The following reflection, written by Rabbi Navah Lee Levine of Temple Beth Abraham, appears in the Canton Citizen’s 2014 Holiday Guide, which was included in the November 26 issue. One of the many pleasurable Hanukkah moments comes right after lighting the Hanukkah candles, as we do each night for eight nights. I have always loved […]
Did you know … Canton High School will face Stoughton High School in the classic Thanksgiving Day matchup tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Memorial Field in Stoughton. Each year, MAC publishes some facts, figures, and trivia from the Canton-Stoughton rivalry that started in 1926. So here we go for this year: The Canton-Stoughton rivalry is […]
Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Granatino announced last week the appointment of David Brauninger as interim principal of the Hansen Elementary School. Brauninger will replace Peter Boucher, who is leaving to become the athletic director at Milford High School. For the past three years, Brauninger has served as the student services coordinator at Canton High School, […]
In two separate incidents, firefighters were called to extinguish a pellet and wood stove fire. The first incident occurred at a Dedham Street residence on Wednesday, November 19, around 10:30 a.m., and the second incident took place at a Dunbar Street home on Sunday morning, November 23. In both instances, there was smoke emanating from […]
Thirteen-year-old Kayla Lee of Canton will perform at Carnegie Hall next month after placing first in the 11th annual Russian Music Competition, held November 2 at M. Steinert & Sons in Boston. Competing in the Advanced Level A division, Lee performed Variations on a Song by Aliabiev “Nachtingale” by M. Glinka from memory. Earlier this year, she […]
Paul Folkman and Jim Lamarr are developers. And, quite honestly, being branded a developer in a small town like Canton is usually a bad thing. It is the developers that receive the scorn of neighborhood associations, who see encroachments as personal attacks upon the value of their homes. Developers are branded as greedy, irresponsible, and […]
Nearly three decades have passed since Jeanne Quinn last had a real Thanksgiving. It was November 28, 1985, to be exact — the last one that she shared with both of her children, Shaun and Yvonne, together as a family. The following year, Quinn would spend that once joyous occasion living out a parent’s worst […]
Update: Thanksgiving didn’t go as planned for the Canton High football team as the Bulldogs fell to rival Stoughton 34-0 at SHS Thursday morning. Canton finishes the season at 6-5 with the loss. See next week’s Canton Citizen for complete Thanksgiving Day coverage. *** Having already secured its first winning season in more than a […]
First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Canton invites the public to a Thanksgiving weekend concert of chamber music by the Cottage Quartet on Saturday evening, November 29, starting at 7 p.m. Music Director James Chubet has put together an exciting evening of beautiful music for all to enjoy. The concert will take place in First Parish’s […]
CHS cross country standout Catherine Song competed in the Division 2 All-State meet last Saturday at Franklin Park and finished 40th out of 183 runners. Song, a junior captain, completed the 5K course with an impressive time of 19:59. According to head coach David Hiltz, this was the second straight year that Song qualified for […]
