The Galvin Middle School presented You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, featuring the beloved Peanuts gang, on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, in the CHS auditorium. See the May 11 edition of the Citizen for a cast list and more play photos by Mike Tureski. Special Spring Promo: Click here to order your […]
For some of our readers this week, you are reading the Canton Citizen for the first time. This issue is in your hands illustrating the breadth and width of town news, events, and culture. Subscribers will be pleased to know that this is the 245th installment of True Tales from Canton’s Past. And for our […]
Bernard Joseph Couming passed away on May 6, 2023, in Canton. He was born on February 11, 1937, in Worcester to parents Thomas M. Couming and Rita O. Leonard. Bernard graduated from Boston Technical High School and then graduated from Yale University’s Chinese Linguistics program as part of his training for the U.S. Air Force […]
Donna Rae Giudici, 69, of Walpole, a former longtime resident of Quincy, died peacefully, Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Donna was born, raised, and educated in Quincy. She was a graduate of Quincy High School, Class of 1971. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics education […]
William E. “Skippy” McKendall Jr. of Canton passed away April 12. Born in Boston, he was raised in Mattapan and graduated from Hyde Park High School and St. Francis Xavier College in Canada. He worked as a salesman for many years in various industries before retiring. Bill was on the board of directors for Canton […]
The congregation of B’nai Tikvah rejoiced on Saturday as a seven-member adult class celebrated their B’nai Mitzvah. Some members of the class live in Canton, others in a neighboring town. Dr. Vivienne Aarons, however, traveled halfway around the world from her home in Adelaide, South Australia, to be with her classmates, some of whom she […]
In a highly anticipated pre-trial hearing that drew over 100 spectators and a throng of media members to Norfolk Superior Court, defense attorneys for Karen Read sparred with county prosecutors over key pieces of evidence and offered radically different theories as to their significance in the January 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. […]
By State Representative Bill Galvin (D-Canton), 6th Norfolk District We are now five months into the new, two-year legislative session. I filed 35 bills at the start of the session that deal with housing, opioid addiction, healthcare, public safety, and local issues. These bills were recently assigned to committee and are awaiting a public hearing, […]
Canton Little League marked the official start of the baseball and softball seasons with opening day festivities on Saturday, April 29. The day began with the annual parade down Washington and Dedham streets and continued at the Kennedy playing fields
The Canton School Committee has endorsed the efforts of PreK-12 wellness coordinator Adam Hughes in bringing the Bandana Project to the students of Canton High School. Billed as a “simple mental health awareness and suicide prevention program,” the program empowers students to become resources and allies for those who are struggling with mental health challenges. […]
