On Friday, August 22, the Recreation Department’s “Blast Off” summer camp wrapped up a fun-filled Super Heroes Week with a visit from some of Canton’s own heroes from the Police and Fire departments. Pictured above with some of the campers are Canton firefighters Wayne MacDonald and Doug King. See this week’s Citizen for more camp […]
Selectmen will wait until a meeting is held between a third party engineer and a resident who disputes the traffic study conducted by a firm for the DPW on the proposed Pleasant Street roundabout plan before deciding the ultimate fate of the project. Matt Osborne of 953 Pleasant Street has reviewed the traffic study conducted […]
Dear Editor: I am deeply concerned about the proposed roundabout to be located at Pleasant Street, Bolivar Street, and Lincolnshire Drive. The town estimates this project will cost approximately $350,000. The town of Canton has framed this issue as one of public safety; however, vehicle accidents and pedestrian injuries are exceedingly rare events at this […]
An unidentified truck driver was transported to a nearby hospital for injuries sustained in a collision with a utility pole on Tuesday, August 19, around 8:30 a.m. near 1138 Pleasant Street. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the collision knocked the utility pole down and electricity was cut to the Pleasant Street neighborhood for a few […]
The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify an unknown serial bank robber who robbed two banks in the greater Boston area from July 28 to August 11. The robber is a black male with a medium athletic build, approximately 25-30 years old, 5’8” to 6’ tall, is clean shaven […]
On Labor Day weekend, August 29-31, the Irish Cultural Center in Canton will play host to the North American Gaelic Games, the annual climax to the season for the thousands of players, members and supporters of the North American Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2014 playoffs will see over 120 teams gather in Canton, some traveling from […]
Winifred O’Connor (McDaid), 81, of Weymouth, passed away August 16 at the Colonial Rehab and Nursing Center in Weymouth. Born in Lexington, she attended Matignon High School and has lived in Weymouth for over 50 years. She worked as an administrative secretary for New England Telephone for many years before retiring. In her free time […]
Arthur V. Reynolds, 66, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly at home August 15. Arthur was a lifelong resident of Canton and graduated from Canton High School and Wentworth Institute of Technology. He was a self-employed general contractor and was also a nursing home administrator for Winthrop Road and Wellman Rest Home in Brookline. He was […]
Henry E. Knight, 80, formerly of Canton and Randolph, of East Bridgewater, passed away August 14 at Brockton Hospital. Born in Boston, he was raised In Canton and graduated from Canton High School. He owned and operated a security company that provided services for several companies in Boston. Beloved husband of the late Mildred L. […]
Daniel M. Fitzgerald, 36, of Stoughton, formerly of Canton, passed away suddenly August 14 at home. Born in Norwood, he was raised in Canton and attended Canton High School. He was a proud Marine Corps veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has lived in Stoughton for the last three years and worked for the Town […]
