Dear Editor: This past Saturday, I had my first experience with the new roundabout at Bolivar and Pleasant streets. While in the circle I was almost crushed by a pickup truck whose driver was evidently unaware of the yield rules of rotaries. I have driven safely through that intersection for 35 years. It is ironic […]
Robert P. Hasenfuss, 87, of Easton, formerly of Canton, passed at home November 2 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Boston, he was raised in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School and Northeastern University and was an Army veteran of World War II. He began his professional career as a purchasing manager for […]
Virgil Rendel, 73, of Sharon and Milford, died peacefully in his home October 30, 2014, after a long illness. Born in Michigan, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy, where he was stationed in Newport and Philadelphia. He spent most of his life living in Sharon until moving to Milford several years ago. Virgil was […]
Margaret L. “Peggy” Hubert (Collins), 50, of Plymouth, formerly of Hyde Park and Canton, passed away October 29 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, she was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from St. Clair’s High School in Roslindale. Beloved wife of Michael F. Devoted mother of Michael C. and Mackenzie […]
Janet Ford, 78, of Canton, died peacefully October 14, 2014, after a long illness. She was a retired employee of the Boston Globe, where she worked in the classified advertising department. Janet enjoyed traveling, gardening, and doting on her many loving nieces and nephews. She was known as the “fun aunt” and will be dearly […]
Editor’s note: The author of this column is the longtime general manager of Canton Community Television, which produces The Student Station. Before donating my older magazines to the “exchange” at the Foxboro library, I go through them to see if there’s anything I should read before letting it go. It’s a bad habit — flipping […]
More than 8,700 Canton voters made their way to the polls in Tuesday’s statewide election, and when it came to picking winners, the town was spot on, opting for Republican Charlie Baker for governor over Democrat Martha Coakley while approving ballot questions 1 and 4. In one of the closest gubernatorial races in Massachusetts history, […]
Following a successful six-month run on the U.S. film festival circuit, the award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary Raising Matty Christian will make its Canton debut at a special screening and fundraiser next Thursday evening, November 13, at the Massachusetts Hospital School. The event, which starts at 6 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium, will feature a […]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody will ask selectmen to issue a commendation for two Canton youths, W.T. Khoury and Matt Casamento, after both contacted the Fire Department — one by cell phone and another by using a nearby call box — to alert police to a growing fire inside Cathy’s Nails, located at 574 Washington Street, […]
Last Monday, Amherst College linebacker and Canton native Chris Tamasi was surprised with his Allstate AFCA Good Works Team award at the Amherst Survival Center. Tamasi was under the assumption that he was making his usual Monday morning food delivery as part of his “Cac Giving Back” program. Tamasi delivers non-perishable food left over from […]
