John J. Madden Jr., 83, of Canton, passed away September 21 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. Born in Roxbury, he was raised in Roslindale and attended Sacred Heart School. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and worked as a plumber for Local 12 in Boston for many years before retiring. […]
Salvatore Guardione, 55, of Canton, passed away Tuesday, September 18, at Boston Medical Center after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born in Springfield to Ilda and Frank Guardione, he grew up in Agawam and attended Agawam High School, where he graduated as the salutatorian in 1975. Sal then attended Boston College, where he met his […]
DID YOU KNOW … The add-a-lane project (a fourth lane) from Route 9 to Route 24 along Route 128 will cost an estimated $350 million. The Federal Highway Administration is paying 80 percent with the state funding the other 20 percent. The $42 million Route 24 to Route 109 in Westwood stretch (5.7 miles) is […]
The Canton School Committee, pleased with the performance of Superintendent Jeff Granatino, has extended his contract for another three years until 2015. The committee did not formally announce the news at its meeting last Thursday; however, Granatino, speaking after the meeting, said the extension was finalized in a recent executive session. The decision to extend […]
The Canton Board of Health will host its 25th annual Health Fair on Saturday, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Canton High School. As this is also the beginning of the flu season, residents will conveniently be able to receive their annual flu shot while at the Health Fair. The fair will […]
Last month, on a pilgrimage with three lifelong friends to the Marian apparition site at Medjugorje, Jean Kelleher, a veteran teacher at St. John the Evangelist School, finally received the sign from God that she had been hoping and praying for ever since her cancer diagnosis in April 2011. There, under a red-orange sunset surrounded […]
Fire Captain Daniel Beale hands out hats from the Canton Fire Department at an old-fashioned picnic held last Saturday in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Messinger Field. The event featured pony rides, face painting, popcorn and more.
Canton businesses seeking high-quality employees to diversify their workforces are invited to attend a unique Disability Job Fair on November 8 to meet job seekers who are blind or visually impaired. The job fair will connect employers that need to fill full- or part-time entry-level positions with qualified candidates with visual impairments from all over […]
Editor’s note: Below is the first in a three-part series that examines how our local public safety officials cope with the stress that goes along with the job. The first two parts feature interviews with Canton police officers, and the third part will focus on Canton firefighters. As the experts often say in pro football, […]
More than 700 runners of all ages took part in the annual Reebok/CABI Road Race held last Saturday, September 15, at Reebok world headquarters in Canton. The event raised almost $58,000 for various local groups, including the Canton Police and Fire departments, the Mass. Hospital School, and the Canton Food Pantry. Pictured above from left: […]
