Paul Close retired from the Canton Fire Department in January after 32 years of service. Paul is the husband of Andrea Close, author of the long-running Canton Citizen recipe column “Close Encounters.” Barry Ronayne and Jim Podgurski, both lifelong residents, retired from the Canton Fire Department at the end of May. Ronayne started in 1974 […]
In a review of Canton High School sports in 2011, the teams from the past winter and spring seasons deserve plenty of credit. Nearly every team reached the postseason, and three of those squads captured league titles. There were also dominant individual performances by members of the wrestling, track and tennis teams. But nothing quite […]
* In a move that was met with mixed reviews by residents, town officials opted to forego the popular downtown block party, traditionally held in September, in favor of a July 4th celebration and fireworks display. The event was also moved from Canton High School to the Galvin Middle School. Unfortunately, many residents missed the […]
As the nation reflected on the ten-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, so too did the town of Canton, as leaders held a moving ceremony and memorial dedication in honor of Canton native Michael Uliano and the nearly 3,000 others who lost their lives on that unforgettable day. A star athlete, talented actor, […]
It was a noteworthy year for the two Catholic parishes in town as St. John the Evangelist and St. Gerard Majella both made headlines in 2011. St. John’s celebrated its sesquicentennial — “150 years of faith” — with a series of special events, including an anniversary mass on June 5 with Sean Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop […]
From a historically snowy winter to a visit from Irene in late August, the town of Canton experienced a variety of unusual weather events in 2011. The year started off with a bang, with no fewer than six snowstorms in the month of January and another five in February. During that two-month stretch the town […]
Although the real estate market continued to stumble over the past 12 months, some of the year’s biggest storylines revolved around major housing developments, including two controversial projects that found new life after facing years of opposition from abutters and town officials. This past November, Canton developer Pat Considine scored a major victory when the […]
While there were countless successes in the classroom, on stage and on the playing fields in 2011, it was also a year of tremendous fiscal challenges for the Canton Public Schools, lowlighted by a series of painful budget cuts and fee hikes that took effect in September. Faced with a $1.5 million budget deficit and […]
With two dominant wins last week over Westwood and Norwood, the Canton High boys’ hockey team emerged victorious in the annual Metropolis Holiday Classic, a two-day tournament featuring the four teams that call Metropolis Rink their home. Held during school vacation week, the tournament doubles as a fundraiser for two local charities: the Scott Herr […]
Election lowlights, ATM fireworks, Canton ‘goes green’ Two-thousand-eleven proved to be yet another eventful year for local politics, although the same cannot be said for the annual town election, which ceased to matter back in February when not so much as a single candidate emerged to challenge any of the incumbents. It was the first […]
