Journey Forward, a paralysis rehabilitation facility founded in 2008 by spinal cord injury survivor Dan Cummings, recently moved its operation to a new location in Canton to accommodate the growing demand for client services. The nonprofit organization’s workspace, located across the street at 5 Shawmut Road, is now double the size, expanding from 6,000 to […]
It’s every young sports fan’s dream to catch a souvenir at a ball game, but after 7-year-old Celtics superfan Noah Chase did just that at the TD Garden last month — snagging one of the t-shirts that the team throws into the stands during timeouts — he found that the bigger thrill was in giving […]
The third time was the charm for the Canton High boys ice hockey team as the Bulldogs picked up victory number one with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bishop Feehan last week. While the young Canton icemen have yet to find their groove offensively, head coach Brian Shuman thought they played a solid game overall […]
A whopping 11 public projects, many of which are “shovel ready,” will all be in line for some form of Community Preservation Act funding in the spring in what Community Preservation Committee Chairman George Comeau is calling a “banner year” for the CPA in Canton. At its meeting held last Tuesday, December 20, the eight-member […]
Ernest J. “Ernie” Cavanagh, 92, of Bridgewater, formerly of Canton, passed away December 23 surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he has lived in Bridgewater for the last 25 years and previously lived in Canton. He was the owner and operator of Ernie’s Auto Repair, which was in […]
Eileen T. Smith, 89, of Canton, passed away December 21 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Born and raised in Everett, she graduated from Everett High School and has lived in Canton for over 60 years. She was a cafeteria worker for the Canton Public Schools and a member of the St. John the Evangelist Ladies Sodality … […]
Harold Morton Drake Jr., of Canton and Cundy’s Harbor, Maine, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away December 16, 2016, at his home in Cundy’s Harbor. This home was very special to Harold, as it was the retirement home he built for his beloved wife of 67 years, the late Olive Belle (Snow) Drake, and the […]
Even people who are super-organized with their finances often don’t have things set up so that anyone could come in and carry on for them in case of an emergency. Whether that’s the one step you haven’t taken yet or you’re just deciding to get more organized with your finances, this is a particularly auspicious […]
School and municipal leaders participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, December 19, to mark the opening of the Hansen Elementary School addition. Funded by a $4.1-million debt-exclusion override, the two-story addition replaces four outdated modular classrooms with eight permanent classrooms. The project also included the installation of a new fire suppression system throughout the […]
Larry Graham, Sr., used to load his children into his car and drive from Boston to Canton to take them to the carnival at Trinity Episcopal Church. Then one day about 12 years ago, he remarked to his son that they should go to the church sometime. They did, and Graham and his wife, Sharon, are […]
