Dear Editor: It is my understanding that for years now Canton has had a problem with overcrowding in the schools and has discussed the need to add another school or secure more school space. With that reality in mind, I would like to suggest that the newly acquired St. Gerard’s property be used to build […]
By now the story has been well told. In August 2008, the Canton Historical Commission invoked the demolition delay process as a last-ditch effort to raise public awareness in the face of the loss of the Revere & Son Rolling Mill and Joseph Warren Revere Barn. That was the moment that preservation kicked in. The […]
Robert J. Corkery, 85, of Canton, passed away May 10 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Quincy, he was raised in Milton and attended St. Gregory’s High in Dorchester. Bob was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He was the owner and operator of Corkery Tractor Trailer in Canton for […]
Irene Souza of Canton passed away May 8 at the Ellis Nursing Center in Norwood. Born and raised in Fall River, Irene graduated from Durfee High School in Fall River. She was a volunteer at the Canton Senior Center for many years where she helped with Meals on Wheels, lunches and bingo. Her happiest times […]
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 […]
