Blue Hills Brewery, a Canton-based microbrewery headquartered on Turnpike Street, will join more than 50 other breweries from New England and beyond at the 18th annual Boston Beer Summit on Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16, at the Castle at Park Plaza. Boston’s premier craft beer tasting event, the Boston Beer Summit draws approximately […]
Apr 8 2016 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: Having worked for many years in the election process in Canton, I can appreciate the work that is done by the poll workers. The day begins for them at 6:30 a.m. until the polls close at 8 p.m. There is complete accountability for the ballots. The final count has to equal the ballots […]
Following a month-long audition process that began with open auditions and concluded with the annual Patriots Cheerleaders Boot Camp, the 2016 New England Patriots cheerleaders have been selected and Canton native Alyssa Crane has made the team. A former Canton High School cheerleader, Crane graduated in 2011 and went on to attend the University of […]
Apr 8 2016 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Canton Citizen
Peter Mark Flynn, 88, died peacefully April 1, 2016, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, New Hampshire, surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Peter was a self-proclaimed “last of the born at home babies,” born in Canton on June 25, 1927, a son […]
Apr 8 2016 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Did you know … The Boston Mutual Company is in the process of planning to construct a new hotel with 138 rooms and a “top-line,” 6,000-square-foot restaurant on a three-acre parcel situated off Royall Street between its company and the Reebok headquarters. The project has the backing of all the corporate abutters as well as […]
On April 18, 30,000 runners will begin at the starting line in Hopkinton ready to complete the 120th Boston Marathon. Joining those athletes is Sharon Bolduc, a longtime Canton High School teacher. Bolduc is a part of Team Summer Learning, a group of runners raising money to support campers at both Hale Reservation and Courageous […]
Apr 8 2016 | Posted in
Sports | By
Canton Citizen
Canton Parks & Recreation held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, at Pequitside Farm. The event featured appearances from the Easter Bunny and Ronald McDonald, a visit from the Barn Babies Traveling Petting Zoo, and entertainment by DJ Gary Titus. Photos by Moira Sweetland
Apr 7 2016 | Posted in
Photo Gallery | By
Canton Citizen
A showdown between utility companies and local residents over the future of energy production and consumption has been brewing across the commonwealth, and as the last stretch of real estate on a controversial gas pipeline expansion route, the town of Canton is poised to become one of its key battlegrounds. While Houston-based Kinder Morgan continues […]
Apr 7 2016 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
From the excellence of its volleyball and hockey teams to the individual brilliance of many wrestling and track stars, Canton High School has long been a household name in the arena of competitive athletics. But success at CHS is certainly not just limited to sports — a fact that has been proven time and again by the school’s elite math team and one that was hammered home again this winter by a trio of triumphs in competitive extracurriculars.
Apr 7 2016 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mary Ann Price
Only 334 (2.3 percent) of the town’s registered voters turned out at the polls in Canton’s 2016 town election held on Tuesday, April 5. The ballot featured 10 candidates for 10 available seats, marking the fourth time in the last six years that Canton did not have any contested races. Reelected to office were incumbents John […]