The CHS boys basketball team did itself a big favor in its push for a playoff spot by knocking off an 11-3 Sharon squad 46-43 Friday night at home. The upset victory put the Bulldogs back over .500 at 8-7 overall and also likely boosted its power ranking thanks to the quality of the opponent, […]
Rosemarie A. (Booth) Gay, “Tootsie,” loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on January 31, 2023. Rosemarie was born in Boston on February 10, 1936, raised in Canton and attended Canton Public Schools. She started her work career at Northrop, where she met her husband to […]
Jack Morgan died at Good Samaritan Hospital on January 29. A lifelong Canton resident, Jack graduated from Canton High in 1988 and was a member of the Canton Town Club. He was a postal employee in Dedham and Stoughton for over 20 years. He was a regular on trivia night at Big D’s. Jack is […]
After more than a full year of negotiations, the Canton School Committee and Superintendent Derek Folan are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative agreement with the Canton Teachers Association (CTA) on a new employment contract for bargaining units A and E. The process reached a successful conclusion after a third mediation meeting […]
A Canton resident and her three children are staying with family in the area after a dryer caught fire on the second floor of their townhouse on Thursday, January 26. Canton firefighters responded to the residence on Turtle Brook Road at approximately 10:30 p.m. and encountered a fire that extended out to the second floor […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the February 2 edition include: * John F. Kennedy School presents Annie Jr. * Where Are They Now: Winter Edition * Residents of Orchard Cove continue challenging work * Canton WWII vet honored at State House with […]
The following is the latest installment in an occasional series by Rich Carrara spotlighting the sacrifice and heroism of Canton veterans who were killed in action. Much has been written about Michael Callanan in the 2007 book Canton’s Fallen Heroes published by Edward Piana and former Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti. It describes the young man’s […]
The John F. Kennedy Elementary School proudly presented Annie Jr. the musical on Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28, in the CHS auditorium. See this week’s Citizen for a cast and crew list and more play photos by Mike Tureski.
Works by two talented CHS student artists, senior Olivia Schnock and sophomore Caroline Ye, have been selected for inclusion in this year’s highly competitive Emerging Young Artists (EYA) Juried Exhibition presented by the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth. Schnock’s digital art piece, “Stress,” and Ye’s clay and wire sculpture, “Cherry Blossoms,” […]
This weekend at the Canton Ice House, the memory of Reo Todesca will be front and center as Xaverian Brothers High School hosts the sixth annual “Hockey Fights Cancer” event to raise funds for cancer prevention, screening, treatments and support. Reo, a beloved friend to many in the Canton hockey community and mother of Xaverian […]
