Click here to order your subscription today. Check out this week’s issue of the Canton Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Special features in the August 8 issue include: * True Tales from Canton’s Past: A history of the official town seal and its symbolic meaning * A complete list of bus routes […]
On Tuesday, August 13, the American Legion Post 24 honored its regular and junior baseball teams at an end-of-season banquet and awards ceremony held at the Canton Town Club. Both squads made the playoffs while playing exciting baseball and giving their fans a lot to cheer about throughout the season. The senior team, under head […]
Ready to test your spelling skills for a good cause? Feel the buzz and join the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Education and Business Committee for its first ever spelling bee benefiting in part the Neponset Valley Leadership Institute, an organization dedicated to preparing students for the challenges of the business world. Teams of three […]
Dear Editor: In recent months the Canton Citizen has reported on the old Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street and how the current owners wanted to build a housing development on the site. The School Committee and others said it would put a burden on our schools, DPW, police and fire departments. But the town […]
Argia Matraia (Dini), 90, of Canton, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away August 18 at Mass. General Hospital. Born in Italy, she came to the United States in 1969 and previously lived in Jamaica Plain before moving to Hyde Park 35 years ago. She worked as a nurse’s aide for the Parkwell Nursing Home for […]
Margaret T. Callaghan, 74, of Roslindale, passed away August 17 at home. Born in Boston, she was raised in Roslindale and graduated from Roslindale High School. Margaret proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and was a life member of the Women’s Marine Corps Association. She worked for many years at Liberty Mutual as […]
Margaret E. Guarino (Doody), 81, formerly of Canton, of Concord, passed away at home August 16. Born in Walpole, she was raised in Canton, graduated from Canton High School and lived most of her life in Canton. She was a devoted housewife and dedicated her life to raising her nine children. Beloved wife of the […]
Eleanor A. Flood, 66, of Westwood, formerly of Canton, passed away August 15. Beloved daughter of the late Francis C. and Mildred (Luke) Flood. Eleanor worked for the Internal Revenue Service in Boston for several years as a secretary and retired in 2012. She previously worked for Scott Paper in Waltham. A graveside service was […]
Congratulations go out to Canton residents Brooke and Taylor Alessi, age 10, who were crowned 2013 Junior Tournament tennis champion and runner-up, respectively, at the Ballymeade Country Club in Falmouth. Brooke and Taylor are pictured above with their tennis instructor, Andrew Zappala. Brooke and Taylor are the granddaughters of Canton Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice.
There is a wonderful little booklet published in the fall of 1909 that was printed by the Edison Electric Illuminating Company. The purpose of the pamphlet was to illustrate the advantages of developing commerce in the cities and towns adjacent to Boston. Largely, however, it was an economic publicity campaign to encourage the use of […]
