Dear Editor: It’s disappointing to learn that the Select Board hasn’t been meeting regularly as police commissioners when they haven’t been meeting as water commissioners either. Who was responsible for ensuring regular, preventative meetings were taking place? Anyway, it may be that it is more practical that independent residents serve as commissioners of police, fire […]
The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Kate Devine, was the winning entry in the adult poetry category. Click here to read more winning entries from the 2023 contest. The Sun is a Woman By Kate Devine […]
Streams in Canton experienced an increase in bacteria levels for the 2022 season over data from the last several years, according to a report from the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA). None of the eight sites sampled by NepRWA met MassDEP swimming standards for E. coli bacteria across all six sampling events, although the two […]
Canton’s Junior Division softball team is headed to the East Regionals in Orange, Connecticut, after capturing the Massachusetts state title on Saturday, July 15. Returning the core of last year’s Major Division softball state championship team, Canton’s offense overwhelmed the visiting Peabody team in consecutive games to win the best-of-three state final and become Little […]
Dear Editor: Last week I opened my Canton Citizen only to be greeted by yet another large, colorful ad for the Judge Rotenberg Center. This time the ad included the statement, “Our reward program is beyond compare.” What they neglect to add is that their punishment program is also beyond compare. In addition to being […]
The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Danny DeLuca, was the winning entry in the middle school short story category. Last Two on Earth By Danny DeLuca The end of the world wasn’t beautiful. It wasn’t filled […]
The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Ella Guarnotta, was the winning entry in the grades 3-5 short story category. The Scream I’ll Never Forget By Ella Guarnotta It was Wednesday, April 12, when my life changed […]
The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Jaden Lam, was the winning entry in the high school nonfiction category. Question: How Do I Stop Panic Attacks? By Jaden Lam Jackson: I noticed all of your photos disappeared […]
The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Charlotte Clyve, was the winning entry in the high school short story category. Unknown Past By Charlotte Clyve My backyard is surrounded by forest. Not the kind that anyone would […]
The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Abby Nelson, was the winning entry in the adult nonfiction category. POP! By Abby Nelson Rebellion is perhaps the single most attractive thing to an eighth grader. I’ve always been […]
