Archive for: August, 2020

State Primary campaign announcements

The Massachusetts State Primary is scheduled for Tuesday, September 1. Click on the links below to read campaign announcements submitted to the Citizen. Walsh announces candidacy for Norfolk register of probate Brierley running for Norfolk register of probate Hubley announces candidacy for Norfolk register of probate Madden announces bid for Norfolk register of probate Staiti […]

True Tales from Canton’s Past: China Trade

Lemuel Fisher and Benjamin Wentworth had both served in the Revolution together. So it’s fair to say that like all veterans, they shared a common bond. After the war they both returned to Stoughton in that part which is now Canton and began to work the plow and the woodlots. In the spring of 1789 […]

Info & Guidance for Persons in Quarantine

The following document was produced by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Click here for more COVID-19 resources. You are required to quarantine (separate yourself) from other people because you have been exposed to the 2019 Novel (New) Coronavirus (COVID-19). If you have COVID-19, you could spread it to people around you and make them […]

White, Elizabeth

Elizabeth “Betty” White, 93, of Canton, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Boston, she attended Jeremiah Burke High School in Dorchester and went on to work a number of jobs in order to provide for her five children before retiring in […]

Foley, Gerald S.

Gerald S. Foley, Jr., 82, of Milton, formerly of Canton and Hyde Park, died on August 12, 2020. He was born in Boston, the devoted son of the late Gerald S. and Livia M. Foley of Hyde Park. He was: BC High ’55, BC ’59, BC MBA ’73, Suffolk Law School ’78, and Mass Bar […]

Paull, William L.

William Lee Paull, 84, of Bellingham, a former longtime resident of Canton, passed away on July 27, 2020. Son of William C. Paull and Audrey Paull (Lamb) of New Bedford, Bill was born in Fairhaven and grew up in the whaling city of New Bedford. After marrying his high school sweetheart, Virginia, in 1959, Bill […]

Teaching kids about making money real

In How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Dilbert creator Scott Adams makes the case for a list of skills he believes all adults need a “working knowledge” of in order to live a successful life. By success, Adams says he is talking about an overall happiness — something, he writes, “good […]

Update: CPS shifts from hybrid to ‘phased-in’ reopening

Update: The School Committee voted 3-2 on August 20 to adopt a phased-in approach to the reopening of schools with all students likely beginning the year in a remote model. The decision represents a departure from the previous recommendation of opening with a hybrid model (2 days in person and 3 days remote). CLICK HERE […]

Safe Summer Fun

Campers and counselors are making the most of the summer season at day programs sponsored by the Parks & Recreation Department. While the summer offerings had to be scaled back due to COVID-19, camps were still offered at Pequitside for grades K-5 and at the Armando Recreation Center for ages 4-6. Parks & Rec. is […]

Former Hansen tutor describes devastation in Beirut

Lauren Caliri loves living in Beirut and speaks passionately about the beauty of Lebanon and the generosity of its people. She is deeply moved by the suffering caused by last week’s massive explosion at the city’s port. “What you see on TV,” she said, “it’s so much worse.” A Rhode Island native, Caliri has been […]

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