Dear Editor: I’m writing to share my thoughts on the School Committee meeting held on Thursday, June 16. Concerned teachers and parents have watched in awe as a child desperate for relief from bullying is overlooked and left to seek relief in the form of suicide. School systems nationally and internationally have worked tirelessly to […]
Viola V. Bradley (Chaganis), 84, of Norwood, passed away June 21 at home after a long illness. Born in Ipswich, she was raised in Boston and attended Boston schools. She was a devoted housewife and mother. Beloved wife of Warren R., mother of Raymond R. and his wife, Linda, of Canton, Mary Grimes and her […]
William J. Correia, 62, of Canton, passed away at Norwood Hospital June 16. Born in Norwood, he was a lifelong resident of Canton. He graduated from Canton High School in 1966 and was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam era. He worked for the Canton Highway and Sewer departments for 44 years before retiring in […]
Kathleen (Cerro) Kapsis, 93, of Canton, died Wednesday morning, June 15, at the Highgate Manor in Dedham. Born in Hallowell, Maine, the daughter of the late Peter and Frances (Walsh) Cerro, she was raised and educated in Quincy, where she had resided until moving to Canton over 60 years ago. As a young woman during […]
Helen T. (Concannon) Graham, 88, of Canton, died Wednesday evening, June 15, in her residence after a lengthy illness. The daughter of the late Joseph and Delia (Connelly) Concannon, she was born, raised and educated in Norwood and has been a Canton resident for over 60 years. A homemaker, Mrs. Graham had worked at the […]
It wasn’t their first choice for a venue, but it was perfect nonetheless as the 197 members of the Canton High class of 2011 bid farewell to their younger selves in a moving and reflective graduation ceremony held last Thursday in the CHS Morse Auditorium. For the second straight year, the graduation had to be […]
This story originally appeared in the Canton Citizen on June 16, 2011 and is being reprinted in celebration of Women’s History Month. Childhood should be a time of innocence, of youthful diversions and a time when you begin to see the world as your own and find a place within. You do, however, grow up […]
This weekend, the Irish Cultural Centre of New England, located at 200 New Boston Drive in Canton, will play host to the Boston Irish Festival, a three-day event celebrating the culture and heritage of Ireland. The festival will offer something fun for everyone, including Irish music, Irish step dancing, Irish films, genealogy, Irish art, Gaelic […]
Selectmen approved a new re-precincting plan as suggested by the Secretary of State’s Election Division and presented by Town Clerk Tracy Kenney in an unusual Wednesday afternoon selectmen’s meeting on June 8. Although it is not official, selectmen approved the plans and sent it to the secretary of state and the Local Election Districts Review […]
In December of 2008, Brian Loughran, a meter reader for the Canton Water Department, received perhaps the most dreaded piece of news in the life of a family man. His wife, Michelle, who had recently fallen ill, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a particularly intrusive form of cancer that attacks bone marrow and weakens the […]
