With a recent stretch of five consecutive victories, the Canton A’s have vaulted into position for the sixth and final playoff spot in the nine-team Cranberry League. A key doubleheader with Plymouth, which sits just a half-game back, will be held this Sunday at CHS and will likely decide who will earn the last playoff […]
With three losses last week, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team has fallen out of the District 6 playoff hunt. Canton lost to Medfield 8-4 at home and were defeated by Needham 18-3 and edged by Brookline 6-5 in two away games. As of Monday the team was in seventh place in the […]
Claire M. Searson (Moscone), 76, of Canton, passed away July 17 at home. Born in Boston, she was raised in West Roxbury and graduated from Holy Cross Academy. After attending Pierce Junior College, she served as a secretary at American Mutual in Providence before marrying and subsequently moving to Canton in 1962 to raise her […]
Margaret E. Tracy, 90, a resident of Canton for over 58 years, died peacefully on Sunday, July 15, 2012. Margaret was born in Cambridge and grew up in Newton/Auburndale and attended Newton schools. She later attended Boston University night school. Many years ago Margaret worked for Carter, Rice & Co. in Boston. She was vice […]
Louise B. Dockray, 87, a resident of Canton, died peacefully July 14, 2012. She was a member of the Canton Catholic Women’s Club, the Canton Garden Club, and was an active parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Church in Canton for many years. Devoted wife of the late Edward W. Dockray. Loving mother of Edward […]
Gabriella and Gisella Berardi, ages 2 and 5, enjoy a picnic on their front lawn with their brand-new baby brother, Dario. Have a fun summer photo to share? Send it, along with a brief description, to submissions@thecantoncitizen.com for consideration in our online or print editions. Photo by Mary Ellen Cahill
With a list of past employers that includes the Beavers, BayBears, and Chukars, it isn’t any wonder that Canton native Tim Hagerty developed a fascination with “off-the-wall” baseball team names. However, not even Hagerty himself, who is the current radio voice of the Tucson Padres, could have imagined just how far this interest would take […]
After several failed attempts at rezoning the former Plymouth Rubber site off Revere Street, the site’s owner, Canton Development Properties (a subsidiary of Napleton), has agreed to spend $40,000 for an independent study of the financial, traffic, and environmental impacts involved in the development of the 40-acre property, with a goal of completing the study […]
Whenever Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti meets or visits with a World War II veteran, a part of him still sees the strapping young soldier in uniform that he remembers from his childhood in Canton. Mostly, however, Andreotti sees the veteran as he is today — a retiree, a grandfather, perhaps even a great-grandfather — and […]
A resident on Abbey Lane was given a stern warning from Fire Chief Charlie Doody and Police Chief Ken Berkowitz after the individual was caught setting off an illegal fireworks display last Tuesday evening, July 3. Both firefighters and police were called to the scene and confiscated the fireworks. Both chiefs decided to warn the […]
