Helen R. O’Brien (Flaherty), of Canton and Kingston, passed away July 21 at Life Care Center of the South Shore. Born and raised in Boston, Helen had resided in Canton for over 50 years. She was a proud member of the Canton Garden Club and the Canton Catholic Women’s Club. Beloved wife of the late […]
Ralph Donaruma Jr., 59, of Canton, passed away July 16 at the UPMC Presbyterian Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Born in Milton, he was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from Don Bosco High School. Ralph worked as the service director for Cadillac Village in Norwood for many years before retiring. He was an avid […]
Dr. Oksana Kuzyk, 70, of Norwood and Roslindale, a retired dentist, died peacefully July 14, 2015, after a brief illness. Formerly of Lviv and Truskavetz, Ukraine, she was the loving mother of Dr. Anna Dalavurak of Canton. Grandmother of Katerina Dalavurak of Boston and former wife of Miron Gulyashchiy … Order a digital subscription to access the […]
Did you know … The Canton schools have done extremely well with their new 2015-2016 fiscal year budget. They have increased their overall budget by 5 percent, one of the highest increases in recent years. They will hire nine more teachers, and Canton voters approved a $4.1-million override to fund an eight-classroom addition to the […]
Following a nearly decade-long rezoning effort that culminated this spring with the creation of a new mixed-use overlay district, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street are eager to move forward with plans to rehabilitate and develop the former downtown factory site. While completion of the entire project is still several years […]
Canton School Committee members were relieved to hear from interim Superintendent Jen Henderson that the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is not forcing Canton to change its methods of teaching and that the school system will still have full control of its curriculum. Essentially, the state is mandating what students should master […]
You have driven by the small cemetery in Ponkapoag countless times. The weed-choked berm leaves no place to even pull over to take a quick walk through. It sits on a hill sandwiched between two modern subdivisions, and yet it is one of our oldest historic sites and one that tells a story of […]
The Canton Police and Fire departments responded to one drug overdose in Canton last week. EMS coordinator Jamie Meier said that Narcan was not administered; however, the patient did admit to using heroin. In other substance abuse news, Selectman Bob Burr told the Citizen last week that the board will review a suggestion to require […]
Support finding a cure for cancer one trivia question at a time! On Friday, July 31, the Steps for Life team will hold a Trivia Night fundraiser to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund for cancer research. The event will be held at the Canton Town Club, located at 300 Bailey Street. […]
Although used by generations of Canton residents for recreational purposes, Reservoir Pond only recently became a town-owned property, and the Earl Newhouse Waterfront serves as the access area for the public to unload their boats into the Rez. However, black and gold signs in the parking lot at the waterfront state that motorized boats and trailers are prohibited, leaving boaters who do not live on the properties that abut the Rez with the option of using canoes, kayaks and other non-motorized boats.
