Tuesday, April 4 is decision day for Canton voters as they head to the polls to settle contested races for Select Board, School Committee and Library Board of Trustees. Officially, voting began on March 25 with both in-person and vote-by-mail options for anyone preferring to cast their ballot early. For all others, polls will be […]
The Youth Ministry Program at St. Oscar Romero church was started several years ago for youth from both the former St. John the Evangelist church and the now closed St. Gerard Majella church as a way to provide activities for teenagers and to also give them the opportunity to be of service to those in […]
The Skating Club of Boston, New England’s premier figure-skating club and training center, is bringing back their iconic Ice Chips theatrical skating show after a three-year hiatus, with a star-studded event featuring Canton resident Spencer Howe and Olympic champion Nathan Chen.
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the March 30 edition include: * Hansen 5th graders host annual Flashback fundraiser * School Committee finalizes FY24 budget proposal * Six new positions added in FY24 municipal budget * Canton man rekindles love of painting in […]
With a wave of high-profile banking failures sending shockwaves across the global financial system and stoking fears of an incoming recession, the Citizen reached out to two local bank CEO’s to see how they are faring amid the crisis and to determine whether local depositors have any reason to be alarmed. Nick Maffeo, President & […]
Robert J “Bob” Lynch, 58, of Canton, passed away suddenly. Husband of Trish Lynch (Furlan); father of Bryan and Katie. Son of the late James and Donna Lynch, and brother of Donald Lynch of Billerica. Uncle of Dan, Mike and Drew Cratty and Julie Lynch. Brother-in-law of Paula Furlan, Susan Cratty (Bill) and Bob Furlan. […]
Janice O. Gibbs (Odell), 86, of Onset, formerly of Canton, passed away March 26. Born in Wilton, ME, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School and Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. She worked for several years as an accountant for her husband’s business Gibbs-McCalister Inc. She was a devoted wife and mother […]
Three candidates — incumbent Laura Arboleda, Kim McCourt and Rachael Wallace — are running for two open seats on the Canton School Committee. All three were asked the following questions: Why are you running for this position? Laura Arboleda: I am pursuing re-election to the School Committee so I can continue to give back to […]
So much that gets reported these days seems to be clickbait … or nonsense. Take the “great resignation,” for one. Supposedly large numbers of people are resigning from their jobs because they’re tired of working, or something like that. It’s supposed to be a big, important trend. It gets a lot of media and social […]
A team of law enforcement investigators are working to determine the cause of a fatal pedestrian accident on University Ave. in Westwood last week that claimed the life of a Canton woman. The accident was reported to Westwood police at 9:50 a.m. on Thursday, March 16. Two nurses stopped to render first aid to the […]
