The Scott M. Herr Memorial Foundation is proud to announce that it will be vastly increasing the amount of funding that it is currently providing to the Scott Herr Fitness Center at Canton High School. According to CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson, the increased funding will be used to maintain the equipment and support the […]
The Canton Police Department’s mobile operations unit along with patrol officers, detectives, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and Deputy Chief Helena Rafferty provided a security detail for Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on his visit to the Irish Cultural Center of New England on Sunday, March 16. CPD mobile operations arrived at Logan Airport Sunday morning […]
The Canton High School Drama Club presented Our Town, the classic play by Thornton Wilder, on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15, in the CHS auditorium. The play starred Izzy Johnson as Emily Webb and Kevin Hawley as George Gibbs. Cast Stage Manager – Paige O’Riordan (Act I), Shannon Milewski (Act II), Abbie Sockett […]
Limited time promotion ends March 31! Attention parents of Canton schoolchildren: The Canton Citizen is offering a $5 donation to your school, plus 4 bonus months of the newspaper for each new subscription in March! The Citizen in-town newspaper keeps you up to date on local news, school events, community events, sports, business, and much […]
On Saturday, March 7, dance studios from Canton and surrounding towns teamed up to present “Why We Dance,” a benefit concert in honor of Kristen and Steve Furbush on behalf of their two children, Kayley and Patrick. The event, which was held at the Norwood Theatre, was produced by Melanie Cox of Dance Out Canton […]
Coming off his historic run to the All-State wrestling finals, Canton High School senior Quinn Merrigan made history once again this past weekend in Providence, becoming the first Bulldog wrestler to ever compete in a New England Championship finals match. Merrigan, the two-time defending Division 3 state champion in the 138-pound class, defeated Brandon Levesque […]
Reginald Remy, 92, formerly of Fall River, passed away February 28, 2014. The kind and generous spirit of Regi Remy succumbed after a short illness, surrounded by his family. Reginald was born in Fall River, a son of the late Leon Remy and Marie-Louise (Ferland) Remy. Married for 65 years to his beloved Claire (Charette), […]
Below is the first installment of Ruminations, a new column by Rumni Saha. In late January, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would be seeking the death penalty in the case against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Many are outraged. Carol Rose, a lawyer, journalist and executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, […]
Canton native Olivia Murphy, a sophomore forward on the UMass Boston women’s basketball team, has been named to the Little East Conference First Team, the league office announced last week. Last season’s LEC Rookie of the Year paced the conference with 15.9 points per game and ranked third in the league with 10.6 rebounds per […]
After managing to win over all five selectmen and most of the voters at last year’s annual town meeting, the developer of a proposed 160-unit senior assisted living facility on Turnpike Street has run into a few roadblocks during the permitting process, fueled by ongoing concerns over the height of the structure and the absence […]
