Dear Editor: As the days of the Blue Hills deer hunt draw near, the controversy continues as to whether or not it is necessary. For four days after Thanksgiving, 196 hunters will be allowed to kill up to four deer each (two with antlers, two without). These deer have not been hunted for 100 years […]
Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment to thank all the Canton residents who were participants in the inaugural “On the Road with American Landscape” bus tour to the Last Green Valley in Connecticut on October 1. While the 55 passengers hailed from places far and wide, such as Rhode Island, Boston, the north […]
The following letter is in reference to a new joint funding partnership between the Canton Fire Department, the Council on Aging, and the American Red Cross. Interested seniors can have free fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors installed in their home while also receiving a free emergency preparedness kit. Dear Editor: “Make your appointment to […]
Dear Editor: Hey guys — yes, I am talking to you. Do you have “cabin fever?” Tired of reading, television, and the same four walls? Would you like to see some different faces and talk about something other than family, food prices, relatives and neighbors? Here is a suggestion. The Senior Men’s Club is a […]
Editor’s note: The following poem was written by Declan Meade, a student at the Galvin Middle School and the grandson of Michael F. Coyle, a longtime poetry contributor. Carry On Carry on, Carry on, You will be at peace when you are done. Carry on for those who couldn’t, End the trail for those who shouldn’t […]
Dear Editor: I have been burning biofuel for several years now. It burns cleaner, which helps the environment. A heat manager attached to the control box to the furnace/boiler also helps in how much oil one burns per season. I attended the annual meeting of the Mass Energy Consumers Alliance on Wednesday night and learned […]
Dear Editor: Just six months ago, a special town meeting approved one of the most significant zoning changes in recent memory, giving the green light to a major redevelopment on the former Paul Revere property. At that time, town meeting also approved the purchase of approximately seven acres of open space using Community Preservation Act […]
Dear Editor: Look, the great deer hunt! Reason number one: deer ticks. $1,000 reward goes to one person who can prove deer ticks come only from deer. This notion of killing the deer to eliminate the deer tick is like someone suggesting to “cull the horses” because of the horsefly, which are everywhere, not just […]
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance is dedicated to promoting a more efficient and accountable state government. In the spirit of accountability, we are asking state Rep. William C. Galvin (D-Canton) to donate to the charity of his choice $500 — an amount equal to the amount donated to his campaign by the Teamsters this year. Four members of […]
Dear Editor: Our town is now front and center in the current debate about how the commonwealth will meet its energy needs for the future. A Texas-based corporation, Spectra Energy, has proposed sending gas, pressurized to 750 pounds per square inch, through underground pipes measuring up to 48 inches in diameter. This pipeline will run […]
