints. All candidate letters received between now and election day will be posted at thecantoncitizen.com. Dear Editor: I urge Canton residents to cast your Select Board vote for Reuki Schutt on April 6. I met Reuki almost 20 years ago, when she was […]
By Bernard Mendillo Americans love an underdog. Americans certainly love an underdog who’s also American. How about nine Americans! Please join the Canton Public Library for the 2021 edition of Canton Reads — featuring the exciting true story The Boys in the Boat by New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown. Out of the […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been clear that even after a person receives the COVID-19 vaccine, it is still important to maintain COVID-19 protective practices such as wearing a mask, maintaining physical distance, avoiding crowds, and washing hands often. This has had the unfortunate effect of leading some people to believe that getting vaccinated isn’t worth the trouble. This could not be further from the truth.
Dear Editor: The Trustees and the Friends of the Canton Public Library wish to thank the staff of the library. From the time that the COVID pandemic struck, this dedicated team has worked tirelessly to continue to make resources and programs available to the public in a safe and accessible way. They have created weekday […]
Chief Charles Doody and the Canton Fire Department would like to provide cold weather and ice safety tips to residents as temperatures continue to drop. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cold weather-induced illnesses such as frostbite can occur even in temperatures above 40F if a person becomes chilled by rain […]
In celebration of Black History Month, Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz offers the following tribute to the late Earl Newhouse, Canton’s first African American police officer. When I started my career with the Canton Police Department, I did not know one person on the force. After spending six years after college living in Boston, I […]
Dear Editor: On January 6, 2021, President Trump betrayed our country by attempting a coup with 40,000 of his paramilitary militia against our government at the Capitol. Based on the big lies over the past four years, he encouraged an angry and unruly crowd of 40,000 people to march on the Capitol and confront our lawmakers, […]
By Nichola Gallagher & Dr. Julie Goodman With the start of a new year and COVID case counts rising, we want to take a moment to both acknowledge how much the Canton community has done in terms of testing and contact tracing, and to remind everyone why this is such a vital part of keeping […]
