This story was reprinted in the October 15, 2020 edition of the Citizen. The voice was human. Deep within the woods of the Fowl Meadow, the cries could be heard — melancholy crying that was supernatural and from another world. Indeed, the sounds that came from the Packeen Plain in 1770 were far beyond the […]
Photo 1: St. John the Evangelist School celebrated National Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 9. (Above) A smiling group of second graders collect leaves along the walk. Photos 2: The Canton Fire Department held its annual open house on Saturday, October 19, at CFD headquarters on Revere Street. The event featured live burn and Jaws […]
Dear Editor: The students of Canton High School would like to thank the generosity of the Canton community for their recent support with the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Boston. On Sunday, October 6, over 100 CHS students made the trip into Boston and completed the six-mile walk. With your support, the students raised […]
Congratulations to seniors Dan Bronstein, Elizabeth Crespi, Amberly Diep, Pranathi Ganni, and Felicia Lee for being named Commended Merit Scholars in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. The five CHS students will receive a letter of commendation from Canton High School and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) at the Awards Night in May. About […]
One day the movie-going public might compare Veronica ‘Roni’ Polsgrove to legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The Canton ninth grader created the winning video in a contest sponsored by ARCH Orthodontics based on the theme “Beautiful smiles make the world go round.” Polsgrove won an iPad Mini for her videographic effort. Polsgrove’s 90-second production follows her […]
Mary Ellen Reen, of Canton, formerly of Dorchester, passed away October 21, 2013, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Mary Ellen was a graduate of Monsignor Ryan Memorial High School, Class of 1965. She was a retired employee of NStar, formerly Boston Edison, retiring in 2005 after 36 years in the customer contact division. […]
Helen M. Twohig (McDonough), 75, formerly of Brockton and Plymouth, of Naples, FL, passed away October 19 at her sister’s home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated from St. Gregory High School. She was the administrator of professional billing at Mass General Hospital for 38 years, retiring in 1985. […]
Elsie R. Byrne, 95, formerly of Kennebunk, Maine, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013, in Temple, Texas, surrounded by her family. Elsie was born on July 11, 1918, to Herbert and Ruth (Jennison) Estey in Canton. She was raised and educated in Canton before she obtained her master’s degree in education and psychology at […]
Mary F. Park (Obuchon), 80, of Canton, passed away October 15 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton. Born and raised in Norwood, she graduated from Norwood High School in 1951. She has lived in Canton for the last 10 years and previously lived in Hyde Park. She worked as a clerk for the Department […]
It was a banner week for the CHS field hockey team last week as the Bulldogs ran their winning streak to nine in a row while surging into first place with road victories over Oliver Ames and Sharon. Canton is now 11-1-3 overall and can clinch another Davenport Division title with wins this week over […]
