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Canton Parks & Recreation held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 13, at the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. The event featured an appearance from the Easter Bunny, farm animals, and entertainment by DJ Gary Titus. See this week’s Canton Citizen for more Easter Egg Hunt photos by Moira Sweetland.
The Cape Cod Islanders junior hockey team recently announced that it will be calling the Canton SportsPlex in Canton home beginning with the 2019-2020 season and will be renamed the Canton Cubs. “We have operated on Cape Cod since our inaugural season in 2008,” said Chief Operating Officer Scott Hogan. “Unfortunately, the Falmouth Ice Arena […]
Local volunteer opportunities at Brookwood Farm, Neponset River Reservation and more The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced that the 13th annual Park Serve Day event will be held on Saturday, April 27, with more than 37 volunteer activities coordinated throughout the commonwealth with the assistance of several organizations and stakeholders. Created in 2006 as a statewide […]
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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: * Draper brewery, detox appeal and more from the ZBA (excerpt here) * Highlights from the April 11 School Committee meeting * Photos from the Canton Parks & Rec. Annual Easter Egg […]
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Janis A. Quirk (Cassidy) of Canton died unexpectedly April 7, 2019. She was a 65-year-old, proud Boston businesswoman. Devoted wife of Thomas M. Quirk, MSP Ret., of Canton. Loving mother of Michelle M. Lesiak and her husband, Andrew, of Canton, and Lisa A. Sullivan and her late beloved husband, Brian P., of Kingston. Loving sister […]
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Mary E. Roman (Fenocketti) died peacefully April 6, 2019, surrounded by family and friends in Brigham and Women’s Hospital after a courageous five-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. She was 61 years old. Mary was a graduate of North Quincy High School and Babson College. She began her career at the Thomas Crane Public Library as a […]
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Christine “Chrissy” Elizabeth Matanes, of Little Falls, New York, previously of Canton, died suddenly of natural causes on April 5, 2019. She is predeceased by her son Peter “Petey” Matanes and leaves behind her daughter Nicole Matanes, of Palmer; three grandchildren whom she cherished, Sophia and Abigail White, and grandson Cristiano Garcia; her longtime boyfriend […]
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Marguerite C. Tierney (Shea), 90, of Canton, passed away April 3 at Milton Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated from Jeremiah Burke High School, Class of 1945. She worked as a secretary for the Boston College School of Education for 25 years before retiring. She has lived in […]
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The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its 2018-19 winter all-star selections. The full list appears in this week’s print edition as part of the Citizen’s annual winter sports wrap-up. Boys Co-MVP Devin Foster (Basketball) A generational talent who redefined basketball excellence over a brilliant four-year career, Foster went from great player to all-time legend […]
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Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the April 11 edition include: * Canton Citizen’s Annual Winter Sports Wrap-Up (team photos, summaries and more) * Recount for BOS seat set for April 13 * National baby products company relocates to Canton * True Tales […]
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