The students of the Hazel Boone Dance Studio presented “New York, New York” to an almost sold-out crowd on Saturday, June 15, in the Canton High School auditorium. The 90-minute recital contained routines in all genres of dance: Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theater, Hip Hop, and Ballroom Dance. The performers ranged from age […]
Canton voters joined a number of other area suburbs in backing Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in Tuesday’s special state election for U.S. Senate, but it was not enough to defeat Democratic Congressman Ed Markey, who prevailed by a sizable margin on the strength of the urban electorate. Markey, a 37-year member of the U.S. House […]
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts is proud to announce that Canton Girl Scouts Emily Buckley, Alicia Healey and Samantha Rizzo received their Girl Scout Gold Award pins on Wednesday, June 19, at a ceremony at the Marlborough Holiday Inn. The event was attended by family, friends, and Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts CEO Ruth N. […]
For Marilyn Roache, teaching has been a calling. The Canton High School English Department chairperson is retiring this month from a career that took her from education to journalism and back to education. Roache began to teach as a child, playing school with friends. As a teenager she taught swimming and senior lifesaving lessons to children ages 4-16 on […]
Gary E. Whidden was born on April 13, 1946, and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bernard & Helen Whidden, and brother, Mark V. Whidden. He is survived by his daughter, Paula Flaherty; sister, Sandi Leone; nephew, Jonathan Leone; niece, Melissa Baker […]
Acting Master Wm McKendry Jr U.S. Ship New Hampshire Port Royal South Carolina Page 1 Oh my Darling! my Darling! I am cross. I am angry. I am half crying. I am almost entirely discouraged. But you poor fellow have been just the same and it is cruel to add to it. I have cooked […]
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team opened its season last week with a 3-1 victory over Stoughton and losses to Braintree and Morrisette. In Sunday’s win over Stoughton, Jake Fishman threw a complete game, allowing only one run on five hits while striking out seven and walking no one. He was also 1 […]
The Canton A’s have been playing better baseball as of late, and it has shown in the standings as they recently climbed over .500 with a doubleheader sweep over Brockton on Sunday, winning 13-3 and 11-7. Overall, the A’s are 5-4 and in the middle of the pack in the seven-member Cranberry League. Besides Sunday’s […]
By Judy Bass Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton has been selected by the Mayflower Athletic Conference (District D) as this year’s recipient of the 2012-2013 Sportsmanship Award. This award recognizes all coaches and student-athletes in a total of 13 varsity sports as well as the junior varsity and freshman programs. “It is quite […]
By Judy Bass One hundred eighty-seven members of the Class of 2013 graduated from Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton on Wednesday, June 12, under skies that were initially leaden, but brightened considerably as the ceremony went on, fittingly matching the jubilant mood of the occasion. The students are from throughout the Blue Hills […]
