Dear Editor: I would like to alert residents about the presence of aggressive coyotes in Canton. Around 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, February 12, while jogging along Elm Street toward Greenlodge Street, I was stalked by two large coyotes accompanied by a smaller one. I yelled at them, tossed sticks and a bottle, but they […]
Dear Editor: We have 240,000 people looking for work and nearly 120,000 open jobs today in Massachusetts. How can we have so much opportunity available and so many people still looking for a chance? Business leaders tell me over and over again that it is because the people looking for jobs don’t have the skills […]
Dear Editor: Last week the announcement was made that Taunton State Hospital would close its doors by the end of this calendar year. This is the most recent proposed closure of a state psychiatric facility on the South Shore/Metro-South area, with South Shore Mental Health Center in Quincy and Medfield State Hospital having already been […]
Editor’s note: The following letter was originally sent to Paul Cash from Dick Flanagan on July 23, 2004. Cash, a lifelong resident, passed away last month at the age of 87. The letter is reprinted below with permission from Mr. Flanagan. Dear Mr. Cash: I write this letter with great humility and trepidation. You don’t […]
Dear Editor: We would like to extend a thank you to all those who organized, attended and participated in the recent Metropolis Winter Hockey Classic. In particular, we would like to thank Coach Brian Shuman, his coaching assistants, and the entire Canton High School varsity hockey team, as well as the hockey teams from Norwood, […]
Dear Editor: On January 4, Canton lost a member of the greatest generation. We have all heard of Tom Brokaw’s book The Greatest Generation, and we of Canton have been blessed with many members of this group. I would like to introduce you to one of them with this brief statement. As I write, you […]
Dear Editor: Father McCune was assigned to St. John the Evangelist Parish in 1983. He remained our pastor for 17 years. In that time he grew to love the town of Canton, the people of Canton, and our beautiful parish of St. John’s. Once Father met you he never forgot who you were. You were […]
Dear Editor: How sweet it was that Attorney Glen Hannington sponsored the Christmas party at Hagan Court. Thirty-two seniors enjoyed meatballs, sausages, ziti, salad, cake, cookies and ice cream, served by 9-year-old Cole Braconi, as Santa popped in to give a gift to everyone. We were grateful that Selectman Avril Elkort attended. Glen and Louise […]
Editor’s note: Below are statements from parishioners at St. Gerard’s regarding the dismissal of longtime music director Greg Paré, reportedly due to budget constraints. Click here for complete coverage. Greg Paré’s music was a large part of what made St. Gerard’s a vibrant and welcoming parish, and without any notice, or consulting of the parish community, a […]
Dear Editor: As a former member of St. Gerard’s parish and the adult choir, I would also like to express my dismay at the elimination of the music program at St. Gerard’s parish, as did Frank Mahoney in his recent letter to the Canton Citizen. St. Gerard’s parish held a meeting at the church to […]
