It is perhaps our most ancient roadway and most traveled. Washington Street, the main thoroughfare that begins at the foot of the Great Blue Hill and departs at Cobb Tavern in Stoughton. It is a spine that almost perfectly bisects Canton. If there were an East and West Canton, the dividing line is surely Washington […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the November 8 edition include: * Recap of Canton results from the 2018 midterm election * True Tales from Canton’s Past by George T. Comeau * Highlights from the Nov. 1 School Committee meeting * Photo coverage […]
Carson Eutsay of Canton was selected to the Mass Bay Colonials U14 boys lacrosse team that will travel to Florida December 1-2 to compete in the Orlando Lacrosse Open. Eutsay was selected from over 200 athletes from 125 town lacrosse programs from central and eastern Massachusetts. “The Mass Bay Colonials is an extension of our […]
Update: The 17th seeded lady Bulldogs fell 5-3 on Friday night to No. 16 Silver Lake Regional in the preliminary round of the Division 2 south sectional tournament. Canton finishes the season at 8-9-2 overall. *** For the 10th consecutive season, the Canton High girls soccer team is headed back to the Division 2 south […]
Did you know … The official name for the residential component of the old Plymouth Rubber development is Copperwood Condominiums. According to a recent story in the Canton Citizen, the new builders and architects are Richard Vassa of Vassa Real Estate Company and Lloyd Geisinger of Thorndike Development. Construction of the residential units could begin by March 2019. The Army […]
Grace T. (Noble) Reed, 80, of Canton, passed away at Norwood Hospital on October 29. Born in Boston, she was raised in Brighton and graduated from Our Lady of the Presentation Academy. Prior to retirement Grace worked as a bookkeeper for Shea Roofing and Curtis Steel and the Archdiocese of St. Petersburg, Florida. She enjoyed […]
Martin J. Badoian, beloved and legendary high school mathematics teacher at Canton High School, passed away at 6:25 a.m. on October 27, 2018. Over the past year, Marty’s usual robust health had slowly left him and a diagnosis of cancer in May pinpointed the reason. He passed away peacefully at home, the morning after enjoying […]
Dear Editor: Regarding Sue Harrington’s October 25 letter celebrating the removal of prayer from the Canton High graduation, she refers to the issue of “separation of church and state” as if this phrase is embodied in the U.S. Constitution — which of course it is not. The phase comes from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote […]
Canton Parks & Recreation held its annual Halloween parade and party on Sunday afternoon, October 28. Costumed children and their families marched down Washington Street from the Bank of Canton to Canton High School, where they were treated to a party featuring live creepy creatures, goody bags, and entertainment by DJ Gary Titus. See […]
The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night formally decided not to call for a special town election to fill the seat vacated last month by Kevin Feeney and will instead await the town’s regular election in early April to fill the vacant seat. Feeney formally resigned during an executive session on October 16 after being […]
