The Canton A’s have completed their summer baseball season after getting swept last week by first-place Braintree in the opening round of the Cranberry League playoffs. The A’s lost the first two games of the best-of-three series (3-0 and 1-0) and finished in sixth place out of nine teams with a 10-14-1 record. Although Canton […]
Rosina Sherwood Coolidge, of Canton, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 29, 2012. She was born in El Paso, Texas on January 11, 1924, when her father was stationed in the U.S. Cavalry. She was a daughter of the late Elsie Burr Sherwood and Col. Philip H. Sherwood; wife of […]
James D. McCarthy, 56, formerly of Canton, of Orrington, Maine, passed away July 24 at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief battle with cancer. Born and raised in Canton, he graduated from Canton High School and lived in Canton until moving to Maine three years ago. He was a truck driver for […]
John E. “Jack” Conway, 88, founder and chairman of Jack Conway & Company, passed away July 23 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a brief battle with cancer. A man familiar to generations of homebuyers and sellers throughout eastern Massachusetts, Conway leaves a giant legacy of business success and community involvement through his 56-year-old […]
A 45-year-old man, described by police as the caretaker of an elderly resident at 5 Hagen Court, was stabbed late Sunday night, and police said he was conscious and in stable condition at Good Samaritan Hospital as of Tuesday afternoon. The incident was initially reported to police as a breaking and entering at 11:13 p.m. […]
The Canton Community Theatre, in conjunction with the Gazebo Players of Medfield, is proud to present a free production of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra on Friday evening, August 3. The lovers are two of the most rich and powerful people in the world when the play begins. Cleopatra is the richest person on the planet […]
Thinking about adding a new dog or puppy to your family? Did you know that most mismatched dog adoptions fail within the first six months of placement? Save your family this terrible heartache and set yourself up for a lifetime of happy dog ownership. Whether you are planning to adopt a rescue dog or purchase […]
After receiving numerous reports of coyote sightings and even a few close encounters throughout the spring and early summer, Canton Animal Control Officer Nadya Branca has noticed a sharp decline in such cases over the past several weeks — a trend, she said, that was not unexpected given the animal’s biological makeup. In fact, Branca […]
Selectmen said they are amenable to many of the road safety suggestions that were presented to the board Tuesday night by the York Street Neighborhood Association. About 30 neighbors attended the meeting and applauded the presentation delivered by spokesperson Catherine Walsh of 307 York Street. The group also praised the work done so far by […]
Summer Fun: Maya Dorsainvil follows Sophia Pankevych up the slide at the Bolivar playground last week. Have a fun summer photo to share? Send it, along with a brief description, to submissions@thecantoncitizen.com for consideration in our online or print editions. Photo by Jack Beal
