The Canton Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (CDEI) held its first ever Jewish High Holidays celebration on Sunday, September 18, in the Canton High School cafeteria. The event served as a kickoff to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (Sept. 25-27), which is followed one week later by Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement […]
Canton Fire Captain Wendell Robery will soon take over as the town’s next fire chief pending contract negotiations after being offered the position at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting. Select Board members said it was a tough choice between two excellent finalists in Robery and Lt. Jamie Meier, with Board Chair John Connolly citing experience […]
The Boston Red Sox honored Canton Little League’s two state champion summer teams prior to their game on Saturday, September 17. Both Canton squads — the U12 softball team and the U14 Junior League baseball team — enjoyed historic seasons and advanced to the regional level, where they came up just short of a World […]
In their joint role as outreach workers for the town’s Department of Elder and Human Services (DEHS), Victoria DiMaria and Alexandra Benjamin are happy to share and always willing to lend a helping hand. Helping, in fact, is at the crux of their mission. Whether it’s assisting residents with housing and fuel assistance applications, arranging […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the September 22 edition include: * Canton 4 year old becomes youngest ever ‘ADK 46er’ * Chief Doody excited for next chapter as town administrator * Highlights from the 9/20 Select Board meeting * Canton state champs […]
Marie C. Gibbs (Lamb), 89, of Canton, passed away September 18. Born in Winthrop, she was raised in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School and Newton-Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. Marie worked at the VA Hospital in Brockton prior to becoming a homemaker and well-known local artisan. She had lived in Canton since 1955 […]
Anthony Donohoe of West Roxbury passed away suddenly on September 12, 2022. Born in County Westmeath, Ireland, he was the son of the late Philomena (McCormack) and Peter P. “Paul” Donohoe. Loving father of Kate Brodoff of Dorchester and Alex Silberman of Cambridge. Cherished brother of Mary Nally and her husband, Jim, of Canton, Pauline […]
The Canton Bulldogs continued to build upon their opening road victory over Dighton-Rehoboth with a convincing 29-0 win over Norton Friday night at Memorial Field as the new home bleachers were unveiled. The Bulldogs have allowed only seven points in two games while scoring almost 30 points in each contest. There were several outstanding individual […]
Despite several new faces and limited varsity experience at key spots on the court, the CHS varsity volleyball team didn’t have to wait long to bank its first win of 2022. Opening on the road last week against longtime foe North Attleboro, the Bulldogs delivered a total-team effort en route to a straight-set victory (25-18, […]
By the Canton Robodogs and GearHounds Canton High School’s robotics teams, the Robodogs and Gearhounds, have kicked off their new competitive season and are making efforts to improve their community by running an E-Waste Drive on October 16. Three years ago, the United States produced $7.49 billion worth of electronic waste, but only 17.4 percent […]
