A headline in The Wall Street Journal recently caught my eye: “Selling gold is not as easy as it seems.” It turns out that super-popular big-box retailer Costco is now selling gold — specifically 1-ounce gold ingots at $2,000 each — online, not in its stores. Even with limits on how many a member can […]
Remtec Inc., a leading U.S. provider of ceramic-based packaging, assemblies, substrates, and components applied across the electronics industry, celebrated the completion of its new, 55,000-square-foot facility in Canton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 30. With an investment of more than $12 million in the project, Remtec indicates that the move will result in […]
The Canton School Committee plans to call a special Zoom meeting on June 26 to authorize the new director of finance and operations to begin the procurement process for a comprehensive, independent review of the School Department’s finances. At their meeting last Thursday, June 6, committee members voiced concern about the factors that led to […]
By Mike Dobbyn It was March 20, 2019, and I was reading my son’s obituary on my iPhone while sitting in the geneticist’s office at DuPont Nemours Children’s Hospital in Delaware. My oldest son Connor, 10 1/2 years old at the time, had just received what seemed to be a death sentence. Connor’s mother, Marisa, […]
Allegations of bias in the investigation into the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe came into focus on Monday in Dedham Superior Court as defense attorneys for Karen Read — O’Keefe’s girlfriend and alleged killer — kicked off what was expected to be a grueling cross-examination of the lead investigator on the case, State […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the June 13 edition include: * Special Olympics ‘Flame of Hope’ visits Point32Health * Latest on the Karen Read trial (click here for excerpt) * Highlights from the 6/11 Select Board & 6/6 School Committee meetings * […]
Mary Jane (Curtis) Happnie, 69, of Florida, formerly of Sharon, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, holding the hand of her beloved husband of 31 years, David J. Happnie. Affectionately known as “MJ,” Mary Jane was a loving mother to her daughter Anna (Brandon) Phillips of […]
“And the sky breaks at dawn, shedding light upon this town. They’ll all come around – ’Cause the man of the hour is taking his final bow. Goodbye for now.” It is with the heaviest hearts that we announce the death of Nick Cammarata, originally of Canton, who passed from cardiac complications at age 44. […]
The opening round of the MIAA state tournament did not go as planned for either of Canton High’s lacrosse teams. Competing on the same day in road matchups against higher seeded opponents, both the boys and girls teams suffered similar fates, losing by 10 goals and getting bounced from the Division 2 playoffs. The 21st […]
A journey that began in isolation in the midst of a global pandemic culminated on Saturday in a “sea of green” as the 205 members of the Canton High School Class of 2024 came together on the CHS turf field to receive their diplomas. For CHS Principal Jeff Sperling, seeing them all together in their […]
