According to Fire Lt. Brian Marshall, the efforts of JFK School Nurse Susan Rogers saved the life of a male student who was choking on a water bottle cap that had become lodged in his throat. The incident was reported to the Fire Department on Friday, June 14, at 12:30 p.m. Rogers successfully performed the […]
The annual H.T. Berry Golf Open to benefit the Jimmy Fund is scheduled to be held at Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton on August 19. Part of Jimmy Fund Golf, one of the largest organized golf programs in the U.S., this event is being held to support cancer research and care at the world-renowned Dana-Farber […]
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen
She probably wrote dozens if not tens of dozens of letters to her husband throughout the war. Her florid handwriting curves beautifully, with an assured hand of a well educated woman. The beginning of the end was in sight, the winds of the War of the Rebellion had shifted, and as Caroline Tucker McKendry writes to her husband, her pain and suffering burns through the paper. William McKendry Jr. was born in Canton in 1825 on the farm that had been in the family since the first settlement of Dorchester.
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
Canton History | By
George T. Comeau
The Galvin Middle School Life Skills Program honored Canton’s first responders at its final luncheon of the school year on Flag Day, June 14. The menu included ham and cheese calzones, chicken salad sandwiches, mango smoothies, flag cake, and much more — all made by the students and staff of the Rainbow Café. The students […]
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
Photo Gallery | By
Canton Citizen
The Plymouth Rubber redevelopment site is once again at a crossroads after the Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Tuesday night that the project, as it now stands, is too densely populated and not suited for downtown Canton. “The community doesn’t need more apartments — there is no void in this type of housing,” noted Selectman […]
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
A lengthy and at times testy standoff between a pair of local builders and the Canton Conservation Commission over a proposed five-unit housing project on Plymouth Street came to a head earlier this month when ConCom members voted unanimously to deny the project, citing a laundry list of concerns pertaining to riverfront protection and stormwater […]
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner
One year after climbing to the summit of Mt. Rainier in support of melanoma research, Canton native Cassandra Kral-Dillon and good friend Jean Hajjar are headed back to the Cascade mountains — this time to tackle the north ridge of Mt. Baker, an active, glaciated stratovolcano with a peak of 10,781 feet. The fundraiser, known […]
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
Training session scheduled for Monday, June 24 ~ On Friday, May 31, the Canton Medical Reserve Corps participated in the Summer Fun and Safety Fair, which was sponsored by the town of Canton. Families were given the opportunity to ride ponies, participate in hayrides, and enjoy complimentary food and beverages. Representatives from the Medical Reserve […]
Editor’s note: The Plymouth Rubber proposal referenced below was unanimously opposed by the Board of Selectmen at its meeting on Tuesday, June 18. Click here for details. DID YOU KNOW … The Plymouth Rubber project, if ever approved, presently calls for a 348-unit housing development, which includes 64 two-bedroom townhouses, 204 one- and two-bedroom apartments […]
By Melissa Mayer The 25th annual Canton Fall Classic is coming Sunday, October 27 — time to get running. But how do I begin, a question that is asked by many when they decide to start running. My best friend in the entire world tells people that the only way to avoid being hurt is […]
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
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