At least 25 Canton firefighters and members of the Canton Police Department attended the funerals of two Boston firefighters, Lt. Ed Walsh and firefighter Mike Kennedy, who died while battling a nine-alarm blaze in the Back Bay last Wednesday. Flags at the two Canton fire stations were flown at half mast from March 26 through […]
Canton Youth Hockey’s Squirt B Green team ended its season last Sunday in a heartbreaking 5-4 playoff loss to Duxbury after an incredible six overtime periods. The kids showed up at Pembroke Hobomock Arena full of energy and ready to skate. They were missing two players, Adam Tabba and Chris Turano, so they knew they were […]
George R. MacPhail Jr., 88, of Canton, passed away April 1 at the Harrington House in Walpole. Born and raised in Dorchester, George graduated from English High School. Corporal MacPhail enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving overseas during World War II on the SS Black. George and his wife, Frances, moved to Canton in […]
Theresa N. Walsh (McDonald), 79, of Canton, died after a brief illness on March 30, 2014. Devoted wife of Robert E. Walsh Jr. of Canton. Loving mother of Robert E. Walsh III and his wife, Joan, of Marshfield, and Lisa C. Walsh of Canton. Sister of Helen O’Neil of Woburn, Mary McKinnon of Walpole, the […]
Francis “Frank” T. Mosley, 70, of Assonet, formerly of Canton and Brockton, died after an extended illness on Saturday, March 15, 2014, in the Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Walden in Concord. Frank was born in Canton on September 17, 1943, to the late William and Claire (Ronayne) Mosley. He grew up in Canton […]
Dear Editor: The Executive Board of the Canton Association of Business and Industry (CABI) would like to ask the citizens of Canton for their support with a yes vote on the April 8 ballot question. This would provide commercial and industrial businesses with a $100,000 property exemption on the CPA tax, similar to what is […]
Did you know … The Canton High School varsity basketball team had an outstanding year. It set a CHS record with 10 straight wins and set an all-time record by scoring 97 points in a game. The team also scored 95 points in a game during the season. The Bulldogs finished the season at 14-8 […]
Nostalgia is a dirty word when you’ve reached a certain age — especially when your past has become a playground for the younger set. People go to parties dressed in ’60s costumes (hey guys, that was what I wore every day) and the latest movies extol how much fun getting dressed in the ’70s was. […]
Canton’s Meghan Lennon has earned her third straight Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week award after leading the Endicott College women’s lacrosse team to two big wins last week. Lennon tallied an impressive four goals and two assists in a 14-9 victory over the University of New England and also had a goal and […]
This coming Tuesday, April 8, is Election Day in Canton, and voters should have very little difficulty filling out their ballots with only one name listed for each of the 12 open seats. This will mark the second straight election — and third in the last four years — that Canton has not had a […]
