Marilyn Rodman, a longtime Canton School Committee member, dedicated philanthropist, and a passionate supporter of the performing arts, passed away on Monday, May 13, following a lengthy illness. A well-known and beloved figure in the Canton community, Rodman served the Canton Public Schools in an official capacity for 22 years and also worked tirelessly behind […]
DID YOU KNOW … The town of Canton may become only the second community in Massachusetts to raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21. As first reported by the Canton Citizen last month, the Canton Board of Health verbally agreed to increase the age after hearing about […]
Town meeting voters at Monday’s opening session overwhelmingly approved a transfer of $1.36 million from Canton’s free cash reserves to quicken the renovation of the previously purchased Knights of Columbus building on Pleasant Street into a fully operational senior center, perhaps as soon as next spring. The transfer augments last year’s town meeting appropriation along […]
The first session of the 2013 annual town meeting adjourned a little after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, May 13, with most of the 41-article warrant completed. Only the main budget article for FY14, plus three zoning articles concerning a proposed Senior Housing Overlay District (SHOD) on Route 138 and a few other articles remained. Selectmen […]
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges has renewed Canton High School’s 10-year accreditation, although much of the work has only just begun, according to CHS Principal Derek Folan. Folan informed the School Committee on May 9 that NEASC has delivered its 79-page document and in the next 10 days will send a list […]
Rita C. Hasenfuss (Miller), 86, formerly of Canton, of Easton, passed away May 10 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated from St. Margaret’s High School. She has lived in Easton since 2011 and previously lived in Canton for 53 years. Rita enjoyed spending time with her family […]
Ronald T. Delaney, 76, passed away May 9 at the Charlwell House in Norwood. Born in Champaign, Illinois, he attended school in Bellwood, IL, and was a veteran of the United States Navy. After serving in the Navy he attended Northeastern University and took classes through the VA Bill. He has lived in Canton for […]
The CHS boys’ lacrosse team saw its historic winning streak come to an end on Wednesday, May 15, against division rival Foxboro. The Davenport champion Bulldogs mounted a valiant second-half comeback from three
Editor’s note: The following is the first in a two-part series on WWI hero Helen Homans. Click here to read part two. On July 4, 1926, a small parade formed at the corner of Neponset and Washington streets. The men of the Edward J. Beatty Post gathered to march to Canton High School in order to […]
Next Thursday, May 23, walkers and runners of all ability levels are invited to the George King Track at Canton High School for the “Last Mile,” a charity event dedicated to all of those affected by the tragic events in Boston on Marathon Monday. Billed as a “no-frills” affair, the event will feature six one-mile […]
