DID YOU KNOW … Canton biotech firm Organogenesis will be moving into a new research lab and headquarters at 150 Dan Road. Construction is also underway at 275 Dan Road to expand its manufacturing space to meet the increasing demands of its top product, the Apligraf skin graft. The $65 million project is expected to […]
A simple thank you at the end of the school year means a great deal to every teacher. What better way to appreciate your children’s teachers than with a donation to the Canton Alliance for Public Education? “Kids and parents struggle with what kind of gifts to give teachers — you can only have so […]
First, let’s define what we mean by a “money mistake.” There are events no one can anticipate or fully prepare for — a life-changing tragedy, a major economic catastrophe like the Great Depression, even lesser economic disruptions, like the current Federal Reserve policy of holding down interest rates (which is hurting many seniors) or a […]
I used to love flying — the whole idea of getting away to something and somewhere new. Even the time spent in the airport was fun. Once you checked in you were already on vacation, poking around the airport stores, buying snacks that you wouldn’t usually eat and magazines that you would never read outside […]
An unidentified man passed away at Norwood Hospital after going into cardiac arrest at Friday’s graduation exercises at Canton High School. Fire Chief Charlie Doody said the man left the CHS gymnasium not feeling well and was found outside the gym by spectators, who started CPR. Others called 911 and an ambulance crew on scene […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
The last team standing for CHS spring sports, the boys’ tennis team saw its season come to an end last Tuesday against Westport. Playing in the quarterfinals of the Division 3 south sectional tournament, the 10th seeded Bulldogs fell 3-2 to the second seeded and heavily favored Wildcats, who were undefeated going into the match […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Holly Erickson
The Hanningtons of Massachusetts Senior 70 Division softball team, sponsored by Canton attorney Glen Hannington and managed by Canton resident and Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, won the prestigious Atlantic Coast National Qualifier for the second year in a row at the spectacular four-field Potomack Lakes Sportsplex in Loudoun County, Virginia, during the week of […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Canton Citizen
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team opened its season on Saturday afternoon with a 10-1 loss at home to perennial powerhouse Walpole. Walpole took advantage of 12 walks off three Legion pitchers, combined with several singles, to produce four runs in the third inning and five in the fourth. Canton took a 1-0 […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
Thomas E. Thorn, 95, of Canton, died June 8, 2012, at Hellenic Nursing Home. He was born on April 25, 1917, in New York City to William E. Thorn and Bertha (Hillman) Thorn. He was a graduate of North Quincy High School and Wentworth Institute of Technology. He proudly served in the United States Coast Guard […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Marguerite Mary Garnhum, 79, of Canton, passed away at home June 6 surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 20, 1933, in Canton. Marguerite’s mother, Julia Josephine Garnhum (nee Cahalane) gave birth to her at the family farm home located at 1201 Pleasant Street. She was the youngest of 10 children (Catherine, Marie, […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen