Both CHS swim teams gave it their all at the recent Hockomock League championship meet in Milford, and it showed in their performances as several Bulldog swimmers delivered personal-best times. In the team competition, the girls had the better showing, placing seventh out of 12 schools on Saturday. The boys, meanwhile, swam a day earlier […]
John T. Brooks of Taunton, 74, formerly of Canton, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014, after a long illness. John was a proud lieutenant firefighter for the town of Canton for over 33 years until he retired in 1999. He was a member of the Canton Town Club, the Ponkapoag Civic Association, and the Knights of […]
Helen A. Podgurski (Satkiewicz) died January 27, 2014, after a brief illness. Born in Norwood, she graduated from Norwood High School. Helen was thoughtful, caring and generous. She had a wry sense of humor and was a proud Red Sox fan. Daughter of the late Louis and Anna Satkiewicz, she was the devoted wife of […]
Kirby G. Harnum, 57, of Canton, passed away suddenly on January 27, 2014. Born in Merced, California, Kirby was raised in Burlington. He graduated from Burlington High School and the University of Maryland. He worked for the family business, Harnum Industries, in Wilmington and Haverhill. Kirby was an avid golfer and a member of the […]
Alan K. Brown, 60, of Easton, passed away unexpectedly January 25 at home. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School. He went on to graduate from Northeastern University and received his master’s in counseling from Cambridge College. He formerly worked for the Department of Social […]
Did you know … Eagle Scout candidate Shawn Lynch of Canton recently told selectmen that he plans to list every selectman who has served the town since it was incorporated in 1797 and have their names engraved on a plaque to be presented to the town. Lynch is a Life Scout and will achieve Eagle […]
The town’s Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) took a big step earlier this week toward realizing the first fruits of the Community Preservation Act in Canton, voting on Monday to recommend more than $350,000 worth of funding for six “shovel ready” projects. “Now the fun begins,” declared committee chairman Lisa Lopez, who is looking forward to […]
Canton School Superintendent Jeff Granatino plans to appoint a permanent principal for the John F. Kennedy Elementary School within the next week after narrowing the list of candidates down to two finalists: interim JFK Principal Sarah Collmer and Eric Stark, a principal in the Woburn school system. Collmer was named interim principal in early September […]
After surviving cancer in her early 20s and a pregnancy rife with complications, Erica (Fletcher) Shea, a 2003 Canton High School graduate, is now battling end-stage congestive heart failure and is in desperate need of a new heart. Shea, who lives in Stoughton with her husband, David, and their son, Ryder, is currently at home […]
An independent film on “Batman” by Canton native Tom Mariano was filmed at Canton Police headquarters on Washington Street on Saturday, February 1. Mariano, who has acted in several films, shot footage inside and outside of the building, including shots of the interrogation room. The film will be aired in America and Europe in late […]
