Tomorrow morning at St. Mary’s Cemetery, the sound of “Taps” will ring through the air as Anthony Andreotti, a beloved local figure and hero if there ever was one, receives his final military honors.
Dear Editor: Tonight at 6 p.m. in the Salah Meeting Room at Town Hall, the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled to hold a public hearing to consider an application for zoning relief filed by Trillium Brewing Co. (listed as Everything’s Fine LLC). Headquartered at the former Reebok site at 100 Royall Street, Trillium […]
Anthony P. Andreotti of Canton passed away April 3. Born in Staten Island, New York, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School and Burdette Business School. He was a proud Army veteran of the Korean War. He was the senior vice president of operations for Crosby Valve and Gauge for over […]
Brought to you by Canton’s Sustainability Committee Many people like to argue that recycling isn’t worth all the effort and attention it’s given. To a certain extent they’re right. The way we currently recycle isn’t always worth it, at least not from an economic standpoint. You could make the case that our current recycling system […]
Barring any unforeseen problems, the town of Canton is set to become the new owner of the St. Gerard Majella Church property at 1860 Washington Street as of April 15. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Select Board members authorized spending $3,234,860 to complete the purchase of the five-acre property, which includes the former church building as […]
Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan is pleased to share that Hansen staff member Naomi Akan has been named the 2022 Massachusetts Teachers Association Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year. The award honors exceptional
Along a path inside the gate of the Canton Corner Cemetery, quite near the First Parish Church, there is a tall slate headstone. The stone was set in 1852 and the inscription reads, “In memory of Mrs. Mary, wife of Seymour Burr, a Revolutionary pensioner. She died in Canton, November 1, 1852, aged 101 years, […]
CantonWrites, the town-wide writing contest, once again invites everyone in Canton to sharpen their pencils, dust off their typewriters, or boot up their word processors and become the authors they are meant to be. The contest consists of four age groups: elementary, middle school, high school, and adult. Authors must live in Canton and may […]
Canton’s senior population is increasing and there is a definite need for affordable housing options in the town as well as housing for smaller households. These were some of the key takeaways from last week’s virtual public forum hosted by the Board of Trustees for the town’s Municipal Affordable Housing Trust. Having recently begun the […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the March 31 edition include: * Town to close on St. Gerard’s and more Select Board news (click here for excerpt) * Recap of Canton’s March 21 Housing Production Plan (HPP) forum (click here for excerpt) * […]
