Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the September 10 edition include: * Schools make progress with CTA, add ‘transition’ week * In Honor of the Fallen: Overdose awareness reflection by Pam D’Agostino * Canton’s Ed Amico wins MIAA Coach of the Year honors […]
The USS Potomac embodied the spirit of a growing nation. The warship was built to establish a naval presence that would span the globe. And her first commander was a Canton-born man by the name of John Downes. As the commander over more than 500 men, a great weight was on the shoulders of this […]
This story originally appeared in the September 3 edition of the Citizen. “A really nice community,” is how Canton resident Sheldon Gentles describes his neighborhood of Blackman Road. Gentles said he often sees people outside with their kids and walking their dogs. “It’s definitely family friendly,” he said. Recently, Gentles took on a project to […]
Did you know … The state Department of Environmental Protection is still requiring Canton to implement mandatory outdoor water conservation measures through September 30. Use of automatic irrigation systems and sprinklers is limited to no more than two times per week and must take place between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. Irrigation of lawns, gardens, flowers, and […]
The full version of this story appears in the September 3 print edition. The Canton School Committee last week signed off on a new timeline for the district’s phased-in reopening model, approving a remote start for most K-12 students on September 16 before moving to a hybrid model on September 29. The hybrid model calls […]
In a new post on the CHS Athletics Blog, Canton High Athletic Director Danny Erickson highlighted several new developments pertaining to high school sports in 2020-21. Among them are rules modifications for fall sports and a decision by the Hockomock League to move volleyball to the new Fall 2 “wedge season” that also includes football, […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the September 3 edition include: * School Committee finalizes remote-to-hybrid start * Families advocate for hybrid — rally photos and full-page letter * Canton’s Galvin, Staiti fare well in Mass. State Primary * Canton man inspires neighbors […]
This story originally appeared in the July 30 edition of the Canton Citizen. *** They toil away in relative anonymity on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. They are dedicated, tireless, passionate, increasingly flexible — and surprisingly optimistic. They are America’s restaurant owners, and in the face of the worst public health crisis in […]
The incumbents ruled the day in the federal and state races and Canton’s Richard Staiti prevailed in his bid for a county commissioner nomination after a busy Democratic Primary day on Tuesday, September 1. As of Thursday morning, Staiti, a former town selectman and current Norfolk County Advisory Board member, held a 6,500-vote lead over […]
Mary E. “Mae” (Mawn) Healy, age 88, of Stoughton, formerly of Canton, passed away on August 26, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Paul W. Healy. Beloved daughter of the late James and Bessie Mawn, originally of Glenfarne County, Leitrim, Ireland. Loving mother of Sean J. and his wife, Christine, of Quincy and Nancy C. […]
