Dear Editor: We would like to honor a friend and member of Canton’s business community, Chris Soper. Chris works at the salon Stylists at Six Thirty on Washington Street. He is a very, very special man and someone Canton should be so proud of. Chris has always decorated the outside of his salon with festive holiday decorations — Thanksgiving, […]
By Bill O’Donnell, Norfolk Register of Deeds With the 2020 holiday season approaching, it is a time to reflect on an extraordinary year in our nation’s history. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected each and every one of us — some more severely than others. While travel has certainly been curtailed for most, many individuals and […]
That Cantonstock is alive and well is due, in very large measure, to the inspirational work of Daniel Hulsman, music teacher at the Hansen, JFK and Luce elementary schools. “The only way to do it, of course, was to do it online, a virtual live-streaming show,” Hulsman said. “It’s been technically challenging, but it’s also […]
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 Editor: Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to vote on ranked choice voting on the upcoming November ballot. Indivisible Canton is endorsing a Yes vote for Question 2, which would pass ranked choice voting for Massachusetts elections beginning in January 2022. Ranked choice voting gives voters the option to rank their preferred candidates in […]
By Harriet Burak On my desk at home is a framed print that reads, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … it‘s about learning how to dance in the rain.” That pretty much sums up my philosophy of life. That and “When life gives you lemons, throw them back and demand chocolate.” […]
Dear Editor: When my family moved to Canton in 2006 for the wonderful schools, we didn’t know that we were joining a wonderful community as well. Canton is a proud community with strong traditions and a willingness to help any neighbor in need. I remember my mother’s first impression when she accompanied us to a […]
After the COVID pandemic cut short the offseason training sessions in March and threatened to cancel the entire summer travel softball season, the girls of the Canton 10U Green team were finally able to get back on to the fields to practice in mid-June. After weeks of practice and still no clarity as to whether […]
By Police Chief Ken Berkowitz As the national dialogue continues on police reform, I’m listening with a keen ear and I hope you are too. Like any industry or profession, there is always room for growth and innovation. Sun Tzu once said, “In chaos there is opportunity,” and since we definitely find ourselves in a […]
