DID YOU KNOW… Canton Recreation Director Jeff Kaylor and the Recreation Commission are busy putting together the final plans for the town’s annual July 4th celebration. For the first time, this year’s event will be held at the Galvin Middle School on Pecunit Street on Monday, July 4. The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. […]
We’ve just finished reading two short stories by Mark Twain, entitled “Eve’s and Adam’s Diary.” Twain describes Adam as a man with little imagination, caring only about building structures and animal husbandry, and Eve as intelligent, imaginative and courageous but also vain and self important. The task that Eve loves best (besides naming all the […]
Although the real estate market here in eastern Massachusetts has generally held up better than in other parts of the country, there are still plenty of people who are struggling with mortgages and many who are underwater on their loans — meaning they owe more than they could currently hope to sell their home for. […]
Thomas J. Corbett, 74, of Canton, passed away June 13 at the Cedar Hill Health Care Center in Randolph. Born and raised and educated in Chester, PA, he was an Army veteran of the Korean War and has lived in Canton for the last 26 years. He operated his own sales and marketing firm for […]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Ryan Thomas Cuffe, age 1, of North Easton, died Sunday, June 12, at Children’s Hospital in Boston after a lengthy illness. Ryan was born on April 26, 2010, in Boston, son of Christopher and Stephanie (Falcione) Cuffe. Besides his parents, he leaves his paternal grandparents, Atty. T. Richard and Susan (Pinto) Cuffe Jr., of Reading, […]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
The Canton High School drama club presented “Free to be … You and Me” on Friday and Saturday, May 20-21. The cast featured members of the drama club, and the pit band featured members of the CHS band. (Photos by Paul Burega) Photo #1: CHS Principal Dr. Dias played the part of the principal in […]
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Canton High School seniors and their dates danced the night away aboard the Spirit of Boston at last week’s senior prom. Photos by Amy Nachbar
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Canton High School seniors and their dates danced the night away aboard the Spirit of Boston at last week’s senior prom. Above (left to right): Chris LeDonne, Colleen Myers, Luke Hanna, Julie Johnson, Vitaliy Mityushin, Kim Loughnane, Christopher Haidul and Heather Keir (Photo by Amy Nachbar)
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
It was one of those days in the town of Canton that sticks in the memory: Sensing a mother’s desperation, hundreds turned out at the old Canton High School cafeteria to see if their bone marrow was a match for baby Stephen Cahillane, who had been born with a rare blood disorder and was in […]
Jun 8 2011 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner
Submitted by the Canton Water Department ~ Despite previous compliant test results, one recent test of our water system disclosed a violation of a drinking water standard. While this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct […]