Archive for: October, 2012

Citizen’s Joe DeFelice a legend on the diamond

If you see a car with the license plate SFTBLL heading down Washington Street, there’s a good chance it’s heading to a softball tournament. The driver, Canton native and longtime Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, has had a decades-long love affair with baseball and softball. He played in his first Little League game at the age of […]

Volleyball team still perfect after 3 more W’s

The wins keep piling up for the CHS volleyball team as the Bulldogs pulled off a rare trifecta last week, beating Oliver Ames, Quincy, and Sharon in a span of five days to remain perfect at 7-0 overall. Canton did see its nine-set winning streak come to an end with a set-three loss at OA […]

Findlen named deputy chief; selectmen oppose CPA

The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved the appointment of Lt. Helena Findlen as the Canton Police Department’s new deputy police chief. All three lieutenants, including Tom Keleher Jr. and Patty Sherrill, applied for the position. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said it was a tough choice for him since he has worked with all three […]

Road to recovery continues for CHS student

First there was the head-on collision, followed by the emergency skull surgery and then the long, slow recovery with one step forward and two steps back. Then the spring came and there were the benefit concerts and the cards and the well wishers. Summer followed and there was more surgery and further recovery, and daily […]

Special Report: Stress in the line of duty Pt. 2

Editor’s note: Below is the second 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. Click here for part 1 Lt. Patty Sherrill […]

Firefighters help extricate state trooper from crash

Canton firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate a state trooper who was trapped in his vehicle after being struck by another vehicle while serving a detail early Wednesday morning, September 26, on Route 95 South near exit 11 in Norwood. The trooper was transported by Canton ambulance to Boston Medical Center, where he […]

MusicCounts! announces return of ‘Cantonstock’

MusicCounts! and the Canton Performing Arts Department is proud to announce the return of Cantonstock, Canton’s own music festival, on Sunday, October 21, from 12-4 p.m. at Canton High School. Cantonstock is the major fundraiser for the Performing Arts Department and Canton’s music booster organization MusicCounts! Thanks to the generosity of MusicCounts!, all after-school music […]

Canton resident named CEO of Dedham Medical

Dedham Medical Associates, an affiliate of Atrius Health, is pleased to welcome Canton resident Roberta S. Zysman as its chief executive officer. Dedham Medical Associates is a multi-specialty medical group practice serving over 80,000 adult and pediatric patients from its locations in Dedham and Norwood. Under Zysman’s leadership, the practice will open a new location […]

CHS students join Team Tara for upcoming breast cancer walk

Dear Editor: For the past 12 years, the students of Canton High School and I have participated in the Annual Walk for Breast Cancer. Over the last three years the students, with the support of the community, have raised over $31,000. The 2010 walk was a special year as we had over 80 students raise […]

Teague, Floyd A.

Floyd A. Teague, 75, a lifelong resident of Canton, passed away September 28 at the Golden Living Center in Norwood. Born and raised in Canton, he was the son of the late Floyd and Louise Teague. He graduated from Canton High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was the former […]

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