Kristin Draper is the sixth generation member of the Draper family to work in the family business, which includes the Draper Knitting Company, Draper Properties, and Draper Therapies. The Canton-based business has stayed true to its roots yet continues to evolve and grow, most recently with the purchase of a massive, state-of-the-art new dryer that […]
After 38 years at Canton Co-operative Bank, joining the bank as a teller and rising to the position of president and CEO, Deborah (Debby) Kreusch will be retiring on December 31. “I was in teaching when I met [previous Canton Co-operative President/CEO] Alan Holbrook’s wife, Janet, and she mentioned they were looking for tellers,” Kreusch […]
Mark C. Gross, 66, of Canton, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Dorchester, Mark spent his childhood years in Randolph, moved to Canton at the age of 10, and graduated from Canton High School and Stonehill College. Mark worked for many years in the […]
Donald J. Cronin, of Canton, passed away December 9 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of 51 years of Susan (Callanan). Father of Dawn Marie Keaveney and her husband, Patrick, of Foxboro, Kim Suzanne Hillman and her husband, Carl, of Seattle, and Kathi Cronin and her husband, Gerard Denommee, of Seattle. […]
Ralph A. DeAmato, of Somerville, formerly of the North End, Boston, passed away on December 4, 2014. Ralph was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving as a staff sergeant with the 120th Infantry Regiment of the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory). He participated in the European Theater from 1943-1945 and won the […]
The following all-star selections appear in the December 11 issue as part of the Canton Citizen’s annual fall sports wrap-up. Boys MVP Damian Kozak (Soccer) A two-time captain and a truly gifted athlete, Kozak wrapped up a stellar four-year soccer career with a transcendent senior season, exploding for 19 goals and eight assists while leading […]
Did you know … In recent years, across Massachusetts and the town of Canton, we have witnessed a dramatic drop in the number of people who vote. Thirty years ago, 80 percent of Massachusetts residents turned out to vote in the November election. This year, in a tight governor’s race, that figure dropped to only […]
The School Department has moved closer to making a decision on a later start time for Canton High School beginning next school year, coinciding with the proposed addition of six new buses as part of the next capital budget. Under the current proposal, CHS would open at 8 a.m. — 40 minutes later than the […]
On December 5, the town launched its newly redesigned website at town.canton.ma.org. The new homepage features four major categories: Government, Services, Residents, and Business. There is also a side panel with links for reporting a concern, online bill payments, notifications and alert signup. Other links include 2015 ATM, Accessibility, Annual Reports, Boards and Committees, Town […]
There could be no more a prominent citizen than Congressman Elijah Adams Morse, and when he died in 1898, the entire community wept at the loss of this lion of a man. All factories, stores and places of business suspended operations and closed their doors during the services, and representatives of all classes of society, […]
