More than 270 runners descended on downtown Canton this past Sunday for the second annual “Not Quite the Marathon” 5K, a charity race to benefit the local nonprofit organization Cops for Kids with Cancer. Race organizer Laura Donahue hailed it as a major success as the event raised nearly $8,000, all of which will be […]
The FC Boston U13 ECNL girls soccer team, featuring three girls from Canton, captured the prestigious Jefferson Cup last month in Richmond, Virginia. Held every year in March, the Jefferson Cup is currently the top-ranked youth tournament in the country. Olivia Rodman, Elisa Diletizia, and Sarai Costello helped FC Boston to victory by defeating the […]
Dear Editor: Canton’s municipal elections took place last week. Turnout was 2.3 percent. It doesn’t have to be this way. At the 2014 Canton annual town meeting voters approved an article to move our municipal elections to November. Unfortunately, for reasons going back to colonial times, Canton needs state approval for such a change. Approval […]
Dear Editor: Do you have more clothes in your closet than you think you can handle? Would you consider donating these clothes to raise money for a good cause such as Limbs for Life, a charity that provides amputees with prosthetic limbs? If so, Canton High School would love your support! An account on the […]
Dear Editor: In light of the current falling tree tragedies in our town and in other Massachusetts towns, perhaps an arborist could be hired to patrol our Canton streets to evaluate the condition of trees that hang over or border our roads with the results being made available to the public. Channel 5 had a segment […]
Arlene P. Dardano (Rogers), 88, of Stoughton, formerly of Canton, passed away April 11 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Brighton, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School where she was a member of the girls field hockey team and a class officer. She worked as a customer service representative at the […]
Patricia R. Pfingston (Cussen), 69, of Canton, passed away April 10 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Roxbury and Boston School of Business Education. She was a devoted homemaker and mother and has lived in Canton for the last 37 years […]
Karen F. Fadden (Ruane), 78, of Marstons Mills, Naples FL, formerly of Canton, died April 10, 2016, following a brief illness. Karen was a retired registered nurse who worked for many years at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton. Devoted wife of James Fadden, retired CFD. Loving mother of Colleen M. Ross and her husband, […]
Kris H. Bainton, 81, of Canton, passed away April 10 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton. Born in Boston, he was raised in Canton, graduated from Canton High School, and was a veteran of the United States Army. Kris was inducted into the Canton High School Hall of Fame as a member of the […]
John T. Amrhein, 52, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly April 5 at home. Born in Boston, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School. John was a veteran of the United States Navy where he worked as an aircraft mechanic at the South Weymouth Naval Air Station. After being honorably discharged, he […]
