Cynthia Harkness has always loved the outdoors and being near the water. As a child she fished in the Merrimack River and at Hampton and Salisbury beaches, doing a lot of spin fishing. When her now grown sons were younger, she wanted them to enjoy the outdoors and the water just as she did. Harkness […]
Some say it’s an ugly name — the “Pig Butchering” scam. But it’s the scammers’ own description of the ugly crime they’re committing and how they view their victims. “Pig Butchering” is a new-ish COVID-era scam. It’s happening all over the country and it’s absolutely happening in metro Boston and even right here in Canton. […]
The Select Board is now considering whether to support a May town meeting article that could change the financing of the bond obligation for the town-owned Paul Revere Heritage Park. If approved by town meeting voters, the plan would help fund the construction of the Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation, which will be […]
On Sunday evening, April 14, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the Canton Fire Department responded to a 911 call from the TopGolf facility on Dedham Street reporting that a woman had fallen into the net on the second floor of the hitting bays. CFD Engine 3 and Ambulance 2 responded. Also on duty were two members […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the April 18 edition include: * Jury selection underway in Karen Read murder trial * Canton schools welcome new head of finance & operations * Hundreds volunteer for ‘Great Canton Cleanup’ * Inaugural 5k run to benefit […]
Residents of all ages fanned out across the community to beautify Canton’s streets and public spaces as part of the third annual Great Canton Cleanup. Held on Saturday, April 6, the event was organized by the Canton Walk, Bike & Hike Committee, Canton Parks & Recreation, and the Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse with support […]
By Bernard Mendillo In 1939, the Gallup Poll asked Americans, “Have you read Gone with the Wind?” About 88 percent of people said they had. The gang at Gallup knew this couldn’t be right and realized it was the way the question was phrased that was the problem. Obviously, people were embarrassed to admit they […]
Veronica J. Harrington passed away peacefully April 11, 2024, with friends and family at her side. She was loved by her sister Geraldine (Harrington) Brogna and her late brother-in-law, Alexander J. Brogna, of Milton, and her niece Helen Brogna of Canton and her partner, Edward Goodwin. She was the beloved daughter of the late Jeremiah […]
Joan Frances Serdensky, nee Tether, was born on October 24, 1941, in Boston and passed away on April 7, 2024, in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the age of 82. Joan was a hardworking, generous woman who dedicated her life to teaching and caring for others. She was deeply involved in church activities, including feeding the […]
James Francis Bernazzani, Jr. (Jim, but Jimmy to his close friends and family), 68, passed away on March 24 in Biloxi, Mississippi after a prolonged illness. Jim was the oldest of James and Geraldine Bernazzani’ s nine children and was born and raised in Canton. Jim participated in a variety of Canton youth sports and […]
