Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street, have launched a new website and have scheduled three upcoming open houses to help Canton residents become better acquainted with their proposed mixed-use redevelopment plan in advance of the May 11 special town meeting. The website, www.plymouthrubberyes.com, features artists’ renderings of the […]
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (BID-Milton) is offering mini-grants in amounts ranging from $500 to $1,500 to local service agencies, nonprofit organizations, boards of health, coalitions and community groups to address specific community health needs outlined in the hospital’s 2014 Community Health Needs Assessment. Last year the hospital provided $11,000 in mini-grants to eight local organizations, […]
Representative William Galvin (D-Canton) and his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted last Wednesday to send additional funding to cities and towns for road and bridge repairs. Canton would stand to receive $780,994 from the $200 million funding bill. The money was divided amongst the communities using the Chapter 90 equation, which is […]
Josephine I. Raggiani, 88, of Canton, passed away April 6 at the Highgate Manor in Dedham. Born in Tewksbury, she was raised in Stoughton. Josephine was one of the original residents of the Cedarcrest neighborhood in Canton and lived there for over 60 years. She was an avid Boston sports fan and loved the Bruins […]
Walter V. Vicini, 88, of Canton, died peacefully with his family at his bedside on April 5, 2015. Walter was a proud veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired manager of janitorial services for the VA Hospital in West Roxbury for over 26 years. Walter was a faithful […]
Richard K. O’Brien Sr., of Canton, passed away April 5, 2015, peacefully at his home in Canton. Born in Boston, he was raised in Mission Hill. He attended Mission Hill Grammar School, St. Mary’s Seminary, and graduated from Bridgewater State College in 1976. He worked for the Boston Globe for 38 years as a mailer […]
Joseph R. Hegarty, 96, of Canton, passed away April 5 at South Shore Hospital. Born in Cambridge, he graduated from English High, Lawrence Academy in Groton, and Boston College, where he played on the football team. Joe was a superb athlete who played minor league baseball and was an avid tennis player and a member […]
Esther Cotter (Mayer), 91, of Canton, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family March 31, 2015. Esther and her family lived in Milton for 25 years before moving to Canton in 1975. She was a past member of the Milton Women’s Club … Order a digital subscription to access the full version of all obituaries.
Did you know … MAC would like to correct a statement made in the column recently. MAC singled out Lincolnshire Drive and Diana Drive as areas “safer” after the roundabout was built. However, in a recent email MAC received from a resident of that area, it reads, “Only two residents that we know of [both […]
In two separate incidents over the Easter weekend, local and State Police assisted in the arrest of two individuals “whose alleged actions upon our roadways put everyone’s safety in jeopardy.” On Saturday, April 4, around 2 a.m., a Canton police officer was monitoring traffic on Route 138 when he observed a vehicle approaching him at […]
