Marilyn R. Pinkham (Robbins), of Canton, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2011, at Norwood Hospital after several months of failing health. Born in Taunton, she has lived in Canton for the past 59 years. She graduated from Skidmore College and was a teacher in the Canton Public Schools for 24 years, retiring in […]
Ann M. Nicholson, 71, of Stoughton, formerly of Canton, passed away May 8 at the Highgate Manor in Dedham. Born and raised in Boston, she graduated from Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree. She previously worked as a receptionist at Blue Hills Regional High School in Canton and also worked at the rectory of St. […]
Madelyn F. Leahy (Sullivan), 87, of Canton, passed away at New England Sinai Hospital May 8. Born and raised in Boston, she attended Boston schools and worked as a nurses’ aid at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Norfolk County Hospital and the Mass Hospital School in Canton. She has lived in Canton since 1957 and was […]
Mary E. Chane (Sullivan), of Canton, passed away peacefully at home May 8. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated from St. Margaret’s School and worked as a telephone operator for New England Telephone for 20 years before retiring in 1952. She has lived in Canton for the last 35 years where she was a […]
Michael Anthony Copoulos, 31, of North Attleboro, formerly of Canton, died Saturday morning, May 7, at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. The son of Martha A. (Contos) Copoulos of North Attleboro and the late Emmanuel “Mike” Copoulos, he was born in Boston and was raised and educated in Canton. He graduated from Canton High School with the […]
Marion F. “Peggy” Berteletti (Stone), 92, of Canton, died November 23, 2010, in Florida following a long illness. Born in Norwood, she attended Norwood schools. Peggy was a longtime employee of the Canton Public Schools. She worked as the executive secretary to the principal at Canton High School for over 25 years and later worked […]
In her adopted hometown of Canton, she is the fiery lady with the sweet Southern accent best known for taking to the streets in her Pilgrim outfit to protest the war in Iraq. She’s outspoken, some would call her brash, and she can be downright harsh with her criticism in the face of real or […]
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, just hours after the second of the World Trade Center’s twin towers disappeared from the New York skyline, Canton Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti grabbed an American flag and headed to the corner of Sherman and Washington streets. There he stood over the next few days, waving that flag as if […]
Article 35, the Reservoir Pond article that everyone had been waiting for, finally came up for a vote late in the second session of Canton’s annual town meeting, held last Wednesday, April 27. Every resident who attended the session voted affirmatively for the article, which authorizes the town to acquire both the pond and dam […]
Despite reservations from FinCom members, town meeting voters at last Wednesday’s second session authorized a $1.5 million loan to finance a new, more efficient heating system for the Rodman Educational Center. This latest proposal came as a bit of a surprise considering that the School Committee’s stated plan — and the one that had appeared […]
