Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the September 6 edition include: * Latest on the Paul Revere Heritage Site (click here for excerpt) * Back to school interview with Superintendent Jennifer Fischer-Mueller * Blue Hills Civic Association 2018 Citizen of the Year winners * […]
By Harriet Burak, CAASA member Today it has become very common for young girls to have their ears pierced. In some cultures even, many baby girls have their ears pierced before they are old enough to walk. Not so in my case. I was in my late 30s, and a mother of three, before I […]
With the advent of single-stream collection and the recent automation of curbside pick-up, more Canton residents than ever are doing their part at home to separate recyclables from regular household trash. Whether out of a genuine commitment to sustainability or simply as a matter of convenience, nearly every home in town now utilizes the 96-gallon […]
Dear Editor: Flying the American flag at half-mast after the death until the burial of a national leader is a discretionary act. And, the discretionary actions we take or do not take during life reveal the most about the quality of our inner character. Once again we have been offered incontrovertible proof of how small, […]
Frank J. Saia, 94, of Roxbury, passed away August 26 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. Born in Boston, he attended Boston schools and was a lifelong resident of Roxbury. He worked for the city of Boston Parking Department in meter maintenance for many years before retiring and was a member of the Castle […]
Robert P. Lowden, 87, of Canton, passed away August 25. Born in Norwood, he was raised in Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School and Wentworth Institute of Technology. He worked as a RND machinist for Johnson & Johnson and EPSCO before retiring. He has lived in Canton since 1959 and was an avid sports […]
Anisa Bregasi, 33, of Canton, passed away August 25 at Brigham & Women’s hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Tirana, Albania, she was raised in Somerville and Medford and graduated from Matignon High School. She went on to Dartmouth College and worked as an engineer for Amazon.com in Seattle. Beloved […]
Did you know … In 2017, Stoughton police responded to 44 opiate-related overdoses, six of which were fatal. Now, according to a recent story in the Enterprise, Stoughton is joining a growing list of cities and towns — including Canton — that have signed on to a class-action lawsuit against five of the nation’s largest manufacturers […]
State public health officials are urging residents to take precautions against mosquito bites following the discovery of several West Nile virus-positive mosquito samples — including one in Canton — and a rash of WNV human infections found within the past week. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), citing an overall increase in infected mosquitoes […]
The Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) held its second annual Celebration of Life event on Thursday evening, August 23, at the Canton Senior Center. Coinciding with International Overdose Awareness Day, the event honored those who have been lost to drug overdose while offering support to families that have been impacted by the disease of […]
