Dear Canton citizens: I have a quote on my wall at work from Theodore Roosevelt. It says, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” It’s both inspiring and frustrating because at certain times in our lives, we can only do so much. But Lisa Lopez is choosing, in retirement, to do […]
By Sonja Grauds When I moved to Canton nearly three years ago, I had no idea of the wealth of recreational opportunities and open space that the town has to offer. I knew Canton as the home of Blue Hills but not much else in the way of parks, trails, and nature reserves. I was […]
Dear Editor: Climate change is here and increasingly affecting all of us. Canton recently conducted a study of the increasing hazards and risks of the climate crisis, including flooding, fires, extreme heat and catastrophic weather events. The study made great strides toward developing local and regional mitigation and adaptation strategies for Canton residents. However, efforts to […]
An open letter to Rep. Stephen Lynch, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Ed Markey, and the citizens of Canton: We the members of the Canton Democratic Town Committee urge our elected officials and fellow residents to take action to protect and to help the people who are directly affected by the current federal government shutdown. The […]
Marybeth Nearen, chairman of the Blue Hills Regional District School Committee, issued the following statement in response to accusations that Blue Hills has used unlicensed workers to perform work on its ongoing renovation project. The editorial referenced in Nearen’s statement was also published in the Canton Citizen on January 3. “Some time ago we received […]
Dear Editor: I request that our selectmen make a final improvement to the Reservoir Pond dam that was repaired over a period of three months last fall: Remove the plaque that was placed there — it’s an embarrassment. If you pass by the repaired dam on Pleasant Street, you’ll notice that a three-by-two-foot plaque has been […]
Editor’s note: The following op-ed was originally published in the December 8 edition of CommonWealth magazine. Click here to read the response issued by Blue Hills School Committee Chairman Marybeth Nearen. The irony shouldn’t be lost on students and staff at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton as they watch unlicensed construction workers perform the school’s […]
Dear Editor: On Thanksgiving Day I had a medical emergency and had to be transported to Norwood Hospital, where I was admitted for a few days. The proficiency, professionalism, concern, and caring attitude that I received from the EMTs of the Canton Fire Department was absolutely outstanding and I cannot thank each of them enough. The whole episode was beyond anything I […]
By Meredith McLoughlin The New Year is approaching! For many this offers a time of reflection on the past year and an opportunity to set goals and intentions for the future. It can be a clean slate to address some of the issues we have felt encumbered by in the last year, and a time […]
Dear Editor: Dr. John Tamilio III made some spurious comments about Pope Pius XII in his sermon at the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service held at B’nai Tikvah (Canton Citizen – November 29). I was surprised that at an interfaith meeting, hopefully designed to promote harmony and unity, he would use discredited writer John Cornwell’s Hitler’s Pope […]
