Four years after the debut of its first “lip dub” video in 2012, the Canton High School TV production team raised the bar with a brand-new 2016 edition, incorporating drone footage of the campus and a montage of popular songs. The six-and-a-half minute video, filmed on Thursday, February 25, captured the many facets of student […]
The Canton Community Problem Solving Team BRIDGES recently completed its fifth oral history interview of senior citizens in Canton. Galvin Middle School students Bella Botelho, Mary Kelley, and Carly LaFrance along with Hansen Elementary fifth grader Emily Kelley have been at it since last October. BRIDGES stands for “Building Relationships in Diverse Generations Entails Sharing” […]
Canton Writes, the annual town-wide writing contest, is in full swing. This year, there will be four age categories for authors to enter: elementary school, middle school, high school, and adult. Formats include short story, poem, or non-fiction/memoir, and authors are limited to one entry per format. No entry may exceed 1,000 words. Entries must […]
They gave it their all, but the better team prevailed. That was the assessment of CHS girls hockey coach Dennis Aldrich after the lady Bulldogs’ 2-0 loss to Winchester in the MIAA Division 2 tournament last week. Unlike last year, when an evenly matched Winchester team dashed the girls’ postseason dreams in a double-overtime heartbreaker, […]
Carol Ann (Tedesco) Stefanoni, 58, of Easton, formerly of Canton, passed away February 28, 2016, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Cambridge to the late Frederick D. Tedesco and Catherine (Callinan) MacNevin, she was a graduate of Northeastern University School of Nursing. Carol has dedicated her life to her […]
Christopher G. Gewlas, 89, of Canton, passed away February 28 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Woburn, he was raised in Boston and attended Boston schools. He was a proud Navy veteran of World War II and worked for many years as a draftsman for Raytheon before retiring. Chris played the tenor saxophone in an orchestra […]
Commander Frederick M. Brooks, USN Ret., 67, passed away on February 19, 2016, in Virginia Beach. Fred was a graduate of Canton High School and Oklahoma State University. He joined the United States Navy in 1970 and earned his commission from Officer Flight School. Fred loved to fly … Order a digital subscription to access the full […]
Dear Editor: The family of Larry King Jr. would like to thank everyone for their unconditional support and kindness throughout our most difficult times. Words cannot truly express how appreciative we are to have such caring people by our side. Thank you Canton Police Department, Canton Fire Department, and our wonderful friends for all you […]
Talking portraits, state-of-the-art exhibits, a “destination” restaurant and taproom, a true village green — it’s all part of the bold vision for the future Paul Revere Heritage Site and cultural center off Neponset Street, and it is rapidly moving into the realm of possibility, armed with the backing of the influential Revere Heritage Commission and […]
People often take for granted the simple things in life — seeing one’s spouse and children every day, making dinner, and routine tasks such as walking up a flight of stairs. But after enduring a string of life-threatening medical complications and a two-year wait for a new heart, Erica Shea is finally on the road […]
