2010 December | Canton Citizen

Canton Choral Society Holiday Pops Concert

The Canton Choral Society presented its annual Holiday Pops Concert on Saturday night, December 11, at the Canton Town Club.

Dec 16 2010 | Posted in Photo Gallery | By Canton Citizen

Rec. Commission to decide between July 4th, Block Party in 2011

The Recreation Commission has come to a fork in the road regarding whether to begin a drive for a July Fourth celebration and fireworks display or for the annual Homecoming Parade and Downtown Block Party, traditionally held in late September. The commission will meet with selectmen on Tuesday, December 21, at Town Hall to discuss […]

Dec 16 2010 | Posted in News,Town Government | By Mike Berger

Ceramics a la carte owner lends a helping hand

Cathy Walsh has four simple rules by which she lives her life. Rules number one and two led her recently to an activity room at a downtown medical facility, where she spent a couple of hours instructing homeless patients in the art of painting ceramic holiday ornaments. “Rule number one is get up every day […]

Dec 16 2010 | Posted in Business | By Canton Citizen

The Canton Airport in the Golden Age of Aviation

Below is part two of the series detailing the history of the Canton Airport. *** Today, Neponset Street is crowded with large trucks moving fill in and out of the worksite heralding the beginning of the hazardous waste cleanup of the old Canton Airport. What was a dream of national aviation will soon become public […]

Dec 9 2010 | Posted in Canton History,Features | By George T. Comeau

Canton residents attend Celebration for Kids

Hundreds of Canton residents attended the 8th Annual Celebration for Kids! at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston Saturday night. All proceeds from the event, which is hosted by the Rodman Ride for Kids, support local organizations that provide critical assistance for children during the holiday season.

Dec 9 2010 | Posted in News | By Canton Citizen

Man About Canton: Canton Property Taxes to Rise

DID YOU KNOW… The Board of Selectmen has accepted the increased tax rate recommended by the Board of Assessors. The rate for residential properties will increase from $10.83 per thousand to $11.55 per thousand. Commercial properties will increase from $21.77 per thousand to $23.04 per thousand. According to recent published reports, the total taxable valuation […]

Dec 9 2010 | Posted in Man About Canton,Opinion | By Joe DeFelice

Hannington honors his sports teams with special awards night

Attorney Glen Hannington recently celebrated the winning ways of his four sponsored Canton softball teams at a year-ending banquet held at Gatherings at the Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton by bringing 110 of his softball players and guests together for a prime rib dinner. The teams included the champion Canton Men’s League team, the Hannington […]

Dec 9 2010 | Posted in Beyond CHS,Photo Gallery,Sports | By Canton Citizen

Garden Club celebrates ‘Joys of Christmas’ with annual house tour

The Canton Garden Club continued its tradition of house tours with “Joys of Christmas” last weekend. The five houses drew visitors into two homes from the 19th century and three others that are modern residences. The tour ended at the Canton Public Library with the Garden Club Holiday Marketplace. The first stop was the home […]

Dec 9 2010 | Posted in News | By Mary Ann Price

Boys’ basketball team completes first week of practice

Hoping to improve upon last year’s record of 8-13 and first-round playoff loss to Bishop Stang, the 2010-2011 CHS varsity basketball team took to the court last week in a scrimmage against South Boston. The starting lineup included juniors Scott Levy at point guard, Joe McCabe at shooting guard, Chris Murray at small forward, Colby […]

Dec 9 2010 | Posted in High School,Sports | By Mike Berger

Cash capital outlook improves after Fire Dept. reduces requests

Selectmen received some better financial news this week after the town’s finance director and the fire chief pared down the Fire Department’s capital requests, lessening the amount selectmen must cut from the overall capital plan for next year. A week ago, selectmen were looking at cutting $219,000 of $651,000 in capital requests submitted by all […]

Dec 9 2010 | Posted in News,Town Government | By Mike Berger