American Legion beat the Fire Department 16-9 to win the Canton Men’s Over-30 Softball League championship. Two weeks ago, Schneiders — the No. 1 seed and two-time defending champs — were bounced from the playoffs after falling to both the Legion (19-18) and the Fire Department (16-13) in consecutive games, thus paving the way for […]
DID YOU KNOW … At over 22 percent, Canton has one of the highest percentages in the south shore of condos, apartments, and multi-family homes. Stoughton is close to 25 percent, while Sharon is less than 10 percent. The state average is 11.8 percent. Oklahoma now has the country’s highest monthly average temperature ever recorded. […]
Dear Editor: Hats off to Tanya Willow on her debut column, “Outside the Whale,” in last week’s Canton Citizen. Bold and inspiring, her words are truly refreshing in today’s society in which ennui, inertia and self-preservation oftentimes prevail. I recently saw on television the results of a poll in which the majority of college-age Americans […]
Mary G. (Galizio) Palmieri, of Canton, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away on August 25, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Captain Peter Palmieri, Boston Fire Department. Dear sister of Frank Galizio and Florence Taylor, both of Canton. She is also survived by her many nieces and nephews, grand- and great-grandnieces and nephews. A funeral […]
Pauline P. Nemes of Rocky Nook, Kingston, formerly of Hyde Park, Westwood and Canton, died peacefully at her home on Friday, August 26, 2011. Born in Mission Hill, Boston, she graduated from Mission High School in 1944. While working at the Charlestown Navy Yard, she met her husband, Julius G. Nemes, of Sharon, PA, whom […]
At the direction of the Board of Selectmen, beginning Tuesday, September 6, through Friday, September 23, the Canton DPW will pick up residential storm debris curb side. Storm debris should be placed along the edge of the street right of way so as not to block or impede traffic safety. A schedule will be posted […]
The aftermath of Hurricane Irene will require a lot of work removing downed trees and grinding tree stumps. Columbia Gas of Massachusetts urges residents to call Dig Safe at 811 to have all utilities located before beginning any work. When trees are downed, their root systems can bring with them underground utility lines, such as […]
While it wasn’t the devastating force that many weather experts had predicted, Tropical Storm Irene packed quite a punch as it made its way through southeastern Massachusetts on Sunday morning, with wind gusts topping 60 miles per hour — including a 66 mph gust recorded in neighboring Norwood. Meanwhile, across Canton there have been numerous […]
Photos 1 & 2: Canton Police and a DPW crew work diligently to remove a downed tree that fell over power lines at the corner of Washington and Dedham streets. Photos 3 & 4: Sarah and Trejean Crawford remain upbeat despite being blocked in by a large tree branch that fell across their driveway. Additional photos […]
All events take place at Temple Beth Abraham, 1301 Washington Street, unless otherwise noted, and all are open to the community. Contact theoffice@templebethabraham.org or call 781-828-5250 for additional information. Vital Signs Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. (Sept. 15, 22) – Join Rabbi David Paskin for casual spiritual check-ups. Meets at Starbucks at Cobb’s Corner. Creating […]
