Success Express-Canton, a business roundtable and networking group composed of 20 local businesses based in Canton and the surrounding communities, has announced the start of a Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the Canton Food Pantry. Success Express President Eric Douglas of Prospect Mortgage calls this initiative “another way in which our group of local businesses […]
The Canton Board of Health hosted its annual Health Fair on Saturday, October 22, in the Canton High School cafeteria. Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and hearing screenings were offered, health information was distributed, and flu vaccines were administered. Photos by Amy Nachbar
On Thursday, September 22, more than 160 golfers and volunteers turned out for the second annual Scott M. Herr Memorial Golf Tournament, held at Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton. Proceeds from the tournament support the college scholarship fund founded in Herr’s name. In two years, 20 Scott Herr scholarships have been awarded to deserving Canton […]
On October 15, my family went to the Boston Book Festival to hear Pulitzer Prize winning and nominated authors speak on the dangers of a lost economic decade on scientific progress. Later that Saturday we found ourselves swept in the passions of “Occupy Boston,” which marched past the Trinity Church near the Boston Public Library […]
DID YOU KNOW … Bank of America, the nation’s largest bank with branches in Canton and Stoughton and in most cities and towns in the U.S., plans to charge customers a monthly fee of $5 for using debit cards for purchases beginning in early 2012. Wells Fargo and Chase are testing $3 monthly debit card […]
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank former firefighter Butch King for his continued effort, even in retirement, in providing quality CPR and first aid instruction to the citizens and employees of the town. For years, Butch instructed classes to anyone who wanted to learn this important yet simple lifesaving technique. […]
To George Comeau: Thank you for your wonderful article about Ed Bolster in last week’s Canton Citizen (October 20). Ed was a great man, a humble man, a humorous man, and a trusted friend. Your article brings Ed’s spirit and unusual life to so many new people who did not have the privilege of personally […]
Arthur Patrick Bell, 90, of Canton, formerly of Jamaica Plain, passed away October 24, 2011. Arthur was born and raised in the Mission Hill section of Roxbury along with his siblings and a multitude of cousins. He graduated from Mission Hill High School in 1938. He then served in the United States Army in Northern […]
The Canton High field hockey team’s quest for a perfect season ended Tuesday afternoon in Foxboro as the two teams battled to a 2-2 draw. The Bulldogs (13-0-1) will look to rebound Thursday night when they host Oliver Ames at Memorial Field at 6:15 p.m.
Ed Bolster was a good man. The question always remains: how do you measure the life of a good man? Recently, while going through a box of papers, I came across five neatly typed pages with the heading “What I did for love.” Edward Bolster, one of Canton’s favorite lifelong residents, wrote the short essay […]
