Soldotna, Alaska area resident George Martin Culver, 69, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna from stage IV lung cancer and CHF. No services are planned at this time. George was born on June 20, 1952, in Camden, NJ. He spent his childhood in Canton, where he graduated from high […]
Nan Sanford of Exeter, New Hampshire, died peacefully on April 13, 2022. Born Catherine Ann Curran in North Adams on January 17, 1925, Nan lived a happy 97 years filled with friends, family, Airedales and adventure. Nan was the oldest of seven children born to Bernice O’Brien Curran and Dr. William L. Curran and grew […]
The FBI Boston Division’s Child Exploitation-Human Trafficking Task Force is warning parents and caregivers about an increase in incidents involving sextortion of young children. The FBI is receiving an increasing number of reports of adults posing as young girls coercing young boys through social media to produce sexual images and videos and then extorting money […]
The legacies of several Canton High athletic greats took center stage this past weekend as the newly revitalized Canton Athletic Hall of Fame held its first formal induction ceremony in several years. The event was held on Sunday, May 1, at Blue Hill Country Club and was well attended by inductees as well as family […]
Update: The Canton Planning Board, responding to concerns voiced by members of the local business community, decided on Wednesday night to reverse course on the series of town meeting articles pertaining to the rezoning of Route 138. Rather than recommend their adoption, the board voted 4-1 — with member Kathy Gibbs McCormack opposed — to […]
Katie Wood starts each day with a morning routine during which she centers herself to get ready for the day ahead. “I read something positive, I practice gratitude, I do a little bit of meditation, prayer, exercise,” she said. Nearly every morning for the past six years, the Canton mother of four has gotten up […]
In an impressive display of community unity and civic pride, more than 260 local residents, ranging from preschoolers to high school athletes to senior citizens, fanned out across Canton on Saturday morning to collect litter and debris as part of the first ever townwide cleanup event. Dubbed the “Great Canton Cleanup,” the event proved to […]
William Raveis Real Estate and broker/owner Renee Roberts are sponsoring the senior prom at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) this year. The PRHC prom has been cancelled the last two years due to COVID-19, and according to Roberts this rite of passage is long overdue. “We are so excited to help bring back this […]
A new era in K-12 math instruction is coming to the Canton Public Schools following the completion of a two-year, coordinated program review that drew on input from several teachers and department heads across the district. School Superintendent Derek Folan, Assistant Superintendent Sarah Shannon, and Deb Rooney, CPS director of teaching and learning, unveiled the […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the May 5 edition include: * Preview of Canton’s 2022 annual town meeting * Photos and recap of the Great Canton Cleanup (click here for excerpt) * Recap of the April 28 School Committee meeting * CHS […]
