Canton resident Sue Sweenie sent in this photo of her daughter Samantha, age 7, scaling the massive snowbank at the end of Tilden Road. Have a cool snow photo to share? Send it to submissions@thecantoncitizen.com to be considered for our print or online editions.
The Canton Fire Department is asking for the public’s help in digging out the more than 1,000 fire hydrants scattered across town. Fire and DPW crews will be out this week trying to clear as many as possible. One Canton resident sent a letter to the Fire Department informing them that since 1978, John Overton […]
The Open Book Coffeehouse continues its ninth consecutive season of showcasing live, acoustic music on Saturday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m. with Michelle Willson and the Evil Gal Mini-Orchestra. The coffeehouse is located at the Canton Public Library at 786 Washington Street. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the music starts at 7:30. Admission is […]
Tempers flared over a proposed solar overlay district and one member waxed philosophic on the current state of zoning as the Canton Planning Board commenced public hearings last week on the 12 proposed zoning changes for 2015. Approximately two dozen citizens turned out for the February 4 meeting, which lasted more than three hours and […]
The Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce (NVCC) is thrilled to announce the winners of its 2014 Business of the Year awards: Dedham Medical Associates/Atrius Health and Marathon Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine. The awards were presented at the chamber’s 121st Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner held on January 22. Dedham Medical — led by Canton […]
The Canton High boys ice hockey team knows how to win in all sorts of ways, and the Bulldogs proved it again last week with a 3-0 stretch that featured three very different kinds of wins. The three victories — a blowout win over Attleboro, a low-scoring battle with Oliver Ames, and a high-scoring, back […]
No one was hurt after a roof collapsed at DXL Group (formerly Casual Male) on Turnpike Street on Tuesday morning, February 10, around 7:15 a.m. The collapse impacted a 20×20-foot section of roof in the warehouse above the loading dock. Workers were shoveling snow on another portion of the roof at the time of the […]
Winnifred Feldman (Demb), 89, of Peabody, formerly of Watertown, entered into eternal rest surrounded by her loving family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House on February 7, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Burnett Feldman. Devoted mother of Marv and his wife, Gayle, of Canton, and Jim and his wife, Debra. Predeceased by her sisters Eileen Goldenberg and Shirley Tofsky. Cherished grandmother […]
We used to sit on the lifeguard chair on lazy summer nights, hold hands and watch the stars. The voices from the boardwalk and sounds of Coney Island fun were the background for our conversations. We would talk about school and then later, when we were older, about the future. The summer before he left […]
Winning every quarter and with almost every player scoring, the CHS girls basketball team stormed past the Stoughton Black Knights 75-39 for its second win of the season in the opening game of the SHS-CHS boys and girls doubleheader at Stoughton High Friday night. The win was Canton’s first against a Hockomock League opponent in […]
