By Canton Citizen Publisher Beth Erickson I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. These words have guided me throughout nearly four decades as publisher of this newspaper. But after 15 months of providing residents a forum to express their opinions on the […]
The Friends of the Canton Public Library are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 edition of Canton Writes, the annual town-wide writing contest sponsored by the Friends and the Canton Citizen. A whopping 155 entries were submitted this year, including 66 poems, 61 short stories, and 28 nonfiction/memoir entries. First-, second- and third-place […]
For their end-of-year Civics Action project, a team of eighth grade students at the Galvin Middle School chose to investigate the issue of car idling in an effort to make an environmental change in their community. The students, Andrew Factor, Oliver Scully and Tyler Pappas, learned that idling vehicles — those that leave the engine […]
A headline in The Wall Street Journal recently caught my eye: “Selling gold is not as easy as it seems.” It turns out that super-popular big-box retailer Costco is now selling gold — specifically 1-ounce gold ingots at $2,000 each — online, not in its stores. Even with limits on how many a member can […]
The difficult times in our lives, the ones that challenge us the most, are, ironically, those times in which we often grow and learn the most about ourselves. Certainly, we would all rather not go through the tragedies and struggles. Life definitely would be easier that way, but then again, it may also be less […]
By Susan Tamasi My husband and I attended a special event last Friday night at the Boston Park Plaza hotel — the 2024 Compassionate Care ALS Gala with our friends Della and Ron Larsen. Della, a retired kindergarten teacher and longtime Canton resident, was diagnosed with ALS — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — last April and […]
The small box looks like a miniature treasure chest. A skin of brittle leather covers the box, which is appointed by brass tacks. The original handmade lock is wrought from a blacksmith’s forge, and the entire box has an air of secrecy. Inside is a small glass photo trimmed in copper foil. This box was […]
The book I’m reading has made me long for Canton Dolphins swim practice at Massasoit Community College. At the time, I half-hated the winter sessions, dreading the sensation of shedding my layers to jump into the water and the aftermath of running from pool to the car with wet hair that froze in seconds. But […]
I write this at 10:49 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. It has just been confirmed by the Office of the President of the United States that Israel has launched a retaliatory strike against Iran for the latter’s attacks against the former last Saturday. There will be a deluge of views on this issue. Some will […]
The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its 2023-24 winter all-star selections. The full list, complete with write-ups for each athlete, appears in the April 25 print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual winter sports wrap-up section. Boys MVP Ruairi Ritson (Wrestling) A two-time winner of this award, Ritson capped his legendary high school […]
