Rev. Thomas F. Murray, senior priest, of Mashpee, passed away May 26 at the Marion Manor in South Boston. Born and raised in Boston, he attended Boston College High School, Boston College School, and was ordained at St. Joseph’s Seminary on February 2, 1957. Father Murray served as parochial vicar at St. Ann in Peabody, […]
Robert L. Allen, 75, of Canton, passed away at Kindred Health Care in Stoughton on May 24. Born in Concord, he was raised in West Roxbury and graduated from West Roxbury High School, where he was active in sports, especially baseball, football, bowling and golf. After school he enlisted and served in the Army. After […]
Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti, whose mission for over a decade has been to make sure that no veteran is forgotten, was honored as the Blue Hill Civic Association’s Dr. Richard J. Elkort Citizen of the Year at a dinner at the Canton Town Club on May 14. (Photos by Tanya Willow) Photo 1: Selectman Avril Elkort, […]
Longtime Canton resident Ryan Sceviour graduated from the Plymouth Police Academy on April 6. Sceviour, a 2007 Canton High School graduate and a 2011 University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate, completed the intensive 21-week Recruit Officers Course training that started on November 14, 2011. At age 23, Sceviour was the youngest member of the 51-cadet class. […]
Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti, whose mission for over a decade has been to make sure that no veteran is forgotten, was honored as the Blue Hill Civic Association’s Dr. Richard J. Elkort Citizen of the Year at a dinner at the Canton Town Club on May 14. Andreotti is pictured holding a citation from the […]
Dear Editor: Our recent article about the condition of the Milton Animal Shelter was subject to controversy, and we, the 10th grade Canton Community Problem Solvers, would like to send out our sincerest apology. Our team would also like to clarify the message we were trying to send. Our intent was to portray that being […]
Dear Editor: On Monday, May 28, Memorial Day, Floral Scents of Canton is participating in the National Memorial Day Flowers program. Across the United States, 120 retail florists will hand out roses to visitors at their local cemeteries, and at Arlington National Cemetery 50,000 roses and 1,000 bouquets will be handed out. Prior to the town of Canton’s […]
Dear Editor: On March 18 the Halfway Cafe donated some of its profits to the Jonathan Forman Memorial Fund in order to help with the camp and educational funds for Jonathan’s two children, Aimee and Sabrina, who have lived in Canton for several years. The girls and I want to deeply thank all of you […]
Dear Editor: On Sunday, May 6, the Dean S. Luce CAPT held its 11th annual Luce 5K and Children’s Fun Run. There were half-mile and mile races for the children, and every young racer received a medal donated by Tom Murphy of Trophies and Awards. More than 120 runners participated in the 5K, with prizes […]
Frances R. Moynihan, 63, of Canton and Falmouth, passed away May 22 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Boston, she was raised in Mattapan and graduated from St. Gregory’s High School. She worked for Boston Gas as an engineer for many years before retiring in 2009. She has lived in […]
