Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who were involved in making the Canton High School All Night Graduation Party a success. Not only did we have a core group of dedicated parents and school administrators who structured the party, but we received tremendous support from so many in the […]
Did you know that being a homosexual many years ago was classified as a mental disorder? Between 1952 and 1973, homosexuality was classified as a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association. Gay men and women across the country were subjected to a variety of treatments aimed at curing their “condition.” In 1986, President Reagan […]
Dear Editor: Members of the Keep Canton Swimming Steering Committee would like to thank the residents of Canton for voting overwhelmingly in support of building a new aquatics complex at Bolivar Pool. We would also like to thank the following people, boards and committees for their contributions to the successful vote: Liz Francis of the […]
Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment to recognize the commitment that the town officials of Canton have to the well-being of the town. As many of you know, town meeting can be a very contentious time as boards work hard to present their views of our best course of action as a community. […]
Dear Canton voters: From where I sat on Monday night, May 13, it appeared that town meeting’s vote in support of the town pool was unanimous. I’m not entirely surprised. Earlier this year, I asked many hundreds of voters why they moved to or choose to stay in Canton. The overwhelming response was our sense […]
Dear Editor: I have been reading and enjoying your newspaper for many years and look forward weekly to (among other things) the next edition of Joe DeFelice’s “Man About Canton” (aka MAC). MAC is usually on-point, brings our attention to worthy items that might not otherwise get mention, and occasionally hollers out in a thought-provoking […]
Dear Editor: As a concerned citizen of Canton and our beautiful planet, I am writing to ask all fellow Canton residents to vote ‘Yes’ at annual town meeting to ban plastic bags at retail. Convenience of use should not dictate our use of an item that takes over 1,000 years to fully break down. While our […]
Dear Editor: At this year’s annual town meeting, Canton will have the opportunity to join the 100 other cities and towns in Massachusetts that have decided to eliminate thin-film single-use plastic bags at the point of sale. Article 27 will reduce the use of plastic bags at retail and restaurant establishments in Canton. This citizen-sponsored […]
Dear Editor: When I was 8, my parents signed me up for the Canton Dolphins swim team so I could start to have the experience of a team sport. I had tried soccer and baseball, and they weren’t for me. The home pool for the Dolphins was constructed about 45 years ago on Bolivar Street, […]
By David McCarthy Traffic. That one word elicits a myriad of passionate reactions from Canton residents. Earlier this month McMahon Associates delivered to the Master Plan Steering Committee a recap of the focus areas they were charged with studying. Those areas included Randolph, Pleasant, Dedham and Chapman streets where each road intersects Washington Street and […]
