Sports fans won’t want to miss the chance to hear Jerry Thornton discuss his new book, Five Rings: The Super Bowl History of the New England Patriots, on Thursday, September 13, at 7 p.m. at the Canton Public Library. Since 2001 the Patriots have played in eight Super Bowl championships and won five, a run […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the August 23 edition include: * Special Report: State regulators, haulers working to put an end to ‘wish-cycling’ * Speed puzzling event returns to library August 28 * Canton Writes 2018 winning entries (final installment) * Upcoming events: Historical Society […]
At the age of 28, Audrey Murray boarded a one-way flight to Kazakhstan to begin the first leg of a solo tour through the former USSR. Through the course of 12 months, the Canton native visited 11 former republics as part of a fascinating and surprising journey that would involve “kidnappers, garbage bags of money, […]
With the first practices of the 2018 season getting underway this week, CHS head football coach Dave Bohane recently announced the winners of the team’s offseason weightlifting and strength awards. The weightlifting program began in early December and was held throughout the winter and spring and continued this summer with daily 6:30 a.m. workouts Monday […]
A few weeks ago, a customer emailed to ask if I would consider writing a column about the pitfalls of credit cards for young people, especially college students. He said he had a feeling his kids weren’t hearing him and he thought they might get the message if they saw it in the paper. “This […]
A fundraiser to benefit Canton Police Detective Johnny Ruane has been set for Saturday, September 22, from 7-11 p.m. at Brookmeadow Country Club, 100 Everendon Road in Canton. Ruane, a 25-year member of the CPD, has been diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. He has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the Police […]
Nearly two weeks after delivering a final state spending plan to the desk of Governor Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts legislature voted last week to override all but one of the governor’s budget vetoes for FY 2019 — preserving millions in local earmarks, including $100,000 for the preservation of Canton’s historic David Tilden House. The funding […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the August 16 edition include: * Tribute to former CCTV producer Margaret Sullivan * CHS Athletics preview: New strength and conditioning coach * Photos from the 25th season of Canton Soccer School * Farewell and thank you from retiring Library […]
DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta will be meeting this week with officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to map out a strategy to fill the town’s water-sewer supervisor position, which has been vacant for all but a few months since last spring. Trotta is serving as the acting water-sewer supervisor until the position […]
Local motorists can expect to endure travel disruptions and detours for a lengthy period this fall as the town embarks on a major construction project to repair the Reservoir Pond dam on Pleasant Street. Details about the project were announced at the Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday night, and selectmen are urging town departments […]
