Valentina Michaud (Efedjan), 49, of Canton, passed away July 17 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Born in Russia, she graduated from Tufts University and received her MBA from Simmons College in Boston. She worked as an executive in the financial services industry. She was an active member of the Edgewood Church of Christ in Mansfield […]
Above: Canton lifeguards Sarah Healey and Kristin Foley give a swimming lesson at the town pool on Bolivar Street. Swimming courses are offered throughout the summer through the Recreation Department and are taught by certified Red Cross instructors. Check out www.cantonrec.com for a complete list of summer classes and activities for kids. Amy Nachbar photos
After holding moving recognition ceremonies for the surviving veterans of World War Two and the Korean War, Canton Veterans’ Agent Tony Andreotti is now planning a similar event on September 11 for the veterans of the Vietnam Era. Scheduled for 3 p.m. at the high school football field, the ceremony will honor anyone from Canton […]
Canton High seniors and soccer teammates Colby Gavigan, Scott Levy, Andrew Vinciguerra and Chris Murray pose with their bronze medals from the 2011 Bay State Summer Games. The four friends were on the Southeast team and have represented Canton at the Bay State Games since they were freshmen, winning two gold medals and a bronze. […]
Photo 1: Three Canton firefighters recently graduated from a 12-week Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Training Program on June 23. From left to right are firefighter/paramedics Doug Connor, Lyle Chandler and Stephen Driscoll. Photo 2 & 3: Students in Canton High School’s driver education program participated in an auto-extrication class taught by retired firefighter Butch King. Students […]
A full three weeks have passed since Canton native James Carmichael was forced to evacuate his home in Minot, North Dakota due to a devastating flood, and as of Sunday he was still under evacuation orders and his house was still sitting in several feet of water. The late June flood, caused by heavy spring […]
Concerned with the town’s recent inability to broker agreements with real estate developers, Canton planners George Jenkins and Jeremy Comeau have proposed a set of upcoming workshops aimed at resolving key differences and establishing a workable vision for the town’s future. At the Planning Board meeting last Wednesday, both Jenkins and Comeau tossed around a […]
To many people, the selection and installation of carpeting would seem to be a cut-and-dried procedure. However, Canton residents Peter Lovetere and his son Matt are bringing a fresh angle to the industry. Peter is the owner and master tradesman, and Matt is the business manager of the Carpet Workroom and Reclamation Center in Needham. […]
A few Canton residents had notable performances at the Bay State Summer Games last week. On July 7 at Waltham High School, Colby Gavigan, the starting goalkeeper for the CHS boys’ soccer team, collected a shutout in net for the Southeast team in a 0-0 tie against Northeast. Gavigan was also instrumental in Southeast’s 2-1 […]
For the first time since 2007, the Canton Post 24 American Legion baseball team qualified for the playoffs, coming from behind with some important wins last week. Post 24 finished in fourth place in the District 6 West Division with a 9-9 record and now face 14-3 Braintree, who is second in the East Division, […]
