The selling superstars of Conway Country were honored recently as Jack Conway, Realtor feted its top agents at the company’s annual mid-year awards breakfast held at the Plymouth Radisson Hotel. The event recognized top listers and sellers from 42 offices for the first six months of 2011. The local mid-year award winner for Jack Conway’s […]
Marie D. Soracco (Drohan), of Canton, passed away at home August 15. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and attended Boston schools. She has lived in Canton for the last 50 years and she also enjoyed spending time at her residence in Newport, RI. Beloved wife of Joseph N. Mother of Sandra M. […]
Claire P. (Hazelwood) Harris, 96, passed away at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton on Sunday, August 14. Claire was born in Medford and raised in Jamaica Plain and Mattapan. She graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School and worked at the Navy shipyard during WWII. She was a waitress at Schraffts in Boston for many […]
Helen T. Dunn (Fennelly), 84, of Canton, passed away August 13 at home. Born and raised in Medford, she graduated from Medford High School and has lived in Canton since 1955. She worked as a clerk in the admitting office at NorCap at Norwood Hospital. She also previously worked as a cashier for A&P Market […]
Paul Arthur Danahy, a lifelong Canton resident, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday, August 13. He is survived by Claire (Finn), his wife of 52 years, and by his two sons and their wives: Paul (Mike) Danahy and his wife, Diane Angwin, of Chelmsford, and Jack and Sandy Danahy of Bow, NH. Paul […]
William T. Wedge, 74, of Canton, died August 9, 2011, after a long illness. A graduate of Canton High School, he was a proud veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was also a retired electrician, having served in the IBEW Local #103 for over 39 years. He was an active member of AA. After […]
Donald Cougle, 67, died peacefully at home August 9, 2011. He was the son of the late Donald and Jean Cougle. A graduate of Canton High School, Donald worked as a mechanic for the town of Canton for many years. He loved his neighborhood, his garden, and his animals and will be missed by many. […]
Selectmen announced Tuesday night that Paul Bastable, the town’s animal control officer, has been placed on 30-day administrative leave with pay, pending an internal investigation into an alleged drug incident that occurred in the parking lot of Page’s Convenience Store in Stoughton on Monday, August 8. Stoughton police stopped Bastable in the town ACO vehicle […]
Most visitors to the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center in Canton come to view the professional art exhibitions by internationally known artists. Some visit the site for quiet contemplation and to experience nature at its 124-acre wildlife sanctuary. Now, the Visual Arts Center offers yet another way for visitors to get out in nature through […]
The backroom of Tommy MacDonald’s Draper Street workshop is adorned with all manner of beautiful woodworking pieces — from laminated coat racks and folding kitchen tables to traditional sand-shaded clocks and standing mirrors. Beyond another locked door, in another nondescript backroom, stands MacDonald’s magnum opus: a beautifully detailed and seamlessly intricate chest of drawers that took […]
