John F. Doyle, 82, of Canton, passed away April 25 at the Epoch of Norton. Born and raised in Boston, he attended Boston schools and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a foreman for the MBTA for over 20 years and retired in 2001. He has lived in Canton for […]
Lowell A. Ascher, of Hingham, 81, formerly of Braintree and Canton, died April 25, 2013. Lowell grew up in South Dakota. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he met his wife. He served in Korea during the Korean War. Later, he graduated from Northeastern University and the new couple decided to settle in this area […]
Treat the special women in your life to decadent desserts while also helping fight breast cancer during Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer from May 6 through Mother’s Day, May 12. More than 300 restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, cafés, chocolate and ice cream shops throughout Massachusetts will participate in the upcoming fundraiser, including the Chubby Chickpea in Canton. […]
Ruth E. Hill, 80, of Canton, passed away April 24 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston. Born in Newport, VT, she was raised in Canada and moved to Canton as a teenager where she lived for the remainder of her life. She worked for Instron for 28 years before retiring in 1998. Devoted daughter […]
Queenie Holmberg (Garoian), 89, of Canton, passed away peacefully on April 21. Beloved wife of the late Dewey, she is survived by son Scott of Atlanta, daughter Melanie and her husband, Arthur Zoidis, of Canton and Boston, and grandsons Timothy Zoidis of Canton and Matthew Holmberg of Cambridge. She was the cherished sister of the […]
DID YOU KNOW … At the annual town meeting to be held on Monday, May 13, voters will be asked to approve a zoning change that will allow the construction of a senior housing community in Canton. The “SHOD” (Senior Housing Overlay District) zoning articles, submitted by attorney Richard Staiti on behalf of Brightview Senior […]
They came in droves to hear their neighbor speak. Packed into the parish hall that February night, young and old sat shoulder to shoulder as Henry Helm Clayton walked to the front of the room. Wearing simple gold-rimmed glasses and a winning smile, Clayton began describing “How It Feels to Fly.” Clayton spoke softly: “We […]
Canton Little League and Fastpitch Softball celebrated opening day on Saturday, April 27, beginning with the annual parade down Washington and Dedham streets and commencing at the Kennedy playing fields with a cookout and on-field ceremony. Hundreds turned out for the festivities, which were held under picture-perfect skies at the Crawford and Sullivan fields. Photos […]
Canton Little League and Fastpitch Softball celebrated opening day on Saturday, April 27, beginning with the annual parade down Washington and Dedham streets and commencing at the Kennedy playing fields with a cookout and on-field ceremony. Hundreds turned out for the festivities, which were held under picture-perfect skies at the Crawford and Sullivan fields. Check […]
Twenty-five years ago, while finishing up a business degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Meredith Linsky made the conscious decision to follow her interests and set out on a “path less traveled.” Young and idealistic with a passion for social justice, Linsky figured that she would never be rich and might not always be […]
