A last-minute infusion of state and local monies helped to push the proposed rebuild of Metropolis Skating Rink over the finish line at a special town meeting held last Wednesday in the CHS auditorium. A Canton institution since the early 1970s and longtime home to the CHS and Canton Youth Hockey programs, the state-owned and […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the December 20 edition include: * Highlights from the December 18 selectmen’s meeting * Photo coverage of St. Gerard’s annual Christmas pageant by Moira Sweetland * Canton’s Bruce Beckham honored for lifetime achievement in tourism industry * […]
The members of the Community Club of Canton have been busy as elves this holiday season! The members made 320 candy favors for both Thanksgiving and Christmas for the Hellenic Nursing Home and Meals on Wheels. Next they delivered warm winter hats and socks to the students at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children and gift cards […]
The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its 2018 fall all-star selections. The full list, featuring 25 CHS athletes from eight sports, appears in this week’s print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual fall sports wrap-up. Boys MVP Brendan Albert (Football) A senior captain and two-time All-Hockomock selection, Albert was head coach Dave Bohane’s […]
Knollwood Memorial Park held its annual holiday illumination event on Saturday, December 8. Over 1,000 individually lit luminary bags lined the main drive into the cemetery in memory of deceased loved ones. The event also featured live music, refreshments, and a Christmas tree lighting. See this week’s Canton Citizen for more Knollwood event photos by […]
Dear Editor: Dr. John Tamilio III made some spurious comments about Pope Pius XII in his sermon at the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service held at B’nai Tikvah (Canton Citizen – November 29). I was surprised that at an interfaith meeting, hopefully designed to promote harmony and unity, he would use discredited writer John Cornwell’s Hitler’s Pope […]
Did you know … There were some interesting statistics highlighted recently in the Canton Citizen based on data compiled by the American Community Survey. They include the following: The median age in Canton is 42. Among Canton residents, 83.7 percent identify as white (compared to 92.5 percent in 2000). The percentage of residents identifying as […]
James J. McCarthy, 78, of Hollis, New Hampshire, died December 8, 2018. He was a retired self-employed master electrician and lifetime member of the Ames Rifle and Pistol Club. James was the devoted husband of Gertrude McCarthy (O’Toole). Loving father of Scott J. McCarthy and his wife, Margaret, of Halifax, and Wendy E. McCarthy. Loving […]
Joanne L. Joyce (Derba) of Canton passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 7, 2018, after an unexpected and short battle with cancer. She loved the warmth of the sun and spending time at the beaches of Marshfield and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. She also loved to shop. We offer our condolences to area merchants as the […]
Marilyn F. Foley, 93, of Canton, passed away December 4 at Norwood Hospital after a short illness. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and graduated from North Quincy High School and has lived in Canton for the last 61 years. She worked in the cafeteria at Canton High School for several years and […]
