Stories written by Mary Ann PriceOriginally from Chicago, Mary Ann joined the
Citizen as a staff writer in 1999 and has lived in Canton for the last 25 years. She is also a Spanish teacher at Newton South High School. She and her husband, Bill, have two daughters, Renée and Emily.
Chris Sabatino’s teachers always encouraged his interest in art and drawing, except for one. When she found him drawing in his notebook during class, she told him to stop doodling — because he would never make any money from doodling. It turns out she was wrong. Today, Sabatino, 48, is a successful illustrator, cartoonist, and […]
Aug 12 2010 | Posted in
Features | By
Mary Ann Price

Growing up in Canton, the Very Reverend Bryan K. Parrish attended weekly Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church and did not go into St. Gerard Majella Church until he was a seminarian. But he is making up for lost time by saying weekly Mass as a visiting priest at St. Gerard’s this summer. Father […]
Jul 29 2010 | Posted in
Features,
News | By
Mary Ann Price
Alan B. Dewey, Canton Public Schools’ head of student services for the past eight years, began his career as a special education teacher in Burlington and later Hanover, where he worked with autistic students – in the mornings at an elementary school and at the high school in the afternoon. “I was young and in […]
Jul 1 2010 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mary Ann Price

The Bank of Canton will celebrate its 175th anniversary on March 4, a remarkable accomplishment for a financial institution that has grown in size since 1835 but remains committed to its small-town roots. Canton, a postcard history book by local author George Comeau, includes a postcard picture of the Massapoag House. Bent’s Tavern in the […]