Dear Editor: At the May 22 annual town meeting, Canton voters will decide whether to authorize the Select Board to start the process for Municipal Energy Aggregation. The Canton Sustainability Committee supports energy aggregation and urges voters to attend town meeting to vote ‘Yes.’ Energy aggregation allows a town to use its bulk purchasing power […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the May 6 edition include: * Governor visits GMS to announce new summer learning programs (click here for excerpt) * Proposed housing trust eyes ‘Canton-centric’ solutions to affordability challenges * True Tales from Canton’s Past by […]
Alda “Ida” Carrozza (Aprea) of Canton passed away May 1. Born and raised in Hyde Park, she graduated from Girls Trade School in Boston. She lived in Canton for 67 years. Alda worked at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton for many years as an adaptive clothing designer and seamstress. She was diligent, resourceful, resilient and strong. […]
Lawrence “Laurie” O’Brien, 79, a resident of East Falmouth, formerly of Canton, died peacefully at Cape Cod Hospital on Friday, April 30, 2021. He was the husband of Priscilla (Standish) O’Brien for 59 years. Son of the late Richard J. and Elizabeth (Sullivan) O’Brien, he was born in Norwood and raised in Canton. Laurie was […]
Donald P. Mulcahey, 85, of Plymouth, formerly of West Bridgewater and Canton, passed away peacefully at home April 27. Born in Boston, he was raised in Jamaica Plain and graduated from Cathedral High School. He served his country as a chaplain’s assistant in the U.S. Air Force and while stationed at Itazuke Air Force base […]
Lucille Irene (Lewis) Cardinell was called home to our Lord on April 27, 2021 while at her home surrounded by her family. Lucille was born on January 29, 1942 to Charles and Lorena (Dafoe) Lewis in Canton, New York. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles; mother, Lorena; and brother Franklin. She married […]
Dear Editor: As a fairly new resident of Canton, I am appalled at the amount of trash I see along roadsides in our town. Route 138 is one I travel often and any trash dropped beside the road simply seems to stay there. Another eyesore is when I am getting off the freeway at Exit […]
A small but spirited group of volunteers joined together to clean up the grounds of the Museum of American Bird Art on Saturday as part of an Earth Day Cleanup event hosted by Canton Residents for a Sustainable, Equitable Future (CR4SEF). See this week’s Citizen for more photos by Cynthia Rosina. Click here to order […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the April 29 edition include: * Community in Unity: Local business owner reflects on family, faith * COVID update and more highlights from the April 27 Select Board meeting * Departing SB member Mark Porter excited […]
Dan Cummings, founder of local nonprofit Journey Forward, never backs away from a challenge. When the pandemic derailed last year’s Casino Night, the organization’s largest annual fundraiser, he didn’t miss a beat. Cummings assembled a team of virtual runners and walkers and channeled his efforts into training for the 2020 Falmouth Virtual Road Race and […]
