Paul M. Dubois, 80, of Canton, died April 21, 2015, in the Hellenic Nursing Home. Born and raised in Cambridge, he attended Cambridge schools. He worked for the Boston Edison Co. for many years, retiring in 1997. He was a member of Utility Workers Local 369 … Order a digital subscription to access the full version of […]
The parish family of St. John the Evangelist and the local Catholic community are shocked and grief-stricken over the loss of popular pastor Michael McLellan, who died unexpectedly at the start of the 11:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, April 26. “Father Mike,” as he was known to parishioners, had just entered from the back of […]
The Board of Selectmen plan to spend nearly $500,000 for traffic-calming measures on Dedham Street and are also urging residents to contact the governor and state highway officials in an attempt to preserve funding for the Canton Interchange Project and related Dedham Street corridor improvements. Following a public hearing two weeks ago and after consultation […]
On Friday, April 24, the Canton Garden Club held its annual tree planting ceremony in honor of National Arbor Day. This year, club members chose the new senior center on Pleasant Street, where they planted an October Glory Red Maple with assistance from Absolute Landscaping. Michelle Stark photo
The CHS softball team is still winless after six games as the lady Bulldogs ran into pitching trouble last week, losing an April 20 doubleheader to Boston Latin 12-9 and 21-9 followed by a loss to rival Stoughton 8-1. Against Boston Latin, regular starter Sarah Reissfelder pitched the first game but could not continue due […]
Dear Canton residents: Do you dislike the rotary on Pleasant Street? Do you believe the excuses of “listening to the town engineers?” Well, if you were part of the 86 percent who so ignored your birthright that you didn’t vote, you have no right to complain about anything done by our selectmen. And now we’re […]
Youngsters searching for summer fun, adventure, opportunities to make new friends, enjoyment, and more will find it all at Camp Blue on the campus of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton. Camp Blue will operate from June
Under the light of a dim moon, on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, the brigadier general known as “Old Rough and Ready” hastily wrote a letter to his son-in-law. The days had been filled with battle, and victory was in the hands of Zachary Taylor. He wrote, “So brilliant an achievement could not […]
After earning the approval of their peers in a class-wide business plan competition, the top performing teams in Canton High School’s business economics classes pitched their ideas to local professionals at the 2015 CHS Entrepreneurs Challenge Fair, held on Wednesday, April 1, in the school library. Nine teams of students participated and the overall winner […]
It was a busy opening week for the Canton High baseball team as the Bulldogs played four games in five days — all at the Kennedy School’s Ruane Field — winning two and losing two. The team fell to North Attleboro 4-3 in extra innings but rebounded the next day with a 10-9 extra-innings victory […]
