At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, a large portion of the roof at the Metropolis Skating Rink in Canton collapsed. A youth team from Norwood was practicing on the ice at the time; however, everyone was able to evacuate safely and no injuries were reported. Members of both the Canton Police and Fire […]
A Canton High School sports match, the selectmen’s meetings, and the Canton library author series are just a few of the community events that residents can enjoy through Canton Community Television (CCTV). It used to be that if residents wanted to watch local programming, their options were fairly limited to what was being shown at […]
Dominic Marinilli, a 7 year old from Canton, captured a pair of state titles in a dominant showing at the Massachusetts Youth State Wrestling Championships held on Sunday, February 8, at Salem High School. Competing in the 50-pound weight class, Marinilli won the K-2 division and then went on to compete in the grades 3-4 division, […]
Eva A. Grabert (Lopilato), 92, of Quincy, formerly of Canton, passed away February 20 at Milton Hospital. Born and raised in Boston, she graduated from Girls High in Dorchester. In her early years she worked for Bernat Yarn in Jamaica Plain and Mammoth Mart in Canton. She was a longtime resident of Canton before moving […]
Jennie M. Duguay (Ottino), 100, of Canton, passed away February 20 at the Newton Wellesley Alzheimer’s Care Center. Born in Boston, she was a lifelong resident of Canton and graduated from St. John’s School in Canton. Before her marriage she worked at the Neponset Woolen Mills, and after being married she worked as an office […]
James N. Sfougaris, 83, of Canton, passed away February 19 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in Canton, Jim attended Canton Public Schools and was the president of the Class of 1949. He attended Boston University on a football scholarship. Mr. Sfougaris was a gym teacher in both the Canton Public Schools and at St. […]
Virginia A. Galvin (Lynch), 95, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Cedar Hill Health Care Center in Randolph. Born in Brooklyn, Virginia lived in Providence and Boston before meeting her husband and raising her family in Canton. She was the loving wife of the late Roger L. Galvin of Canton. […]
Robert M. Femino, 68, of Canton, passed away at Norwood Hospital on February 18. Born and raised in Boston, Bob attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Boston Technical High School. He went on to earn his BA in engineering from Wentworth Technical Institute. Bob enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam Era. He earned […]
Harriet K. Halley (Knapp), 93, of Stoughton, passed away February 17 at Copley in Stoughton. Harriet graduated from Hyde Park High in 1939. She went on to receive a BA from Boston University, and she attended New England School of Art for one year. Mrs. Halley and her husband, James, moved to Canton in 1953, […]
John “Chuck” Currie, 73, of Canton, passed away on February 17. Born and raised in Boston, John attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School. He worked at Keystone Mutual Funds for many years. He also worked as the activities director for St. Joseph Nursing Home in New Hampshire and the Hellenic […]
