They were called “young hoodlums,” and the newspaper editorial was particularly vicious in the description of these children of Canton. “They are allowed to roam around the village making life almost unbearable for the passer-by on some of our streets during the day and early evening.” It was the heat of that August 1912 that […]
Editor’s note: The following letter was originally addressed to the Board of Selectmen and is being reprinted at the request of the author. Dear Editor: This is to voice my extreme disappointment and frustration with the decision to employ a flat-rate fee for parking on the public way of Greenlodge Street near the 128 commuter […]
The Board of Selectmen will vote in two weeks on a plan presented by DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta and Town Engineer Jim Donovan to design and build a roundabout (rotary) at the intersections of Pleasant Street, Bolivar Street, and Lincolnshire Drive. The project, which is aimed at slowing traffic and improving overall safety, drew initial […]
Over two days last week, Canton firefighters battled a dumpster fire at the United Church of Christ on Washington Street and an oven fire inside the Sika Sarnafil building on Dan Road. In each case a Canton firefighter sustained minor injuries, but both men have since returned to work. Firefighters were called to the dumpster […]
Friends, family members and colleagues of the late Susan Lipton, a physical therapist in the Canton Public Schools, spent the last year raising the money needed to support their dream of honoring Lipton’s memory and legacy by creating a playground at the Rodman preschool. Their successful efforts will be recognized on Saturday, June 14, with […]
The Canton High School Class of 2014 had its senior prom last Thursday, May 29, at Granite Links in Quincy. Students gathered at CHS before taking buses to their destination. See this week’s Canton Citizen for additional prom photos. Moira Sweetland photos
FOX25 Morning News is heading to Devoll Field (Bolivar Street) in Canton on Friday, June 6, for a Zip Trip. Canton residents and viewers are invited to join co-hosts Gene Lavanchy and Shannon Mulaire, meteorologist Shiri Spear, news commentator Doug “VB” Goudie, and reporter Lilly Hopkins for the live broadcast from 6 a.m. to 10 […]
The CHS girls’ tennis team closed out the 2014 campaign with a 10-9 record, following a tough loss to Duxbury in the first round of the state tournament. Senior captain Erika Nannery concluded her CHS tennis career with another impressive shutout at first singles. Nannery, who hasn’t lost a single match in the Hockomock League […]
Anne T. Donahue (McMahon), 87, of Canton, passed away after a long illness June 3 at the Monarch Homes in Weymouth. Born in Braintree, she was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Jeremiah Burke High School. She was vice president of operations for Norfolk County Trust and Bay Bank before retiring in the early 1990s. […]
Ciro “Gino” Romano, 76, of Canton, passed away June 2 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born and raised in Italy, Gino came to the United States in 1971. He previously lived in Jamaica Plain and has lived in Canton for the last 11 years. He worked as a mechanic for Peter’s Autobody in […]
