The state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is embarking on a long-term project to build sidewalks as well as bike and pedestrian paths over a nine-mile stretch of Route 138 between Brush Hill Road in Milton and the Canton-Stoughton town line. MassDOT held its third public meeting on the project on Tuesday night in the function […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the October 24 edition include: * Updates on Rte. 138 gas station proposal, hotel projects * CHS grad featured on new streaming series, Going From Broke * True Tales from Canton’s Past by George T. Comeau * […]
The Canton Historical Society celebrated the completion of the first phase of preservation work at the David & Abigail Tilden House at Pequitside Farm with an open house on Sunday, October 13. Guests enjoyed tours of the circa 1725 home as well as an exhibit of artifacts discovered during the preservation process and a variety […]
In Windsor, Connecticut, there is a small bible that is torn and damaged. The bible came to America in the hands of Jonathan Gillett as he sailed aboard the ship Mary and John. Gillett found himself in what was then Dorchester. Within five years of his arrival, Gillett had moved to Windsor and began a […]
Dear Editor: Recently the Canton Republican Town Committee (CRTC) invited the Canton Democratic Town Committee (CDTC) to engage in a series of public debates/forums to inform the citizens of Canton about the differences between the two parties. We suggested the first event be in the fall of 2019 or early 2020 since the Massachusetts presidential […]
Update: In a battle for Hockomock League supremacy, the Davenport Division champion CHS golf team fell a few strokes short against Kelley-Rex champ Mansfield, finishing second behind the Hornets at Thursday’s league championship meet. Conor Hunter led the way for the Bulldogs with a round of 81 (T-4) while newly crowned league MVP Chris Lavoie […]
Maureen Dickson (Murphy), 68, a lifelong resident of Canton, passed away October 12 at Norwood Hospital. Maureen graduated from Canton High School and was employed 40 years with Cumberland Farms, Inc. as a real estate divestment specialist until retiring in 2016. She enjoyed the company of her many friends and also enjoyed traveling, vacationing on […]
Anna W. Burke (Kerr), 85, of Norton, formerly of Canton, passed away suddenly October 9, surrounded by her family, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. Born in Franklin, she was raised in Norwood and attended Norwood High School and Northeastern University. She lived in Canton for 40 years, where she raised a family and […]
Did you know … The Canton Fall Classic, a scenic and challenging country course, is celebrating its 31st year on Sunday, October 27. The 10K and 5K run start simultaneously at 10 a.m., while the one-mile kids fun run starts at 9:45 a.m. at B’nai Tikvah at 1301 Washington Street in Canton. The race started […]
S.P.I.R.I.T.S. of New England, a paranormal investigative team, will be at the Canton Public Library on Thursday, October 24, to share the results of some of its work. Join seasoned investigators Jack Kenna and Ellen MacNeil of the Supernatural, Paranormal, Investigations, Research, Intuitive Truth Society (S.P.I.R.I.T.S.) of New England, as featured on Travel Channel’s Haunted […]
