Above: Members of the Canton Dolphins swim team stay cool and celebrate summer with their annual ice cream party. For over 30 years, the Dolphins swim team has provided opportunities for Canton boys and girls to refine their swim strokes and to be part of a team that emphasizes personal improvement, sportsmanship, and fun. Coached […]
Canton resident Evan Myers shared the above photos of a motor vehicle crash scene that occurred on Tuesday evening, July 23, at 627 Pleasant Street. The vehicle crashed through a fence and struck a tree. No serious injuries were reported.
Canton firefighters and paramedics responded to a fatal accident that killed a 33-year-old Boston man on Route 95 southbound near the Canton-Norwood exit in the early morning hours of Monday, July 22. The accident closed I-95 south in that location for several hours before being reopened to traffic at 8:30 a.m. Around 4:15 a.m., emergency […]
Fresh off his win as coach of the South team in the Shriners All-Star Classic, CHS head football coach Dave Bohane announced his offseason weightlifting and fitness awards along with the new-look schedule for the upcoming football season. As a result of a major football realignment that takes effect this year across Massachusetts, Canton will […]
Cheryl A. Thomas, 63, of Canton, passed away after a brief illness at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in Canton, she graduated from Canton High School and Colby College. She worked for Computershare as a telephone service rep. for many years before retiring. She enjoyed spending time with her family, listening to the band “The […]
Coleman “Buddy” M. King, 82, of Canton, died Monday afternoon, July 22, at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton after lengthy illness. Born in South Boston, the son of the late Michael and Julie (Dirrane) King, Mr. King had been a Dorchester resident before moving to Canton in 1976. Mr. King retired from Burke Distributors where […]
Albert J. Hayden of Sharon, formerly of Brockton, passed away July 21 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Boston, he graduated from Hyde Park High and attended MIT. He worked for Raytheon Corporation in Waltham for many years before retiring in 1985. He lived in Sharon for the last 10 years and […]
Lucy A. Desmond (Barra), 85, formerly of Canton, of Florida, passed away July 20 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. Born in Roxbury, she graduated from Dorchester High School. She worked as an administrative assistant for Travelers Insurance for 43 years before retiring in 1987. Beloved wife of the late Edward S. Sister […]
Robert L. Oberg, 68, of Canton, formerly of Pender, Nebraska, died July 17 after a heroic battle with leukemia. He was a graduate of Pender High School, Wayne State, and Texas A&M. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served for seven years as a captain in the Air Force. He was employed as a […]
Mary L. Smith (Kennedy), 81, of Wrentham, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away July 16 at the Maples Rehab and Nursing Center in Wrentham surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Boston, she attended Boston schools and formerly lived in Mansfield, Canton, Plymouth, and West Roxbury. She was a devoted housewife and mother […]
