The Canton Garden Club is very appreciative of the Canton community’s support of its recent Holiday House Tour and all of its many activities over the past year. These successes are due to the wonderful response of local residents as well as the club’s hardworking members. Proceeds from these events are used to support the […]
Editor’s note: Selectmen Chairman Bob Burr disputed the following assertions in a recent interview. He stated that the risks of purchasing the K of C building, although minimal to the town, were articulated to residents at annual town meeting and that divestiture of the property “had always been an option” if renovations were deemed to […]
Dear Editor: On behalf of the players of the Canton High School boys’ hockey team, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the people of Canton who helped make the “Pink out the Rink” fundraiser a huge success. As many of you know, Tara Shuman, the wife of our head coach, and Kristin […]
Dear Editor: As many of you know, I appeared before the School Committee on December 6 to explain an enhanced lockdown program called ALICE. Although the School Committee was receptive, they rightfully wanted more information than I could give them in a short meeting that was not totally dedicated to school safety. As a result, […]
Dear Editor: Police Chief Berkowitz needs to go ahead with the ALICE [violent intruder defense] training. It appears that many communities in our nation already have done this. Of course, this training won’t be fool proof, but only a fool would not take action in our gun-crazy world. So long as people deny the fact that guns in the […]
Dear Editor: Words are hard to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who made the ceremony for my son, Shaun, on November 15 such a wonderful success. My thanks goes to Chief Ken Berkowitz, Deputy Chief Helena Findlen, Veterans’ Agent Tony Andreotti, CHS Principal Derek Folan, the American Legion Riders, Detective Chip Yeaton, the […]
Dear Editor: By all accounts, I was raised right. I abided by the “designated driver” rule. I called when I was going to be past curfew. I never drank to get blackout drunk, and when I went out for the night, I did so using the “buddy system.” I complained about rules back then, but looking […]
Dear Editor: On October 2, the Community Club of Canton celebrated its 100th anniversary at Brookmeadow Country Club. I would like to thank the owners and staff of Brookmeadow for their generosity and also for doing such an outstanding job. Also, thank you to the many businesses, friends, relatives, and members of our club for […]
Dear Editor: Many years ago, I was living in St. Petersburg, Florida with my young family, one of whom was diagnosed with ADD. In an issue of People magazine, I was surprised to read of a murder by one child of another in a town I had never heard of. The photograph of the maroon house […]
Dear Editor: I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the voters of Canton for passing the Community Preservation Act (CPA). To the group of dedicated people who worked hard to get the CPA passed in April, and then pounded doors and stood on street corners to get it on the ballot again, congratulations! To […]
