The Board of Selectmen have entered into negotiations with its top choice for town administrator, Charles Aspinwall of Sharon, following a unanimous vote on Friday, May 6. Selectmen went with Aspinwall, the current Millis town administrator, over two other finalists for the position: Harwich Town Administrator Christopher Clark and Middletown Assistant Town Administrator Ryan Ferrera. […]
When Nancy Cahillane Connor made the decision to offer one of her healthy kidneys to Stephanie Glazer — a New Jersey woman who had only come into her life just months earlier — she made sure to do her homework and thought long and hard about the surgery and the recovery time and all that […]
A rich photographic history is preserved at the Canton Historical Society. With well over 4,000 catalogued images, each moment in time helps us see the fabric of the people and places of Canton. Photos 1 & 2: The Canton Catholic Club occupied the building that was once the Massapoag House. The original building was constructed in […]
John Feerick, president and CEO of Premier Fence, announced last week that the company’s grand opening celebration of its new Canton showroom will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1010 Turnpike Street (Rte. 138). On Saturday, May 21, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., New […]
Nearly 100 people packed the library’s community room last Thursday to listen to the winning entries of the sixth annual Canton Writes contest. Seventy writers, ranging in age from 6 to 60-something, competed in the contest. Prizes were awarded for winning first, second or third place in elementary, middle school, high school, and adult categories […]
Senior captain Ben O’Neill continued to state his case for league MVP and the defense was its usual dominant self as the CHS boys lacrosse team earned a 1-1 split in two tough road matches last week against North Attleboro and Foxboro. With the win and the loss — both by a single goal — […]
Ruth “Sissy” Owens, 63, of Canton, passed away April 30 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Dorchester High School. She lived in Jamaica Plain for many years before moving to Canton three years ago. She worked for […]
Editor’s note: The full-day kindergarten program referenced in this letter was approved by voters at annual town meeting on Wednesday, May 11. Dear fellow citizens: Full-day kindergarten has become an essential foundation for a child’s education and needs to be free for every student. Canton charges tuition and is well behind the rest of the state in […]
Did you know … Tori McClain, a Planning Board member for the past three years, abruptly resigned with two years still remaining on the five-year seat she won as the only candidate in 2013 when then incumbent Gary Vinciguerra withdrew his papers at the last moment. A native of Tennessee, McClain has been a resident […]
Editor’s note: The name of the victim who was interviewed for this story has been changed in order to protect his privacy. When reports first surfaced in late 2012 that Father Thomas H. Maguire had been removed from public ministry in Norwell following allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, Mark L., a Canton native and former […]
