The following is an excerpt from “Images on Glass,” the latest installment of True Tales from Canton’s Past by George T. Comeau. The full version of this story, along with a page of “Then and Now” photos depicting
Maps have fascinated people since cartographers began to record how to get from one location to another. E. Forbes Smiley III was one of those people. An antiquarian map dealer, Smiley’s love of maps led him to steal priceless maps across the country for years. Author and investigative journalist Michael Blanding has tracked Smiley’s story […]
Update: The Canton Police Department reported that the missing female student has been located and is safe. The police thanks the public and local law enforcement agencies for their assistance. The Canton Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 15-year-old girl from Canton, Lajanae Russell. On Wednesday, September 17, at approximately 5 […]
Nearly two years after unveiling a set of enhanced lockdown protocols and establishing itself as a regional pioneer in the area of school safety, the Canton school system is prepared to take the next step this year with a series of drills and training sessions designed to prepare both students and staff for various emergencies […]
Amid heavy opposition from area residents, selectmen on Tuesday night upheld their earlier June vote and decided to go ahead with the proposed roundabout project on Pleasant Street, estimated to cost between $200,000 and $300,000. Selectmen were impressed with the report of professional traffic engineer Gary McNaughton of McMahon and Associates, who they had hired […]
Firefighters were called to extinguish what they described as an illegal campfire on Cedar Drive on Friday, September 12, around 7:45 p.m. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the only permitted outdoor fires are for cooking and for brush burning with a permit issued by the Fire Department. The recent dry conditions have led to several […]
South Shore Staffing, a Canton-based full-service agency offering temporary and direct hire placement for accounting, finance, engineering and administrative professionals, has a new president and owner — one with a very familiar last name. Canton native Linda McDaid, sister of South Shore Staffing founder Edwin McDaid, is assuming leadership of the 10-year-old staffing agency, which […]
On September 11, 2001, men and women were going to work — like we are today — but little did they know it would be their last day on earth. It is quite possible that if there had been a struggle for the controls of one of those airplanes that left Logan Airport that morning, […]
Kathleen G. “Kay” d’Entremont (Geoghegan), 81, of Canton, passed away September 7 at the Medway Country Manor Nursing Home. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Mission High School and Burdette Business School. She has lived in Canton for 48 years and was an active member of St. John the Evangelist […]
Yuma Erickson, so well loved by so many, passed away unexpectedly on September 2, 2014, He was 53. He was the son of the late Robert and Searle Erickson. He was a 1979 graduate of Foxboro High School and was the president of his senior class. He earned a degree in architectural design from Rhode […]
