Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the May 14 edition include: * True Tales from Canton’s Past: A look back at the women’s suffrage movement * Local funeral directors reflect on grief in the time of pandemic * Orchard Cove celebrates residents and […]
Mrs. Marcia R. Tate, 86, of Canton, passed away after a brief illness May 9 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Newark, NJ, she was raised in Belleville, NJ, and graduated from Allegheny College in 1955. She then completed a publishing course at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, which in turn led to a job at the […]
Dear Mrs. Cunningham: Your fourth grade class would like to thank you for your hard work and dedication to us and to the town of Canton. Your kind decision to donate classroom funds to the Canton Area Helpline shows your positive leadership and thought to help others during this time of need. We are honored to have you in […]
As of May 8, the town of Canton had 242 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been 29 coronavirus-related deaths in Canton as of May 8, according to the state Department of Public Health. Statewide, there have been 75,333 confirmed cases and 4,702 deaths, including 6,801 cases and 623 deaths in Norfolk County. According to […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the May 7 edition include: * CHS senior update and highlights from the April 30 School Committee meeting (click here for excerpt) * Canton students celebrate Earth Day * Local seamstress sewing in time of need * […]
Preservation Massachusetts, in partnership with The 1772 Foundation, is pleased to announce the awarding of a historic preservation grant to the David and Abigail Tilden House at Pequitside Farm. The circa 1725 Tilden House, which is being transformed into a living history center under the leadership of the Canton Historical Society, was awarded a $3,480 […]
Kristen M. Kingsley, 50, of Canton, passed away May 5. Born in Malden, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1988. She worked as a project manager for Carousel Industries in Rhode Island. Kristen was a fitness fanatic and was an aerobics instructor and ran the Falmouth Road Race […]
George M. Mansfield, Jr., 84, a former resident of Norton for 30 years and most recently of Lincoln, RI, and Boothbay Harbor, ME, passed away peacefully April 27, 2020 at Trinity Health & Rehabilitation Center in Woonsocket, RI. He is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Catherine (Butler) Mansfield, whom he married on […]
Elizabeth M. Votruba, 67, of Canton, formerly of West Roxbury and Boston’s South End, passed away peacefully at home on April 18, 2020. Born in Boston’s South End on August 15, 1952 to Tofe M. and Frances M. (Joseph) Tannas, she was a lifetime parishioner of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Boston. She proudly […]
Dear Canton small businesses: We know that most of our local small businesses are hurting badly as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis and state-ordered work stoppages. When you suffer, the whole community suffers, whether as employees, customers, or residents who take for granted your contributions to our local tax base. Just as important, […]
