Kyle Burke of Canton, a sophomore at Boston College High School, who played centerfielder and batted .500 on the 18-2 JV baseball team, had the honor of representing the BC High baseball team at the ground breaking of Monan Park, a new shared community baseball complex on the campus of BC High in Dorchester on […]
Annette C. Lescarbeau (Gaumont), 85, of Sharon, passed away June 23 at the Hellenic Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Lawrence, she graduated from St. Anne’s School in Lawrence. She was a devoted wife and homemaker and loved to cook, sew and take care of her family. She also enjoyed […]
Joseph F. Landrigan Jr., 84, of Canton, passed away June 19 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Cambridge, he graduated from Boston Latin High School. He was an Army and Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Joe worked as a letter carrier for the Canton Post Office for 44 […]
Mary A. Byrne (McLean), 96, of Canton, died peacefully on Thursday, June 18. Mary was a retired secretary who worked for St. John’s Episcopal Church in Roxbury and for the Prudential Insurance Company. Devoted wife of the late William A. Byrne. Loving mother of Carolyn Eckhardt and her late husband, Carl, of Plainville, Nancy Morrison […]
Stephan “Steve” Batchelder passed away suddenly June 11 in Suzhou, China, where he had lived and worked for many years for Solutia as an engineer. Beloved son of Nelson D. Batchelder, MD, of Canton, and the late Lois Batchelder. Steve is survived by his beloved wife, Sarah, and their two sons, Kurt and Erik; a […]
The town of Canton will hold a candlelight vigil for peace and tolerance at the Canton Town Hall on Monday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. The vigil will specifically remember the victims of the Charleston massacre, the police officers who were recently killed in Cincinnati and New Orleans, and those in the community who have lost their […]
Proclaiming that “teen lives matter” and reaffirming a commitment to community-based policing, several members of the Canton Police Department, in conjunction with Canton Families Embracing Diversity (CFED) and local attorney and law professor Ernst Guerrier, tackled the weighty subject of police/community relations head-on at a public forum held last Wednesday evening in the Canton High […]
The following all-star selections appear in the June 18 issue as part of the Canton Citizen’s annual spring sports wrap-up. Boys’ MVP Pat Vartanian (Baseball) A senior captain and two-time All-Hockomock selection, Vartanian contributed in every phase of the game while leading the Bulldogs to 11 victories and a postseason appearance. He was outstanding at […]
A Canton man and a Milton-based business have been indicted in connection with failing to pay more than $600,000 into the commonwealth’s unemployment trust fund, Attorney General Maura Healey announced last week. Eugene Kelley Jr., age 51, of Canton, and his marine construction business, RDA Construction Corp., were indicted last Thursday by a Suffolk Grand […]
Dear Editor: Now that winter is behind us and summer has arrived, a storm cloud brews over the beautiful pond that locals call the Rez. The Canton Reservoir is a public, town-owned, 300-acre body of water that has about 40 residents along its borders and municipal and state land along the western shore. Today the […]
