The curtain goes up this weekend for the Canton High School theater company’s performance of The Outsiders. The stage play is based on S.E. Hinton’s coming of age novel about two teenage gangs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1965. “It’s a story our students know and love,” said performing arts teacher Maureen Regan. “It’s a book […]
John M. Sullivan, 78, of Canton, passed away on November 4, 2025, at Boston Medical Center. Born on February 8, 1947, in Dorchester, John lived a life defined by love, service, and community. He was the beloved husband of Susan A. Sullivan (Trahan), with whom he shared a devoted partnership. John was a loving father […]
Joseph K. Rushworth of Canton died November 6, 2025. He was 73 years old. Devoted husband of the late Dale Rushworth (Pesaturo). Loving father of Kristen M. Shanahan and her husband, Raymond, of Scituate, Michael J. Rushworth and his wife, Chelsey, of Thompson’s Station, TN, and Sarah A. Rohan and her partner, Robert McCoy, of […]
Rosemary (Dodge) Matanes, 77, passed away on Thursday, November 6, due to complications from Alzheimer’s dementia. Rosemary, or Rosie as she was called, grew up in Dorchester, and was one of five siblings along with Albert, Thomas, Murial, and Florence Dodge. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1965. Following her marriage to Mark Matanes […]
Dr. Arcangelo “Lino” Mariano of Canton passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025. Lino was born in Bonito, Italy, on July 14, 1933. Lino’s early life in Italy instilled in him a love for family and tradition, which he carried with him when he immigrated to the United States at age 13. Lino’s family settled […]
Susan Lee Ballem (Petrone), 87, of Boston, passed away on November 2, 2025. Susan was born in Naples, Italy, in 1938. She moved to the United States with her family in 1949, when she was 11 years old. The family eventually settled in Everett, and as a young girl she helped out at the candy […]
Since 1932, a simple, unassuming paper box has been tucked away in the vault at the Canton Historical Society. Inside this crude container rests one of the most invaluable treasures from our town’s very beginnings: The Parson Samuel Dunbar Diary. And today. as we’re preparing to celebrate the monumental 300th anniversary of Stoughton and the […]
Beating Mansfield 28-16 Friday night on the Hornets’ home field on their Senior Night is a memorable milestone for the Canton High football program. Canton last beat the Hornets in 1990, which coincidentally was the senior season for former Bulldog and now interim head coach Jeff Eckler. Mansfield is considered one of the elite programs […]
Select Board member Mike Loughran has a new plan for building pickleball courts in town, thanks to the Bank of Canton’s willingness to locate the courts at the back of their corporate headquarters on Route 138. Loughran said the courts are 1,000 feet away from the nearest residence. Loughran recently submitted a request to the […]
As Veterans Day approaches, let us take time to reflect on the service and sacrifice of those men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces. From the earliest days of our nation to the present, veterans have stood in defense of our freedoms, often at great personal cost. Here […]
