Did you know … The ninth annual Reebok/Canton Road Race will be held on Saturday, October 5, starting and ending at the Reebok campus off Royal Street in Canton. This year’s race, which has a 7:30 a.m. registration time, will feature a 5k and a 10k; a wheelchair race; a one-mile fun run for children […]
Canton-based Organogenesis Inc., a commercial leader in the field of regenerative medicine, has named Pujitha Ganni as the winner of its annual college scholarship. The award honors the achievement of a graduating Canton High School senior interested in pursuing a career in medicine, life sciences research, or biomedical engineering. Ganni, who graduated among the top […]
The Hanningtons of Canton 55-and-over senior softball team won the Bay State League Tournament, finishing the 2013 season on a winning note. Hanningtons swept through the single-elimination tourney with three straight wins, beating Marlboro 9-6, Worcester 16-6, and Windham, Connecticut in the championship game 21-10. Hanningtons was led by tournament co-MVPs Kevin Hayes and Angie […]
Turnpike Café, which finished fifth in the regular season with a record of 5-8, went 3-0 on championship Sunday to win the Canton Men’s Over 30 Softball League title. Turnpike Café beat Loughran Electric and Emma’s Pub — the top two teams in the regular season — to take the championship. Turnpike co-manager Ryan Shaughnessy […]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has announced that the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquito samples collected in Canton. EEE is a rare but serious illness spread by mosquitoes. This year, some areas of Massachusetts are experiencing significant levels of mosquito-borne disease. Currently, two cases of EEE have been detected […]
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino has opened a search for a new Kennedy School principal to replace Kimberly Sefrino, who has accepted another principal position in the Lakeville school system. Granatino announced the departure at last week’s School Committee meeting. He said Sefrino’s decision to leave was based on her wishes to be closer to her […]
For Canton Choral Society (CCS) founder and managing director Crosby Goshgarian, the decision to start the singing group a decade ago was a simple one: he saw a need and filled it. In 2003 Goshgarian and Anne Tripp Miller, now the musical director of CCS, were performing in the musical The Wizard of Oz with the Canton Community […]
Dear Editor: Canton Little League installed “Boston Strong” banners at all of our fields prior to the start of the season to show Canton’s support for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. During the opening day parade we led our parade with one of these banners. We raised over $1,000 that was donated towards […]
Marion R. Varnerin of Canton passed away August 25 at the Medway Country Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. Born and raised in Brookline, she graduated from Brookline High in 1941. She has lived in Canton since 1962 where she was a member of the Ponkapoag Civic Association, an active member of St. Gerard […]
It’s fun yet competitive, corporate backed yet community oriented. It’s the Reebok/Canton Road Race, and it’s back by popular demand on Saturday, October 5, at Reebok International with a variety of race options for participants of all ages and ability levels. Now in its ninth year, the Reebok/Canton race has become one of the more […]
