Eleanor F. Stone, 83, passed away November 10 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton. Born and raised in Canton, she graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1953, and was a lifelong resident of the town. Beloved sister of the late Arthur Stone, Edith Allen, Lester Stone, Flora Malcolmson, and Mabel Igo. Also survived […]
Alison (“Ally”) Rood Birmingham, 85, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2016, in Canton. She was born December 20, 1930, in Mt. Kisco, New York, and was raised in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Her beloved husband of 59 years, Tom Birmingham, predeceased her. Ally met Tom while she was attending Vassar and he was attending Princeton, […]
Canton police plan to bring three Connecticut residents to court and charge them with felony counts of larceny over $250 (false pretenses) after officials found a town of Canton vendor account had been compromised. Detective John Ruane was credited with cracking the case, and he is in the process of summoning the three individuals to […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Canton Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the November 17 issue include: * Choose Happiness: A tribute to the late Amy (Flanagan) Chase * Photo coverage of the Why We Hope dance benefit and the Veterans Day breakfast at the Legion * True Tales from Canton’s Past: Lost […]
The residential tax rate for the upcoming year will remain stable and the commercial tax rate will drop two cents. However, property tax bills will still increase because assessments continue to rise. In a report to selectmen Tuesday night, Bill Galvin, chairman of the Board of Assessors, stated that the average single family assessment in […]
On Friday, November 4, dance studios from Canton and surrounding towns teamed up with Canton author Tara Shuman to present “Why We Hope,” an evening of “dance, music and hope” to benefit breast cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer
On Saturday, November 12, while many in Canton and around the country were trying to move on from an emotionally charged and tumultuous campaign season, 16 of the town’s election workers and Canton’s four voter registrars found themselves back at town hall, reliving election night one hand-counted ballot at a time. Canton’s precinct five, it […]
Did you know … In the past month, we have seen some of the largest donations by three of the richest billionaires in the United States. The biggest was a $3 billion donation by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The 32-year-old billionaire and his Quincy-raised wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, announced that they would commit $3 billion […]
Forty-five years ago I boarded a bus on Walpole Street and was dropped off at the Revere School on Chapman Street. The memory of that day burns vividly. I can recall the smell of crayons and paste, floor wax and ammonia, fresh air and sunlight flooding the room. We were a large class, by today’s […]
A Canton man and two other men from Stoughton will be summoned to court to face charges of breaking and entering into a vehicle following a two-car accident on Pleasant Street on Sunday, November 6, around 11:45 a.m. The driver of one of the vehicles, Albert G. Smith IV, 18, of Stoughton, faces additional charges […]
