Dear Editor: It’s disappointing to learn that the Select Board hasn’t been meeting regularly as police commissioners when they haven’t been meeting as water commissioners either. Who was responsible for ensuring regular, preventative meetings were taking place? Anyway, it may be that it is more practical that independent residents serve as commissioners of police, fire […]
Dear Editor: The Revere Dog Park is apparently being relocated. Why? The dog park should be completed at the Paul Revere Heritage Site as originally planned. What is the critical reason requiring relocation? If it is due to wetland issues, why not fix the problem or relocate it to a different location in the park? […]
Below are selected excerpts from Police Chief Rafferty’s public statement given at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting. On body cameras: “I would like to stress that the officers at the police department are just as motivated to have this additional law enforcement tool, as those we serve. We know that the 360 degrees of transparency is […]
Right now, bankers nationwide are seeing a surge of the “You can’t trust your bank” scam. It’s everywhere. The other day on the Bogleheads.org forums, a gentleman posted about a family friend who fell for that scam. He was asking if there was any way to help the victim get their money back. (There wasn’t.) […]
Dear Editor: Last week I opened my Canton Citizen only to be greeted by yet another large, colorful ad for the Judge Rotenberg Center. This time the ad included the statement, “Our reward program is beyond compare.” What they neglect to add is that their punishment program is also beyond compare. In addition to being […]
Dear Editor: On Saturday, May 13, Canton’s postal workers participated in the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. More than 2,200 pounds of non-perishable food items were collected for the clients of the Canton Food Pantry. A big thank you to the postal workers who collected and transported the items […]
The kids run in circles on the fields. They chase each other: passing a soccer ball, throwing a football, lunging to tag someone. They are red-faced and sweating. It is the last day of school and, finally, the kids get to play. At the end of the day, the kids line up to get their […]
For a while now, people have been encouraged to be practically obsessed with their credit score. Getting a high score. Keeping it high. Monitoring it on a regular basis. Even signing up for add-on credit score boosting services that want access to more and more of your personal information for the possibility of maybe manipulating […]
Hello Canton. There has been a lot going on in town over the past month. April was Earth Month. First celebrated in 1970, the first Earth Day marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement. While April 22 is Earth Day, the entire month is dedicated to raising awareness about the environment. In Canton, the […]
By State Representative Bill Galvin (D-Canton), 6th Norfolk District We are now five months into the new, two-year legislative session. I filed 35 bills at the start of the session that deal with housing, opioid addiction, healthcare, public safety, and local issues. These bills were recently assigned to committee and are awaiting a public hearing, […]
