Dear Editor: We appreciate the recent articles as well as the oped about the Karen Read trial. They are well overdue, because this event has rocked the town. However, what is still conspicuously absent in the Canton Citizen is any mention of the Select Board’s silence on fellow board member Chris Albert’s actions. Specifically, Albert […]
In its just-released rankings of the best high schools in Massachusetts, U.S. News &World Report named Canton High School the 56th best of 437 high schools, and 45th among high schools in the metro Boston area. The magazine notes that 60 percent of CHS students take Advanced Placement (AP) classes and 96 percent of students […]
The Canton High golf team opened its fall campaign with a win at home last week over nonleague Milton, 156-164. Coming off a rebuilding season last fall, the Bulldogs are hoping to return to the state playoffs this season after missing the cut for just the first time in 13 years. In their August 31 […]
By Harriet Burak On September 9, 2004, my son, Michael Jonathan Burak, died after fighting a lengthy battle against the illness of substance use disorder (SUD). He was 31 years old. These past 19 years have been ones in which I have experienced many highs and lows. As Michael’s mother, I have had my share […]
Someone posted recently on a financial discussion forum asking about what people thought were best practices for paying their household bills. The responses were all over the place. The wide variety of methods for handling this common task was actually quite impressive. Technology has given people so many different ways to monitor and manage their […]
John (Jack) Richard McDonough Jr., 78, of Mashpee, formerly of Canton, died Monday, September 4, 2023. Born and raised in Dorchester, Jack was the son of the late John R. and Anne (Kelly) McDonough. He graduated from Matignon High School and Stonehill College. In 1966, Jack enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in Cape […]
An interfaith blood drive that had been scheduled for September 7 (today) at Canton Police headquarters was canceled by organizers earlier this week after they learned about a protest that was being planned by supporters of Karen Read. Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty issued a statement expressing her disappointment over the event’s cancellation. “All blood […]
Lt. Commander Daniel J. Kearney, Jr., USCG, died on August 28, 2023 at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California, five months after receiving a devastating stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) diagnosis. He was 39 years old and would have turned 40 on October 5. Dan was the beloved husband of Cmdr. Caroline D. Kearney, […]
Jason Donald Green, 92, late of Canton, formerly of Hyde Park and Dorchester, entered into rest on August 28, 2023. Beloved husband of the late Adele (Mathews) Green for 55 years. Devoted father of Cheryl and Jonathan Pozner of Canton, Robin and Robert Gorham of Canton, and Michael and Jennifer Green of Needham. Loving grandfather […]
Summer is often a quiet time, but this summer has been anything but quiet in Canton. So let’s talk about the elephant in the room — the Karen Read murder trial and related fallout. While this column is not about the murder trial per se, the aftermath of the charges filed against Karen Read have […]
