The Canton Citizen is pleased to partner with the Canton Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee to present “Community in Unity,” a new monthly series spotlighting Canton residents of diverse backgrounds. The series will continue monthly for the remainder of 2021. *** Learning how to make a budget, preparing a meal, and helping customers in a […]
Six people, including four residents of Canton, were charged last week in connection with their roles in expansive online fraud schemes targeting individuals in the United States, including romance scams and pandemic unemployment assistance fraud. Canton police assisted in the arrest of some of the residents on Thursday, March 25, around 6 a.m. Charged by […]
Canton Parks & Recreation hosted COVID-safe egg hunts last weekend at Pequitside Farm and Devoll Field. See this week’s Citizen for more egg hunt photos by Moira Sweetland. For a listing of upcoming programs offered by the Parks & Rec Department, visit cantonrec.com.
A four-way contest for two Select Board seats and a School Committee race between two newcomers are the headliners in the upcoming town election set for Tuesday, April 6. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at each of the four voting locations, and mail-in ballots will be accepted through the close […]
With the new traffic light at Neponset Street, Norfolk Street and Revolution Way now operational and the continued construction of the Paul Revere Heritage Site and housing complex, one can see the potential of the area as a new focal point of housing and recreational development. Town Planner Laura Smead saw the tangible benefits of […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the April 1 edition include: * CHS hockey coach counts blessings after frightening bout with COVID * Photos from the Parks & Rec egg hunt by Moira Sweetland * Recap of March 30 Select Board meeting […]
High placements by Jonathan Chery, Deyontai Dennis and Kyle Downing helped propel the CHS boys indoor track team to two division wins last week against Sharon and North Attleboro. The boys team defeated the Eagles 74-7 and edged the Red Rocketeers 43-39 in the virtually held meets. The girls team went 1-1 against the same […]
William F. (“Billy”) O’Connor III, 67, of Canton, formerly of Dennis, passed away Monday, March 29, at his home after a six-month, courageous battle with cancer. The son of the late William F. O’Connor Jr. and Mary (Russell) O’Connor, he was born in Providence, RI and spent his youth in Somerset before moving to Dennis […]
Grace A. Blanchard departed this life at her home in Canton on March 25, 2021, after amazingly overcoming various illnesses. She lost her final battle to congestive heart failure due to complications from childhood rheumatic fever. Grace was born on July 26, 1933, in Boston to the late Richard and Angelina Tyner. She married Caryl […]
