Dear Editor: We, the Canton Interfaith Clergy Group, are looking forward to welcoming the Canton community to our annual interfaith Thanksgiving service at First Parish Unitarian Universalist on November 24. Planning this annual event takes tremendous effort each year as we listen intently to one another, working to craft a service that welcomes and resonates with […]
Canton residents will be asked to vote on a proposed new Galvin Middle School at a Special Town Meeting on Monday evening, November 18, in the CHS auditorium. Below are recent letters to the editor on the subject. Click here for a preview of the upcoming STM. Letters of Support Lynda Sullivan: New GMS […]
Dear Editor: I firmly believe that a new GMS school building is a positive move for Canton. In the interest of full disclosure, I have a child in each level of Canton Public Schools: a Hansen first grader (future GMS attendee), a GMS eighth grader (current attendee), and a CHS 10th grader (former attendee). It […]
Dear Editor: My name is Mark Porter and I am writing in support of the GMS project. I served on the town’s Finance Committee from 2009 to 2015 and on the Select Board from 2015 to 2021. I happily retired in 2021 to spend more time with my family. With my three kids still mostly […]
Dear Editor: In 1995 our house cost $148,500; now it’s worth $750,000. A great thing if we plan to sell it for retirement income or you’re the kids that stand to inherit. Extra equity doesn’t help people who want to stay in their homes and in this community. Many situations are similar. A significant increase […]
Dear Community Members: I am urging you to vote ‘Yes’ in support of a new Galvin Middle School. It is our only opportunity to build a facility with MSBA funding that is worthy of the academic, artistic and athletic talents of our young people. I am a Canton resident and a teacher at the Galvin […]
Dear Editor: As a former student of the Galvin Middle School and current sophomore at Canton High School, I believe that Canton is in need of a new middle school. I want to take this opportunity to share my own experiences that led me to feel this way. I was confronted by examples of the […]
Dear Editor: The voters of our town will soon be asked to authorize the building of a new Galvin Middle School with a total cost, hopefully, of $241 million. Of that total, the state has pledged to reimburse us $72 million, leaving the taxpayers of Canton to come up with $169 million. This is no […]
Dear Editor: I am writing in support of the Galvin Middle School project. Fiscal responsibility is a key driver of why this project needs to move forward now. Every year the Massachusetts School Building Association (MSBA) selects districts to be part of a cost reimbursement program. Canton Public Schools applied for this program and was […]
Dear Editor: I am writing to you as a parent, a citizen, and an educator in regard to the upcoming Galvin Middle School project and vote. I would like to highlight the importance of approving this proposal as it is not just wanted, but needed. It is not something that should be done, but has […]
