Canton Playground & Recreation Commission Chairman John McCourt presented an urgent plea to selectmen Tuesday night to begin a planning process to totally renovate the Canton Town Pool on Bolivar Street beginning in September 2019. The town recently received a long-awaited consultant’s report outlining the deficiencies and the costs needed to bring the pool up […]
Highlighted by a dramatic comeback win over perennial power Braintree, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team closed out the regular season in impressive fashion last week, finishing in second place in the District 6 East Division at 13-4-1 overall. Canton won four of five games last week and will likely be seeded third […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the July 19 edition include: * News and highlights from the July 17 Board of Selectmen’s meeting * Photos from St. Gerard’s Kids Camp by Moira Sweetland * Immigration policies spur Orchard Cove resident to action * Canton […]
This story originally appeared in the Canton Citizen on March 1, 2012 One of the sounds clearly in my childhood memory is that of the distant shotgun through the fields and woods of Canton. It is a sound that has been relegated to my childhood, since the discharge of firearms has largely been regulated in […]
The town of Canton celebrated a day of patriotism and fun with two traditional July 4th events: the 51st annual 5-mile road race and the evening fireworks display. See this week’s Canton Citizen for additional photos from the two events. Photos by Michelle Stark and Mike Berger
Did you know … According to a consultant’s recent report, the cost to reconstruct the Metropolis Skating Rink has increased to $10 million. The town has $3.2 million in insurance proceeds, which must be spent by February 2019. If it isn’t, then it goes back to the state. According to Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall, the town may be eligible […]
The Canton Little League 8-year-old summer team played in the Sandwich Summer Blast Tournament the weekend of June 30 to July 1 on Cape Cod. Historically for ages 9-12, the tournament expanded a few years ago to include 8 year olds, and this year Canton Little League made a decision to send an 8-year-old team […]
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team remains locked in a battle for District 6 East supremacy entering the home stretch of the regular season. As of last night, the team stood at 10-3-1 overall — just two standings points behind Quincy and three points ahead of perennially dangerous Braintree. Canton was scheduled to […]
Francis E. “Ted” Daman of Canton passed away July 8 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brockton, he was a lifelong resident of Canton. He graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1964, and served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He was the owner and operator of […]
Major General William Francis Ward, Jr., A.U.S. (Ret.), died peacefully on June 21, 2018, in a hospice in Florida at age 89. He served for four decades in the United States Army, retiring as the first commander of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, and for three decades in the private sector. Born in Everett to […]
