The Canton parent booster group MusicCounts held its annual music festival fundraiser, CantonStock, this past Saturday at Canton High School. The event featured musical performances by band and chorus students in grades 4-12 as well as an assortment of raffles, refreshments, and music-themed activities such as Recorder Ring Toss, Guitar Mini-Putt, and the ever popular […]
With the CHS fall sports season almost completed and no further home playoff or football games scheduled, the School Department has decided to begin renovations to the CHS turf field this week. As a result of the construction, the public will not be able to use the field or track for at least a month […]
Canton High School English teacher Kate Kelly has taught a professional development course that deals with race, gender and sexuality to teachers over the last few years, based on the curriculum for the American Identities class that she teaches to CHS students. Both classes are designed to allow for personal reflection on biases that people […]
Senior captain Nicole Poole recorded her 1,000th career assist and the CHS varsity volleyball team collected two more victories in what was another productive week for the runaway Davenport Division champs. The lady Bulldogs defeated Foxboro last Monday on Senior Night and closed out the week with an exciting, 3-2 comeback win over nonleague Duxbury […]
Robert M. Scanlan, 80, of Westwood, formerly of Dennis and Milton, passed away peacefully in the company of friends and loved ones on October 31, 2016. Bob was born to the late Michael and Grace Scanlan on May 2, 1936. A proud 1959 graduate of Boston College, Bob also was a graduate of the Stonier […]
Jane Donehey of Canton, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away October 25, 2016. She was 85 years old and was retired from Eastern Gas and Fuel. Jane was the daughter of the late Albert and Sara Donehey. Loving sister of the late Robert Donehey and sister-in-law of Shirley Donehey of Canton. Loving aunt to Michael […]
Gerda Maria Helene Bruno Carreiro, 81, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on October 25, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Josef Terhorst and the late Helene Roth Terhorst. She was the beloved wife of 23 years to Albert Carreiro and wife of 25 years to the late Louis Bruno. She was […]
Josephine “Jo” (Russo) Spiegel, 69, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly on October 23 while on vacation in the Galapagos Islands. Born in Brooklyn, NY, to Sue and Vincent Russo, she was raised in Islip, NY, and graduated from Islip High School. She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in education from the State University […]
Winifred M. Spintig, 92, formerly of Canton, passed away October 22 in Miami, FL. Born in Canton, she graduated from Dover High School in Dover, NJ. She has lived in Miami for over 50 years where she previously worked as an elevator operator for the Eden Rock Hotel in Miami Beach. Ms. Spintig also entertained […]
I recently met with a couple in their very early 70s who were starting to think about downsizing. Why? Basically, because they were under the impression that it was “what everyone did,” that it was the “right thing to do” and they wanted to be “prudent.” They were considering buying a condo and were wondering […]
