Kevin Paul Shedd, 61, of Canton, passed away suddenly on January 5. Born and raised in Hyde Park, Kevin attended Boston Public Schools, graduating from Hyde Park High School. Kevin joined the Air Force and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam Era. Kevin was a member of the Stoughton American Legion. Beloved son of […]
Sally S. Carter (Paytonjian), 98, of Canton, passed away January 3 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton. Born and raised in Boston, Sally attended Boston Public Schools. She lived in Dorchester prior to moving to Canton in 1958. Mrs. Carter was a member of the Community Club of Canton and was a volunteer at […]
Col. Paul F. Feeney, retired U.S. Army, 93, of Canton, passed away December 31 at the VA Medical Center. Born and raised in South Boston, he attended Boston Public Schools. Following his graduation from high school, Paul worked for the U.S. Selective Service. He was inducted into the military in 1942, earning many medals, including […]
Alyce I. Plant (Harkins), 92, passed away December 30 at the Copley at Stoughton. Born and raised in Canton, she was a lifelong resident of the town and graduated from Canton High School in 1939. She worked at Draper Brothers in Canton for 32 years as a purchasing manager and retired in 1987. Beloved wife […]
Did you know … Two new restaurants are being proposed for the center of Canton: A Middle Eastern restaurant at 515 Washington Street (formerly a flower shop) and a burger and seafood restaurant at 588 Washington Street that will be called Boston’s Baddest Burger and the Mainely Lobstah. The Chubby Chickpea, which formerly occupied 588 […]
A pair of separate yet strangely intertwined senior housing proposals experienced a reversal of fortunes at last month’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, where the smaller of the two projects, proposed on a commercial parking lot site on Revere Street by the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property, received its long-awaited special permits, while the […]
Canton received 14.5 inches of snow over two days last week, resulting in the first “snow day” of the year for the Canton Public Schools on Friday, January 3. (Above) A group of siblings and friends make snow angels at Pequitside Farm. Moira Sweetland photo
Roni Polsgrove, a freshman at Canton High School, celebrates the final sunset of 2013 from the top of Blue Hill. Have a cool photo to share? Send it to submissions@thecantoncitizen.com for consideration in our print or online editions.
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino is proposing a 6 percent increase in next year’s school operating budget. Half of the funds (almost $1 million) would be for contract obligations, and the other half would go toward proposed program enhancements, additional textbooks, operational needs, and rising special needs costs. Granatino also recommended additional staffing to meet classroom […]
On Saturday, January 4, around 1:45 p.m., Canton Fire and Police received calls reporting that three small ponies were running along Route 138 in the area of Sassamon Street. Motorists were concerned that a passing car might hit one of the ponies. Police, firefighters and members of the town’s Animal Control Department were able to […]
