Update: After running their winning streak to three in a row with a 61-56 victory over Mansfield, the Canton girls lost a close one to North Attleboro Friday night at home, 53-48. The Bulldogs are now 5-6 overall with 11 games remaining in the regular season. *** With a more concerted effort on defense and rebounding, the […]
The Boston Junior Terriers, who play out of the Canton Sportsplex, skated away with a first-place trophy at the inaugural BELIEVE Girls Only U-8 Hockey Jamboree held January 12 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. The jamboree was hosted by the newly formed Junior Crusaders Girls Hockey program under the leadership of Mike Chisholm, […]
Did you know … Social Security beneficiaries are getting a 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), starting with their January 2020 benefits payment. The Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates that the average benefit paid to all retired workers will increase from $1,461 to $1,485 per month. The average beneficiary will see a jump of approximately $24 per month, or […]
Dear Editor: The new bridge over the Neponset River at the Revere Park is a monstrosity. It looks like it belongs in a train yard in Liverpool. It’s not at all in keeping with the look of the park. An old New England style covered bridge would be more in style with its surroundings. Would […]
Roberta C. Willette, 92, of Canton, passed away January 12 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Norwood, she attended Norwood High School and Peabody School for the Culinary Arts. She worked as a food manager for Talbots Department Stores and Proctor and Gamble for many years before retiring. She had […]
The town of Canton was recently selected as one of 30 capital grant recipients under the state’s Housing Choice Initiative. The program provides funding for infrastructure improvements to those communities that have shown a commitment to advancing sustainable housing production. Canton was awarded $150,000 and plans to use the funds to undertake preliminary engineering design […]
Ski season is now underway at Blue Hills Ski Area in Canton. The park offers day and season passes as well as ski lessons and equipment rentals. For more info, visit www.bluehillsboston.com. See this week’s Canton Citizen for more Blue Hills Ski photos by Moira Sweetland.
The Canton School Committee has endorsed the recommendation of school administrators to change school hours beginning in September 2020. The length of the school day at the Galvin Middle School and Canton High School will increase by 10 minutes and five minutes, respectively, and the elementary schools will begin and end five minutes later than […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the January 16 edition include: * True Tales from Canton’s Past by George T. Comeau: Tribute to George Jenkins * Highlights from the most recent School Committee and selectmen meetings (click here and here for excerpts) * […]
I’m sharing a more personal story this week, and one that has certainly had me thinking deeply about relationships, friendships and growing up in a community where “everyone knows your name.” As a writer who focusses on local history, much of the time preparing and researching stories is spent with the dead. The yellowed and […]
