Update: After a tough loss to unbeaten King Philip on Wednesday, the Bulldogs got back in the win column with a 3-1 victory at Sharon Friday night to improve to 6-3 overall. The team now sits one match behind Oliver Ames in the Davenport Division standings with eight more league contests remaining. *** The ever-improving […]
Sep 30 2021 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Jay Turner
Walter F. Hardiman, 76, of Canton, passed away September 26. Born in Boston, he was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School and Boston State Teacher’s College. He was an elementary school teacher in the Boston Public Schools where he spent most of his career at the Nathan Hale School before retiring. […]
Sep 30 2021 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Catherine R. Calabro (Condito), 97, of Canton, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Hingham, she graduated from Hingham High School and Katharine Gibbs School. She has lived in Canton since 1948 and worked as a secretary and telephone operator for New England Telephone in Hingham. A devout Catholic, […]
Sep 30 2021 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Matthew T. Heaney, 52, of Needham and formerly of Canton, passed away suddenly at home on September 18. Born in Syracuse, NY, he was raised in Canton and attended St. John’s School. He graduated from Canton High School as a member of the Class of 1987 and Massasoit Community College in Canton. Matthew was previously […]
Sep 30 2021 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
After two opening meets, both CHS cross country teams are off to promising starts with a combined record of 3-1. Both squads are coming off a 2020 season in which they graduated three of their top five runners. However, the returning talent looks strong, led by senior standouts Kiara Cerruti for the girls and Kyle […]
Sep 25 2021 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Canton Citizen
Leading solar company Safari Energy recently announced that it has acquired a portfolio of six solar projects located in the greater Boston area — including three projects in Canton — from Waltham-based ECA Solar. ECA Solar developed the projects and provided turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction services. Safari Energy closed on the acquisitions when they reached the […]
Sep 25 2021 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen
The Canton Select Board wants to take the next step in exploring the town acquisition of the St. Gerard Majella property at 1860 Washington Street, starting with an open discussion and planning session set for the next board meeting on Tuesday, September 28. The board may possibly set a special town meeting date for resident […]
Sep 24 2021 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
Dear Editor: I really enjoyed Jay Turner’s recent article which regarded Devin Foster as the “greatest basketball player to ever put on a Bulldog uniform.” As a CHS alum myself, I am very happy to hear of Devin’s basketball success. More importantly, he seems like a delightful young man who will continue to represent the […]
Canton native reflects on cross-country cycling journey Growing up, Matt Tate rode his bicycle a lot, using it as a way to visit friends and deliver newspapers on his paper route. “As a kid, that was how you got around Canton,” he said. Tate left his home for a longer bike ride on June 1, […]
Sep 24 2021 | Posted in
Features | By
Mary Ann Price
The deadline to apply for the interim School Committee seat vacated recently by Charles Rae is October 16 at 5 p.m. The appointment will be made by a joint vote of the School Committee and Select Board, and the appointee will serve until the April 2022 town election. Interested candidates should send a letter of […]
Sep 24 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger