A close semifinals loss to Walpole in the American Legion District 6 baseball playoffs ended an exciting and productive season for the Canton Post 24 team last week. The July 24 evening at Braintree High began with a 9-7 win over regular season champion Quincy and ended with a 5-4 defeat to No. 2 Walpole, […]
As an attorney specializing in estate planning with just a couple of staff members, Brian Mahoney didn’t think he would be accepted as a member of the Canton Association of Business & Industry (CABI), let alone go on to serve as the association’s president one day. There was a time years ago when he thought […]
Dear Editor: In respectful response to Alice Brown’s letter, I would like to point out that sometimes “Silence is golden.” Although there are times when we must indeed speak up, the mature adult measures those moments carefully and determines whether the outcome will be worth the outburst. In these contentious days of extreme incivility and […]
The following selection, by Tricia Kendall, was the winning entry (tie) in the adult nonfiction/memoir category in the 2018 Canton Writes contest. The Citizen, a sponsor of the contest, is publishing each of the winning entries throughout the summer as space permits. It’s April 22, 1994. My thumb, burnt from the heat of the lighter, […]
Lino P. Costa, 82, of Canton, formerly of Foxboro and Quincy, passed away July 29 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Bedford, he was raised in Newport, RI, and graduated from Roger’s High School in Newport and attended Bentley University. Lino was a proud Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. […]
Margaret Noble Sullivan, 85, of Canton, passed away peacefully July 28 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital with her husband, daughter, granddaughter and goddaughter by her side. Born September 22, 1932, Margaret was a graduate of Scituate High School, Class of 1950, and Boston Business School. Margaret was a proud employee of the Boston Record American […]
Anne Marie Shone (Duggan), 93, of Canton, formerly of West Dennis, passed away July 28 at Cape Cod Hospital. Born and raised in Boston, she graduated from Mt. St. Joseph’s Academy. She was a devoted wife and mother and lived in Canton for many years before moving to West Dennis. Beloved wife of the late […]
Paul C. Dardano, 65, of Stoughton, formerly of Canton, passed away July 27 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brockton, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School. Paul was an avid sailor and at the age of 18 sailed a small boat from Massachusetts to Florida. After high […]
Sheila Galligan, of Canton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 26, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Joseph G Galligan. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Hannah McGillicuddy. Devoted mother of Marianne G. Herlihy and her husband, Joseph, of Needham, Kathleen G. McWain of Holbrook, Joseph […]
It’s been another fun-filled summer at Canton Academy, Canton Public Schools’ popular summer enrichment program for students in grades K-8. The program, now in its 14th year, offers classes on a wide variety of topics, including arts and crafts, computer programming, robotics, theater, and much more. For more information about the program, visit the Canton […]
