Residents from the Canton community have helped rescue a dog named Adel from war-torn Afghanistan, and he is now safely in Rhode Island. Local contributions quickly exceeded the $3,000 request made by Canton police officer Glen Piro — the total hit $3,218 this week. Piro, who is currently serving in Afghanistan, sought the financial assistance […]
Update: The Bulldog golfers won the Hockomock League championship tournament, held Wednesday afternoon at Granite Links in Quincy. Mike Reardon, Mike Lamir and Sam Riemer shot a combined score of 242, beating out the other nine Hockomock teams. See next week’s Citizen for complete coverage of this remarkable accomplishment. Winners of five of its last […]
In a battle of 2-4 teams, the Franklin Panthers out-dueled the Canton Bulldogs 35-21 in Franklin last Friday night. Canton has now lost five straight games to league opponents after a promising 2-0 start. The Bulldogs have a bye this week and will resume play on Friday, November 4, at Oliver Ames (5-2). Statistically, Canton […]
JDCommunications, Inc., a marketing and public relations consulting firm located in Canton, recently received both a Gold and Silver PRISM award, sweeping the “Best Company Brochure” category at the 2011 event, sponsored by the Builders Association of Greater Boston. Presented with all the winners at a lively Mardi Gras Carnivale-themed program on October 19 at […]
Success Express-Canton, a business roundtable and networking group composed of 20 local businesses based in Canton and the surrounding communities, has announced the start of a Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the Canton Food Pantry. Success Express President Eric Douglas of Prospect Mortgage calls this initiative “another way in which our group of local businesses […]
The Canton Board of Health hosted its annual Health Fair on Saturday, October 22, in the Canton High School cafeteria. Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and hearing screenings were offered, health information was distributed, and flu vaccines were administered. Photos by Amy Nachbar
On Thursday, September 22, more than 160 golfers and volunteers turned out for the second annual Scott M. Herr Memorial Golf Tournament, held at Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton. Proceeds from the tournament support the college scholarship fund founded in Herr’s name. In two years, 20 Scott Herr scholarships have been awarded to deserving Canton […]
On October 15, my family went to the Boston Book Festival to hear Pulitzer Prize winning and nominated authors speak on the dangers of a lost economic decade on scientific progress. Later that Saturday we found ourselves swept in the passions of “Occupy Boston,” which marched past the Trinity Church near the Boston Public Library […]
DID YOU KNOW … Bank of America, the nation’s largest bank with branches in Canton and Stoughton and in most cities and towns in the U.S., plans to charge customers a monthly fee of $5 for using debit cards for purchases beginning in early 2012. Wells Fargo and Chase are testing $3 monthly debit card […]
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank former firefighter Butch King for his continued effort, even in retirement, in providing quality CPR and first aid instruction to the citizens and employees of the town. For years, Butch instructed classes to anyone who wanted to learn this important yet simple lifesaving technique. […]
