Photos 1-2: The Canton Council on Aging held a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day Bingo on March 17 at the Senior Center. The caller was Dottie Morris and many were in attendance, including Senator Brian Joyce, Selectman Avril Elkort, Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, Adrian Morris, who donated lots of food, and COA Outreach Worker Robin Tobin. […]
First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Canton, located at 1508 Washington Street, will host the premiere of Two Who Dared: The Sharps’ War on April 14 in the chapel. Directed by Artemis Joukowski, Two Who Dared tells the remarkable story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife who boldly committed to a […]
Editor’s note: The following appears in the 2013 winter sports supplement that was included in this week’s issue of the Citizen. Boys’ MVP Quinn Merrigan (Wrestling) Merrigan continued his meteoric rise with a truly dominant junior season, capturing the 138-pound title at both the sectional and state meets after reaching the finals of both tournaments […]
Congratulations to the Canton Cobra Black U14 volleyball team for taking first place in the New England Region Volleyball Association tournament on Sunday, March 24, at Newton South High School. The girls defeated Beantown Black in the semifinals and Southern Alliance Vortex in the finals to claim the title. They had a great day and […]
Canton resident Jacqueline Seymour, a junior defenseman on the Thayer Academy girls’ hockey team, will compete alongside three of her teammates in the upcoming USA Hockey Girls National Championship Tournament in San Jose, California. Seymour, a fifth-year varsity player and assistant captain, will be skating for the East Coast Wizards U19 team. She will be joined […]
The Canton Recreation Department hosted an Easter party for children and families on Saturday, March 30, at Canton High School. The event, which was sponsored by CertaPro Painters, featured games and activities, entertainment by DJ Gary Titus, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Mary Ellen Cahill photos
Bernadette M. O’Brien (Moore), 86, of Quincy, passed away April 1 at Epoch Senior Health Care in Sharon. Born and raised in Boston, she graduated from Jeremiah Burke High School. She was a devoted housewife and mother and has lived in Quincy for over 40 years. Beloved wife of the late John J. Jr. Mother […]
Dear Friends: It has been my privilege to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Canton Public Library since 1977. It is now time for me to step down. So many wonderful things have happened to the library since 1977. Perhaps the most significant occurred more than ten years ago when, with the cooperation […]
DID YOU KNOW … This year, for the second time in three years, there were no contests for any of our town offices, and all incumbent candidates got another free ride back into office. While it is true the incumbents have generally done a credible job, the need for competition is obvious, as the lack […]
For most of the years that Steve and I have been married we’ve always held a Passover seder in our home. Lisa was a baby for our first one, and mom and dad were visiting from Israel so we had plenty of help from my folks. We used Steve’s parents’ seder plate and improvised the […]
