Off to see the wizard

The Hansen Elementary School fifth grade presented “Wizard of Oz” on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, in the Canton High School auditorium. Above: The Lion is the king of the forest.

The Hansen Elementary School fifth grade presented “Wizard of Oz” on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, in the Canton High School auditorium. Above: The Lion is the king of the forest.
Funding for a new senior center, a temporary ban on medical pot shops, and a cash-for-affordable-housing swap are among the many intriguing items that will be up for discussion at Canton’s annual town meeting, which gets underway at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 13, in the Canton High School auditorium. Traditionally held on the last […]
Canton’s recent investment in town wells and water treatment plants is beginning to pay off. For the first time in recent memory there will not be an increase in water rates for next year, although sewer rates will increase 5.4 percent, resulting in an average ratepayer’s bill rising $8.14 per quarter based on a usage […]
The Canton Fire Department responded to a transformer fire on Washington Street near Wildewood Drive on Sunday night, May 5, around 10 p.m. The primary electrical wire was on the ground. Engine 6 secured the scene until the power company repaired the line. (Tim O’Connor photo) Dry weather causes brush fires The recent stretch of […]
Albert R. Kenefick, 91, of Canton, passed away May 4 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton. Born in Boston, he was a lifelong resident of Canton. He graduated from Canton High School and was a Marine Corps veteran of WWII. He was a self-employed Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner salesman for many years before retiring. He […]
Frances Rooney “Pat” Donnelly died suddenly on May 2, 2013, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was a Falmouth resident since 1971 and the wife of the late Lieutenant Commander John D. Donnelly, USN (Ret.), who died in 1999. They were married for 47 years. Pat Donnelly was born and raised in Cliffside […]
Joseph P. Pavidis, 90, of Albany, New York, previously of Dorchester and South Boston, passed away at the Teresian House May 1. Born and raised in Boston, he graduated from Memorial High School in Boston and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He previously owned and operated a Sunoco Service Station in Egelston […]
Edwin A. McDaid, 46, of Canton, passed away May 1 by accident. Born in Boston, he was a lifelong resident of Canton. He graduated from Canton High School in 1985 and the University of New Hampshire. He was a sports enthusiast and played Little League baseball, basketball at Canton High School, and was an avid […]

Canton residents Pat and Steve Cohen spent the evening of April 27 with two of their grandchildren at a New England Revolution game against the team from Pat’s hometown, the Philadelphia Union. The Cohens had attended the game as the guests of Revolution owner Robert Kraft, who wanted to thank them and other Boston Athletic Association […]