Thomas J. Callaghan, a 53-year resident of Canton, passed away on September 12 at the age of 94. Born in Boston, Tom enlisted in the Navy (using his brother’s papers) at age 16 in 1943 and fought in World War II, mainly in the South Pacific. After World War II, he enlisted in the Marine […]
Barbara (Bullock) Draper Morin passed away surrounded by her loving family on September 9, 2021. Barbara was born to John Sumner Bullock and Gertrude Elizabeth Bullock in 1935 and spent her entire youth in Canton. She graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1953. She attended Framingham State College and became a teacher of home […]
David F. Jenkins Jr., 40, of Brockton, passed away suddenly September 9. Born in Stoughton, he lived most of his life in Brockton. He went to high school in Christchurch, VA, where he played football, basketball and baseball. David was an avid sports fan and enjoyed spending time with his family. Beloved son of Sheila […]
Donald B. Yost, Jr., 73, of Canton, passed away peacefully September 8 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Brockton, he was a lifelong resident of Canton and graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1965. He also attended South East Regional Mechanical Institute in New Bedford. He enlisted in the United States […]
Dear Editor: The takeaway for me from last week’s article about the protracted Dedham Street delays and the impact on the Topgolf proposal is that we’ve lost the chance to get Topgolf in Canton. That’s barring the success of what looks like a Hail Mary effort by the Select Board to get senior executives from […]
That eternally debatable question was the focus of a front-page “Yes or No” feature article in The Wall Street Journal’s Wealth Management section earlier this year. “Interest rates are still low,” the Journal wrote. “Then again, it’s a sellers’ market.” While their “Yes or No” experts obviously took different sides, both seemed to look at […]
At their August meeting the Canton Board of Library Trustees voted to eliminate overdue late fees for most library materials. Effective immediately, overdue fees will not be charged for Canton materials returned late. Overdue fines and fees previously incurred will be automatically removed from library accounts. “The board hopes this change will help those impacted […]
The following is an excerpt from “Water Problems,” the latest installment of True Tales from Canton’s Past by local historian George T. Comeau. It has been a very wet year. Since the start of July in Massachusetts we have had four tropical systems, five tornadoes (and counting), and more than 21 inches of rain in […]
In the late afternoon on September 11, 2001, while the majority of Americans remained glued to their television sets still trying to make sense of the horror that had just unfolded, Canton resident Michael Molway was traveling south in his work truck on I-95, his mind racing with uncertainty as he made his way toward […]
Canton resident Spencer Raifman, 18, knows more about hospital stays, doctor’s visits, and physical exams than most people. Raifman has undergone nine major surgeries as he deals with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a genetic condition he was born with that affects connective tissues, including skin, joints, and blood vessel walls, and leads to cardiac, neurological and gastrointestinal […]
