Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Granatino received a glowing performance evaluation from the School Committee Thursday night, and he told the committee his success was due in part to the tremendous support and expertise of the staff. Granatino, whose contract expires on June 30, 2015, said he is very happy and proud to be Canton’s superintendent […]
What makes for great television is great storytelling. And currently running on our local access channel is a terrific story that brings to life the passionate and unrelenting personality of Deborah Samson. And although
The Canton High School football team came up just short against rival Stoughton in the annual Thanksgiving Day finale, falling 28-20 despite a valiant fourth quarter comeback effort. Stoughton ended the season at 10-2 while the Bulldogs finished 3-8. The Knights now lead the all-time series 44-40-4. Photos by Mike Barucci
This holiday season, Canton fourth grader Kelly MacDonald and her Kennedy School classmates are doing their part to bring a little joy to soldiers currently serving overseas. MacDonald, a student in Jessica Joslyn’s class, recently spearheaded a “Boodle Brigade” collection drive in honor of her brother Brendan, a first-year cadet at the U.S. Military Academy […]
The story below originally appeared in the Canton Citizen on November 27, 2013. The Citizen republished it this week in honor of George Sykes, a longtime Canton resident and World War II veteran who passed away on Saturday at the age of 97. (Click here for obituary) *** At 94 years of age and part […]
After back-to-back impressive performances at the Hockomock championship and the New England Regionals, the Canton Pop Warner B cheerleading squad has been invited to attend the Pop Warner National Cheer Championship at Disney World in December. The girls have worked tremendously hard over the last four months, and the coaches are incredibly proud of them! Those […]
Dear Editor: Last weekend on that frigid Sunday, Canton Girl Scouts held a used bike drive to support the Roll it Forward program of BostonBikes. Remarkably, they filled the truck that came to pick up the bikes with 51 bikes of all sizes. The Roll it Forward program will repair the bikes and give them […]
Michael J. McCarthy, 67, of Canton, passed away suddenly at Tufts New England Medical Center December 2. Born in Boston, he was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from Hyde Park High School and served in the Army during the Vietnam Era. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Boston State, his master’s […]
Nicholas Cooper, 61, of Canton, died in the comfort of his home December 1, 2013, following a brief illness. Nicholas was raised in Canton and was the owner of Canton Tile. He was a former member of the American Legion Post #24 Band in Canton. Beloved son of Nicholetta Cooper (Sfougaris) of Canton. Devoted husband of […]
Theresa M. (Franco) Lesniak, 91, of Natick, died in the early afternoon on November 30, 2013, in Marco Island, Florida, about one-tenth of a mile from what should have been a safe return to her winter home. Theresa passed away instantly in a horrific car accident in which the driver of the other vehicle was […]
