Dear Editor: In November 2016, Massachusetts approved the legalization of marijuana for adult (21 and older) personal use, possession and growing of marijuana for recreational purposes. Medical use of marijuana is a separate law. In addition to legalizing adult personal use, The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act also legalized all marijuana-related business in 351 […]
Dear Editor: To those who are going to complain in the paper about low turnout at town meeting (Man About Canton – April 26): Trying to guilt people into attending is not a successful tactic. All that does is reinforce the idea that the meeting must be a horrible experience. If you want to be productive, […]
By Nancy Fyler, Neponset River Watershed Association During one of the heavy rain events this past March, a number of residential properties along Dedham Street in Canton (between Maplecroft and Cedarcrest roads) became flooded. And while it’s not unusual for flooding to occur due to intense rainstorms, this particular flood event, and the associated costs, […]
By Michael G. Bellotti and John J. Larivee Imagine walking out of jail with nothing except a change of clothes and no money in your pocket. You want to apply for a job, but can’t because you don’t have a driver’s license, photo ID, or even a Social Security card. You head to the Registry […]
One day during the month of March, on a busy street in the rear yard of a Canton resident, while a blizzard was in full bloom, there was a loud crack outside. A look out of the den window showed where and what the noise came from. A large pine tree had fallen to the […]
To the Editor: Tonight, I will attend my last meeting as a proud member of the Canton School Committee. To that end, I give my heart-felt thanks to all the citizens of Canton who saw fit to first elect me to the committee in 2002, and for the many terms and years that have followed. […]
Dear Editor: Members of No Canton Gas Pipeline: toward an equitable, sustainable future, Tammy Rose, Liza Colburn, Christine Smith and Jennifer Wexler and Canton High School seniors Kate Devine, Matt Floyd, and Julia Quinn met with Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Jennifer Henderson on Tuesday, January 30, to discuss the current status, needs, barriers to, and future of climate education […]
The following letter is in response to state Rep. Bill Galvin’s recent guest column in the Canton Citizen concerning his support for the Safe Communities Act. Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in most Massachusetts communities regularly exchange information about persons held in custody for crimes with the federal authorities, including the FBI and Immigration and Customs […]
In the biggest game this side of the Patriots vs. the Steelers, the Canton Squirt Black hockey team recently faced off against perennial powerhouse Hingham in a battle for league supremacy and prevailed 4-3 in a hockey game for the ages. Both teams came out flying with Hingham pressing the action early, but Canton struck […]
By State Rep. Bill Galvin We are fortunate to live in a country that guarantees numerous freedoms, including freedom of religion, speech, property, and protection against arrest without cause. If we do run into trouble with the law, we are also assured the right to legal counsel, to be informed of the charges, and to […]
