Dear Editor: The Staffiere family would like to extend our appreciation to our wonderful family, friends, neighbors, the Legends hockey team, Canton Youth Hockey and Canton Youth Soccer, JFK CAPT, and anonymous donors who have supported our family during this very difficult year with dinners, gift cards, flowers, plants, special gifts, rides to activities for […]
The Board of Selectmen and Town Counsel Paul DeRensis are negotiating with Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company based in Germany, to open a new facility at 20 Dan Road in Canton, the site of the former Copley Controls Co., which left the town five years ago. The enticement for the company is a […]
The boys had done this exercise countless times. The weather was perfect and the early December freeze made for excellent conditions. Two old sleds were taken from the Aldrich barn in Ponkapoag. The metal skids had been repaired by the blacksmith and he didn’t charge a penny for work that cost him $4. The boys […]
As the holiday season approaches and the days become shorter and darker, the entrance to the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, located on Route 138, has been decked out in garlands of white lights as the Trustees of Reservations invite everyone to Holly Daze & Be Dazzled, a 10-day celebration that runs from Wednesday, December 7, […]
Several Canton police officers and firefighters worked to extricate three accident victims from a wet swampy area near Brad’s Glass at 872 Turnpike Street (Route 138) on Saturday, November 19, around 8:15 p.m. All three victims were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. According to Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty, the […]
Congratulations are in order for 14-year-old Kayla Lee of Canton, who placed second in the 11- to 14-year-old category at the 2016 American Fine Arts Festival’s “Golden Era of Romantic Music” International Competition. Lee, a 10th grader at the Winsor School in Boston, received the prestigious honor for her performance of Les Cloches de Geneve: Nocturne by […]
Blue Hill Country Club has been part of the Canton community since 1925. Hundreds of people pass by its golf courses and pool daily, perhaps not realizing that while the property was designed to be a members-only facility, the new owners, Concert Golf Partners, are hosting events that are open to the public while […]
Joseph D. Walsh, 83, of Norton, formerly of Canton, passed away November 20 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Dorchester, he attended Dorchester Public Schools, graduating from Dorchester High School. Joe and his wife, Audrey, resided in Canton for 31 years where they raised their four children. Joe worked for […]
Dear Canton: I am proud that Massachusetts has been an example for other states across the nation in terms of clean energy and energy efficiency. In addition to a state energy bill that encourages offshore wind and energy storage for renewable energy, on August 17 the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that the “pipeline tax” is […]
The partnership between man and dog goes back nearly as far as man and dog can be traced. Dogs do all kinds of jobs for us, from herding sheep to providing independence to the blind. The service dogs most of us are familiar with are the seeing eye dogs. When I was a kid, they […]
