• School Superintendent Jeff Granatino announced that Kimberly Sefrino will be the new Kennedy School principal, effective July 1. Sefrino will replace Jan Chamberlain, who is serving as interim principal this year after previous JFK Principal Jennifer Henderson was named the district’s director of curriculum and instruction. Sefrino has been a teacher and principal in […]
As a way to honor their fellow police officers and firefighters who were killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, the Canton Fire and Police departments will host a gala at the Blue Hill Country Club on May 14. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Canton Area Helpline. “This is […]
By now you have no doubt created a short list of sites to visit in Canton that demonstrate some of the local curiosities of history and geology. Many people have followed my recent columns and report trips to the Stone Bridge or the Indian Cave. This week we plan another “trespass” to our neighbors up […]
Mad Agnes returns to the Open Book Coffeehouse by popular demand on Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. The Open Book Coffeehouse is located at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, and is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students. Mad Agnes is not […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Army Corps of Engineers and state transportation officials have decided that the new $1.4 billion commuter rail line connecting Boston to New Bedford and Fall River will pass through Canton and Stoughton. After Stoughton, the new line will pass through Easton, Raynham, and Taunton before branching off into two lines: […]
Edward G. Lyons, 67, formerly of Canton, passed away April 3 at the Sachem Skilled Nursing Home in East Bridgewater. Born in South Boston, he was raised in Dorchester and attended Boston schools. He worked as a truck driver for George Lyons Trucking in Dorchester for many years. Beloved brother of George of Canton, Joseph […]
Edward L. Twohig Jr., 83, of Sandwich, formerly of Canton, died March 31, 2011, in Cape Cod Hospital following a long illness. He was a proud Navy veteran of WWII and a retired Boston Police detective, serving for over 35 years until retiring in 1988. He was also a past member of the Canton Town […]
Charles W. Garnhum, 87, of Sharon, formerly of Canton, passed away March 31 at home. Born in Dedham, he was raised in Canton and attended Canton schools. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. Charles worked as the supervisor of maintenance for the Sharon Housing Authority for many years before retiring; he also worked as […]
Mary Bettencourt, 40, formerly of Canton, of Fall River, passed away suddenly March 26 at home. Born in Taunton, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Blue Hills Regional High School. She has lived in Fall River for the last eight years. She was the daughter of the late Joanne and Richard Bettencourt. Loving […]
Ah, guilt. The bottomless well that never dries out. We give it, we get it, sometimes we ask for it when we do really stupid things. But the worst, the very worst, is the guilt that we give ourselves courtesy of the “should” voices in our heads. The “you-should-be-doing-this” or, inversely, “you-shouldn’t-have-done-that.” Years ago I […]
