The following is the latest installment of True Tales from Canton’s Past by local historian George T. Comeau. Joseph Warren Revere walked across the dusty path that led from his house to the nearby bell foundry. A pair of drowsy-eyed oxen waited, hitched to a heavy oak cart. It was a delivery day and a […]
Unfortunately, through no fault of their own, the CHS boys basketball team will not get to participate in this year’s Division 2 state tournament after a last-minute shuffling of the power rankings pushed them out of the top 32. While finishing just short of the .500 mark needed to earn an automatic qualification, the Bulldogs, […]
The Canton Citizen is pleased to partner with the Canton Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee to present “Community in Unity,” an ongoing series spotlighting Canton residents of diverse backgrounds. *** Growing up in Haiti, Rose Noel Joachim knew she enjoyed doing people’s hair starting when she was around 12 or 13 years old. Today, she […]
Linda Mae Peterson (Apovian), 76, died peacefully February 23, 2022. Linda ran a home-based day care business in Canton serving local families for many years. Linda could always find laughter and mischief in everyone that she encountered, making friends along the way and creating an everlasting impression in people’s hearts. She was the daughter of […]
Paul Louis Kelly, 73, of Canton, passed away peacefully on February 20. In death as in life he was surrounded by love. Born in Boston, he was raised in Quincy and graduated from Quincy Vocational Technical High School. Paul was — always is — a proud United States Marine (Oorah!). He was also a combat […]
Michael Blushi, 52, a lifelong resident of Hyde Park, died February 18, 2022. Michael was a graduate of Xaverian High School and worked in sales in the food supply industry. He was the loving son of Peter Blushi and the late Gloria Blushi (Elias). Loving brother of Stephanie McCarthy and her husband, Eugene, and Stephen […]
Lynne B. Evans (Widrow) “Woody” of Canton, formerly of Randolph, passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis at the age of 71 on the morning of December 22, 2021. Born in 1950, the second of five children to the late Esther and Samuel Widrow, Lynne graduated from Randolph High School. […]
What better way to warm up at the beginning of spring than by laughing, crying, and laughing again at Canton Community Theatre’s upcoming production of The Viewing Room, which opens Friday, March 11. Written by Stoughton native Mark Smith, The Viewing Room brings a family together at a wake after losing its patriarch. It is […]
School Superintendent Derek Folan will soon have the “interim” tag removed from his title after the Canton School Committee voted 5-0 last week to offer him the permanent position. Both sides were reportedly thrilled with the decision and contract negotiations are already well underway. Folan’s one-year interim contract went into effect last summer and is […]
The chair of the Select Board reported earlier this week that negotiations are progressing between the Boston Archdiocese and the town on the sale of the former St. Gerard Majella Church property, and a deal could possibly be completed soon. “We could be a few weeks away,” noted Mike Loughran. Loughran said Town Counsel Paul […]
