This stunning photograph of a baby bird in the Blue Hills Reservation, taken by Jean Lewis of Canton, was one of two runners-up in the Friends of the Blue Hills’ “We’re in it Together” online photo contest. Both Lewis and Chris Magyar of Norwood received a free REI backpack, while the first-place winner, Chris Riley [...]
Between a recent outreach trip to Kentucky with the St. Gerard’s youth program and an impressive showing at last month’s Falmouth Sprint Triathlon, Mary Kate Morrissey has had a busy and memorable summer — and it’s not over yet. In fact, over the next 32 days, the 16-year-old Canton resident will compete in three more [...]
Four selectmen and three School Committee members met Tuesday night and selected former Finance Committee Chairman Dave Emhardt and environmental consultant Robert Golledge to fill the remaining terms of School Committee members Liz Salisbury and Jill Stevens, who recently resigned for personal and business reasons. Both positions will be up for election in the spring [...]
The Paul R. Matthews Foundation is pleased to award four grants to programs benefiting the entire town of Canton. This year, the foundation received an outstanding number of applications for grants and was very selective in choosing recipients for funding. After carefully reviewing all entries, the foundation’s committee members decided on four programs that best exemplify [...]
Firefighters and the State Police Bomb Squad defused an old hand grenade found inside a house at 360 Chapman Street on Thursday, August 2, at 11:45 a.m. Fire Lt. Brian Marshall said the grenade, which dates back to World War II, was found while workers were cleaning out the home, which was recently sold. Marshall [...]
Rick and Bob Gallery take the idea of relationships seriously. They use what they have learned as brothers and partners in Atlantic Insurance Group Agency, Inc., when they deal with their clients. Their motto is “We firmly believe that a great relationship is the best policy.” The Gallerys grew up in a family of five [...]
Laurie Kane Burkhardt of Canton recently joined Modera Wealth Management, LLC as a financial advisor. In her new role, she works directly with clients to identify their financial objectives, develop and implement planning strategies, and monitor their progress in achieving their investment and financial goals. Burkhardt attended Harvard University as an undergraduate and received her [...]
The Canton 14-year-old American team won the Hockomock Summer Baseball championship by defeating a tough Franklin team 3-2 in Franklin. Canton pitchers Patrick Vartanian (five innings) and Rob Carmody (two innings) combined to hold Franklin to only two runs. Canton’s first two runs came in the second inning on a two-out single by Griffin Jerrier. Franklin fought [...]
This week is an important one for Canton High School football as CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson will meet with head football coach Dave Bohane to talk about how the ongoing mosquito threat will impact the timing of evening practices and Friday night games. State health officials recently raised the town’s risk level for Eastern [...]
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team honored four departing players and celebrated the team’s 2012 achievements at a recent awards dinner held at the Canton Town Club. The team finished the season at 10-12, good for sixth place in the District 6 West Division standings and just seven points shy of the final [...]
