The Canton Water and Sewer Department is offering generous rebates for residents who replace older toilets and clothes washers with water-efficient appliances. Rebates are dispensed in the form of a credit on residential water/sewer bills. Terms and conditions apply, and residents are encouraged to call the water department prior to purchase to confirm eligibility. Only […]
Potters Place in Walpole is having its annual Fall Show & Sale, with hundreds of handcrafted, uniquely designed and glazed pottery items available for your holiday shopping. This year’s show will be chaired by Canton resident Debbie McCarty, a talented potter whose obsession with the craft started about 10 years ago, when she signed up for her first […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton state Representative Bill Galvin recently held his re-election kickoff campaign fundraiser at the Chinatown restaurant in Stoughton. Galvin, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Personnel and Administration, had many high-profile Democrats in attendance, including Congressman Bill Keating, Massachusetts House Speaker Bob DeLeo, Stoughton Representative Lou Kafka, and […]
Ursula E. (Danahy) Duganiero, 78, of Canton, passed away after a brief illness at Norwood Hospital on November 8. Born and raised in Canton, she attended St. John’s School and graduated from Canton High School. Ursula worked at New England Telephone Company for many years. She was a dental assistant for Dr. Staples in Canton […]
Elizabeth “Liz” (Brown) Casey, 96, passed away peacefully at her home in Canton on November 8. Born and raised in Brookline and Brighton, she attended Brookline schools. Elizabeth and her husband, Fred, moved to Canton in 1951 and together they raised their five children. She worked at the Hellenic Nursing home as a dietician for […]
Herbert E. Carter, of Canton, passed away November 6, 2011, at Norwood Hospital. Born in Somerville, he grew up in Reading and graduated from Reading High School and Tufts University after serving in the South Pacific during World War II. Herb met Fran, his beloved wife of 64 years, while working in the Watertown Arsenal. […]
Photos 1-3: On October 28, Canton Girl Scout Troop #3403 held a Halloween party at St. John the Evangelist Church. Activities included coloring a picture for a soldier, making a spider, getting tattoos, and playing other Halloween-themed games. Photos by Olivia Perry Photos 4-6: Also on October 28, residents of Newell Hagan Court gathered for a […]
To a generation of Canton kids who attended the Luce Elementary School, Israel “Izzie” Geller was their neighborhood crossing guard, a kind, old man with a European accent who helped guide them safely across the street at the intersection of Sawyer Avenue and Pleasant Street. To the Nazis who imprisoned him, however, Geller was nothing […]
Last weekend’s surprise snowstorm left thousands in town without power — as many as 3,000 by Sunday morning. That number was reduced to 1,000 by Monday afternoon, 241 by Tuesday, and 80 as of yesterday morning. However, most of the remaining homes without power are concentrated in the Lake Road area (around Glen Echo Lake), […]
With seven world championships since 2001, the dominance of Boston’s professional sports teams in the past decade is well chronicled. Twenty miles south of America’s current sports capital, in Canton, another dominant run is taking place, albeit on a slightly smaller scale. Over the past seven years, Canton High School’s fall sports teams have established […]
