Archive for: December, 2017

McNeice, Margarete E.

Margarete E. McNeice (Aust), 92, of Canton, passed away at home December 19. Born in Schlesien, Germany, she was raised and educated in Germany and came to the United States in 1956. She previously lived in Wollaston before moving to Canton 51 years ago. Margarete was an active volunteer for several organizations, including Por Christo, […]

Hanley, James G.

James G. Hanley Jr., 87, of Canton, passed away December 15 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Boston, he was raised in Dorchester, attended Boston schools, and was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as a driver for Burke Distributors in Randolph for many years before retiring in 1990. […]

Farrell, Reginald

Reginald Farrell of Canton passed away December 13 at home. Born in Haarlem, Holland, he was raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School. He worked as an executive driver for the CEO of GE for the last year and previously was a driver for ETS Transportation in Randolph and New England Coach in […]

Outside the Whale: Women as Quarry

The plethora of men being accused of pushing their hands down where they don’t belong has got conservatives and liberals arguing over who is telling the truth, who is lying, and which party has the most gropers. Over who belongs in counseling — as if culture can be counseled away — and who deserves to […]

CHS awarded Level 1 MCAS designation

Canton High School recently celebrated a significant milestone achievement as it was promoted to Level 1 status as determined by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. DESE awards each school an accountability level from 1-5 based on MCAS performance and progress on “gap-narrowing goals,” and this marks the first time that CHS has […]

Scouts at your service

This holiday season, for the 16th year in a row, the Boy Scouts of Canton Troop 77 are offering a Christmas tree removal service for Canton residents. For a suggested donation of $10 each, the scouts will pick up residents’ trees at the curb on the morning of December 30 or January 6. Registration is […]

Residents offer harsh critique of TreeTop zoning saga

Frustrations over the town’s handling of the TreeTop Adventures zoning saga bubbled to the surface at a ZBA hearing last week as residents of Ward Well Road and other concerned citizens were given a chance to clear the air following a contentious, two-year dispute over the zip-line park’s permitting and location. Opened in June 2016 […]

Boys hoop opens season with exciting home win

The CHS boys varsity basketball team opened the 2017-18 season with an exciting 53-50 win at home over Attleboro last week. The Bulldogs then traveled to Mansfield to take on the defending Kelley-Rex Division champions and gave them a battle before falling in the end, 67-59. CHS head coach Ryan Gordy has been encouraged by […]

Town celebrates Chanukah with menorah lighting

The brightness of the Chanukah lights brought warmth to the crowd gathered for this year’s Canton community menorah-lighting ceremony — despite Saturday evening’s 20-degree temperature and 10-degree wind chill factor. The annual event, organized by Rabbi Mendy and Rivka Horowitz of the Chai Center of Canton, marks the joyous eight-day holiday of Chanukah, which has been […]

A Look Inside: Canton Citizen’s December 21 edition

Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the December 21 edition include: * Recap of the December 19 BOS meeting — cash reserves to bolster FY19 capital plan * Canton High School Term 1 Honor Roll * From One Citizen to Another: Resident weighs in on Randolph/Washington traffic proposals […]

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