Six towns across the Neponset Valley are banding together to pose a question to their residents: Can you save 157 million gallons of water in just 14 weeks? The towns are kicking off a regional campaign to educate residents about how easy and painless it is to reduce water, sewer and energy bills while protecting […]
Driver arrested following police pursuit, crash A 36-year-old Canton man is facing a long list of charges after leading police on a car chase shortly after midnight on Sunday, March 23. Michael Fernandes of Oakdale Road was charged with six counts of failure to stop or yield, OUI (third offense), reckless operation of a motor […]
Students and staff at the Hansen Elementary School will be facing off in the Canton High School gymnasium starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 4, to raise money for a Canton family struck by tragedy. The Hansen Staff vs. Students Basketball Game will benefit the Furbush children, who lost both of their parents, Kristen […]
The Canton Community Theatre will present Clue — the play based on the movie based on the board game — on Friday and Saturday, March 28-29 and April 4-5, at 7:30 p.m. at the CCT space at the Village Shoppes, located at 95 Washington Street (next to the Shoe Dept and across from the Halfway […]
The following is the first in a two-part series on the Burr Lane Burying Ground by local historian George T. Comeau. Click here to read the full text of part two, “A Dog with a Bone.” Running through the woods on Sunday afternoon in September 1969 were two boys from Sawyer Avenue here in Canton. The crisp […]
On Sunday, March 9, the incredibly talented CHS varsity cheerleaders made program history with a third-place finish at the Winter Cheerleading State Championship, earning a bid to the U.S. Spirit National Championships, scheduled for March 28-30 in Orlando. This achievement was the direct result of the team’s commitment to excellence and passion to perform at […]
Bennett A. Hurley, of Canton, died peacefully in the comfort of his home March 17, 2014. Born and raised in Winthrop, Bennett moved to Canton with his wife in 1972 and worked as a mechanical engineer and project manager in the power plant industry. Loving son of the late Patrick and Dorothy (Bennett). Devoted husband […]
John B. Robinson of Walpole, formerly of Canton, passed away March 14 at South Shore Hospital. Born and raised in Fall River, he graduated from Durfee High School and Bentley College with a degree in accounting. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and worked as an accountant for Nynex for over 35 […]
William E. Boushell, 84, of Canton, died March 13, 2014, after a brief illness. Bill was a retired Dedham police officer and a Korean War veteran. Born in Boston, he grew up in Roslindale and graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1947. Bill spent two years serving in the U.S. Army as a corporal […]
Dear Editor: We would first like to thank the Canton Citizen for last week’s article shining light upon the proposed senior housing development at the Will Sand and Gravel Pit. Our neighborhood abuts the Will site. We have been trying unsuccessfully since November to produce an outcome that will work for the developer and for […]
