It was an up-and-down second week for the Canton High varsity field hockey team as the lady Bulldogs followed up a pair of close losses with a convincing home win over Davenport Division newcomer North Attleboro on Friday afternoon. Canton’s 3-0 victory against the Red Rocketeers was its second of the young season and moved the […]
David C. Henry, 92, of Canton passed away peacefully on September 19, 2016. He is survived by his true love of over 68 years, Grace F. (Whooley). Dave was the son of the late Helen (Ford) Henry and David C. Henry. He was the loving brother of the late John Henry (Marjorie) and James Henry […]
Mary T. McDonald (Burton), 65, of Bourne, formerly of Stoughton, passed away September 16 at home surrounded by her loving family after a three-year, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Boston, she graduated from Whitman Hanson High School, Class of 1969, and received her associate’s degree from Fisher College. She has lived in Bourne for […]
Norma Jean Gaynor (Macdonald), 76, of Canton, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. Devoted wife of 55 years of the late Michael M. Gaynor, who predeceased her by nine months. Loving mother of Danna Gaynor Muir and her husband, David W. Muir, of Bridgewater and Wendy M. Devine […]
Nancy Hildegarde Rulli of Rockport, formerly Nancy Pratt of Sea Girt, NJ, and of Manhattan, died on September 13, 2016. Nancy is best known as a female professional trumpet player, one of the first women to take on that role. At the age of 88 she was still playing under the name Nancy Hildegarde at […]
Editor’s note: The Canton River, also called the East Branch of the Neponset River, passes through downtown Canton and through the former Plymouth Rubber factory site. A portion of the river has been redirected into a man-made diversion channel constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Dear Editor: Why does the town of Canton hate […]
Bubble wrap sent a Philadelphia military academy into lockdown last week. According to US News and World Report: Officials with the Valley Forge Military Academy and College say a student who lives in an Eastern University apartment building located on the academy’s property heard what she thought were shots fired Monday evening, and called 911. […]
Canton motorists can expect to see a return to normalcy on Washington Street in the coming weeks as construction crews near completion on the concurrent intersection improvement projects at Dedham and Chapman streets. However, those who travel on the other end of Dedham Street can expect to face a new set of traffic challenges as […]
Already 19 months from the collapse of the Metropolis Skating Rink, state officials have decided to conduct additional feasibility and use studies before deciding where and how to replace the damaged state-owned facility. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) have informed selectmen that they are looking at three possible sites: the existing location […]
Firefighters responded to a hazardous materials incident on Wednesday, September 14, at 7 a.m. at R&L Carriers, a shipping company located at 30 Industrial Drive. A container of hydrazine hydrate — a flammable and highly toxic liquid used as a foaming agent and as a rocket propellant — was accidentally overturned by a forklift in […]
