Marcia Blondell Bridgham passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016, in West Burlington Township, PA, with her sons by her side following an extended period of illness. She was born to the late Martin E. and Marjorie (Swift) Blondell on May 4, 1942, in Milton. She grew up in Canton and graduated with the Canton […]
Sep 2 2016 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Joan Redmont, of Canton, passed away on August 7, 2016, three weeks before her 98th birthday. Born and raised in New York, Joan was a daughter of William and Melanie Tokaji Rothenberg, founding directors of Camp Kokosing, one of the first private interracial summer camps in the U.S. She was a member of the first […]
Sep 2 2016 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
By the end of Tuesday morning’s two-hour selectmen’s meeting with Reservoir Pond abutters, there was a spirit of compromise in the room. Ten abutters and interested residents attended the August 30 meeting, which was scheduled in the morning to accommodate the availability of selectmen. Selectmen Chairman Bob Burr said he had called the meeting at […]
Sep 2 2016 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
It is a small, unassuming house on Elm Street. Look closely and examine it from the street and you will see a low hip roof, an elegant yet simple porch, and a fanlight over the front door. This address, perhaps the finest and most sophisticated Italianate style house in Canton, is a national jewel beyond […]
When Elaine Lovett casually mentioned to a group of her friends at a social gathering earlier this summer that she was planning to go to Rio de Janeiro in August to attend the 2016 Olympic Games, they were genuinely excited for her but also understandably concerned. A few weeks later, while attending a USA women’s […]
Sep 2 2016 | Posted in
Features | By
Jay Turner
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the MBTA are proposing to restore passenger rail transportation between the South Coast and Boston. MassDOT and MBTA are designing a new rail connection making use of the existing MBTA Stoughton Commuter Rail Line, which travels through Canton. Design for this route is currently 15 percent complete. In […]
Sep 2 2016 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Ice cream is a traditional summer treat, and no one knows that better than Canton Police Chief Kenneth Berkowitz. “Everybody likes free ice cream,” he said. The chief and several officers delivered the cold treat to the Arthur Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, formerly the Massachusetts Hospital School, last Wednesday evening as part of the […]