Dear Editor: A special thank you is extended to the Police Department, namely our son-in-law, Officer Kevin Albert, and the Fire Department, Captain Andy Morgan, Paramedics Rowan Olmstead, Doug Connor, Jamie Meier and Leo Reardon, and firefighter Brian Leary, regarding Andy’s injury last Wednesday. We feel very fortunate to have these two most important responders […]
Editor’s note: The following entry was originally published on Tara Shuman’s blog (tarabeatscancer.com) on August 25. Shuman, a 32-year-old mother of two and a former Canton High School teacher, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent successful surgery last week and has begun her long road to recovery. I really hate to fly. I […]
DID YOU KNOW … Let’s take another look at the Community Preservation Act (CPA) and why MAC intends to vote for it and why you should also vote for it. The Massachusetts legislature passed the Community Preservation Act in 2000 to help local communities like Canton better manage development through the use of local dedicated […]
Despite showery weather at the start of the Reebok/Canton Association of Business and Industry Road Race Saturday morning, sunny skies moved in and more than 700 runners participated in one of three races held at the Reebok International campus off Royall Street. The event raised almost $58,000 for several Canton public and non-profit groups. Now […]
The Hidden Hotel was once the jewel of the area and the setting for society’s most glamorous social affairs — until one night when everything suddenly stopped dead. Now the decrepit, abandoned hotel stands in ruins. The only guests are haunted spirits from the past, and the only thing to survive that fateful night is […]
The third Life is good Festival, featuring live music and a wide array of family activities, will take place this Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23, at Prowse Farm in Canton. More than $1 million was raised at last year’s festival, sponsored by retailer Life is good and Superfly Presents. Tickets for Sunday’s event, […]
Gail Callahan never pictured herself as the fundraising type, but after meeting with an Alzheimer’s caregiver coach following the diagnosis of her husband, Peter, she figured it might do her some good to give it a try. “I just decided that I needed to do something,” said Callahan, a native of Dorchester who moved to […]
Selectmen are nearing final approval of a formal town betterment policy for converting private ways into public ways. However, under the terms of the new policy, there will be several steps that private way residents must take before an article can be sent to town meeting for a formal approval. There are currently 112 private […]
For almost 28 years, Joe Moakley, a South Boston politician, represented Canton in the U.S. Congress. Moakley’s hallmark quote had to do with people and neighborhoods. Explaining relationships, he observed, “You live with the people upstairs, downstairs, and over the back fence.” For the past 25 years, the Canton Citizen has been an integral part […]
The Canton Citizen is proud to celebrate 25 years of “bringing Canton closer to you.” See this week’s special anniversary issue for a look back at news, sports, photographs, and more over the past quarter century. To subscribe to the Citizen, click here or call 781-821-4418. Photo 1: Residents wait for the Olympic torch to […]
