Dear Editor: If I called my electric company (Eversource) to negotiate a lower price and demand that it purchase more from producers using renewable or clean sources (like wind, solar, hydro, geothermal), I would get nowhere. But suppose a town administrator calls and says: I am buying electricity for everyone in my town, residents, businesses […]
Over a few weeks earlier this year, the stock of a struggling gaming electronics company — GameStop — shot up from about $4 a share to almost $500. Quite a ride. Some thought it would go to $1,000 and borrowed money to buy more shares. Plenty of people wished they somehow had gotten in on […]
The following statement was recently approved by the Canton Select Board, Canton Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee (CDEI) and Canton School Committee: We come together to affirm that hate has no home in Canton. In light of recent events, in particular the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, united we: * Condemn acts of racism, violence, […]
I’d like to thank the town of Canton for electing me to represent you on the Select Board. I am honored and humbled that you have once again placed your faith and trust in me. This is a responsibility that I do not take lightly, and I will represent you with the utmost transparency and […]
Dear Editor: I was disappointed to read MAC’s most recent column on “cancel culture.” Of all the examples of cancel culture he gave, none of these products have actually been cancelled. Being cancelled would imply that someone/something was completely de-platformed, stripped of their power, shunned from society, and no longer allowed to profit, and usually […]
By Julie Goodman, PhD, Chair of the Canton Board of Health Over the last few months, COVID-19 vaccinations have become available to more and more groups of people, and Canton residents have done a great job accessing these vaccines. As of last week, 81 percent of residents ages 65-74 and 87 percent of residents 75 […]
By Bill O’Donnell, Norfolk County Register of Deeds The month of March we take the time to recognize the impact and importance women have in our society with Women’s History Month. All of us should be well aware of the importance of women to society, to the shaping of the country we all live in […]
Editor’s note: This letter did not appear in print due to space constraints. All candidate letters received between now and election day will be posted at thecantoncitizen.com. Dear Editor: I urge Canton residents to cast your Select Board vote for Reuki Schutt on April 6. I met Reuki almost 20 years ago, when she was […]
At the beginning of the pandemic, teachers and school staff were among those hailed as heroes. There was widespread support of teachers. In Canton, I remember the lawn signs from the schools and teachers letting students know that they were missed. As the pandemic continued into the fall and the following school year, the tone […]
Dear Editor: You might be surprised to learn that the Massachusetts legislature is one of the most secretive in the country. In a 2015 study of all 50 state legislatures, the Center for Public Integrity gave the Massachusetts state government a D+ grade on transparency and an F grade on public access to information. Each […]
