The Canton American Legion Post 24 recently held a dinner and awards ceremony at the Legion hall to honor the achievements of its baseball team, which reached the playoffs for the first time since 2007 with a 9-9 record. Selectman Bob Burr and Canton A’s head coach Kee Arguimbau, along with past Legion players and […]
The Hannington’s of Massachusetts Over-55 softball team traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, for the Senior Softball-USA Eastern National Softball Tournament and came away winners for the second consecutive year. Hannington’s had previously qualified for the Eastern Nationals by winning tournaments in Palmer (Mass.) and Syracuse, New York, earlier in the year. Hannington’s started the tournament […]
Police arrest two in car breaks Canton police recently arrested two young men, one from Canton and one from Stoughton, in connection with at least three car breaks in the area around Pleasant and Bolivar streets over the past 10 days. Detective Sgt. Jim Quigley urged car owners to lock their doors, as in each […]
The selling superstars of Conway Country were honored recently as Jack Conway, Realtor feted its top agents at the company’s annual mid-year awards breakfast held at the Plymouth Radisson Hotel. The event recognized top listers and sellers from 42 offices for the first six months of 2011. The local mid-year award winner for Jack Conway’s […]
Marie D. Soracco (Drohan), of Canton, passed away at home August 15. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and attended Boston schools. She has lived in Canton for the last 50 years and she also enjoyed spending time at her residence in Newport, RI. Beloved wife of Joseph N. Mother of Sandra M. […]
Claire P. (Hazelwood) Harris, 96, passed away at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton on Sunday, August 14. Claire was born in Medford and raised in Jamaica Plain and Mattapan. She graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School and worked at the Navy shipyard during WWII. She was a waitress at Schraffts in Boston for many […]
Helen T. Dunn (Fennelly), 84, of Canton, passed away August 13 at home. Born and raised in Medford, she graduated from Medford High School and has lived in Canton since 1955. She worked as a clerk in the admitting office at NorCap at Norwood Hospital. She also previously worked as a cashier for A&P Market […]
Paul Arthur Danahy, a lifelong Canton resident, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday, August 13. He is survived by Claire (Finn), his wife of 52 years, and by his two sons and their wives: Paul (Mike) Danahy and his wife, Diane Angwin, of Chelmsford, and Jack and Sandy Danahy of Bow, NH. Paul […]
William T. Wedge, 74, of Canton, died August 9, 2011, after a long illness. A graduate of Canton High School, he was a proud veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was also a retired electrician, having served in the IBEW Local #103 for over 39 years. He was an active member of AA. After […]
Donald Cougle, 67, died peacefully at home August 9, 2011. He was the son of the late Donald and Jean Cougle. A graduate of Canton High School, Donald worked as a mechanic for the town of Canton for many years. He loved his neighborhood, his garden, and his animals and will be missed by many. […]
