CantonWrites, the town-wide writing contest, once again invites everyone in Canton to sharpen their pencils, dust off their typewriters, or boot up their word processors and become the authors they are meant to be. Authors enter in one of four age groups: elementary school, middle school, high school, and adult. Authors must live in Canton […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the February 7 edition include: * Special report: Community groups and membership recruitment challenges * Photos from the Canton High School talent show and St. John’s Father-Daughter Dance * Highlights from the February 5 Board of Selectmen’s […]
Carolyn A. Canale (Linehan), 83, of Canton, formerly of Norwood, passed away January 27 at Brightview in Canton surrounded by her loving family. Born in Roslindale, she graduated from Girls Latin High School and went on to earn a BA in home economics from Framingham State. She was a self-employed seamstress for many years before […]
Thomas E. Mathena, Jr., 65, of Canton, passed away January 25 at Wingate at Needham. Born in Dover, New Jersey, he was raised in Lake Apacon, NJ, and moved to Florida when he was 15. He has lived in Canton since 1991 and was the owner and operator of Tom Mathena Contracting Inc. for many […]
Eleanor A. “Ellie” Gottwald (Neas), 88, of Lakeville and Safety Harbor, FL, formerly of Canton, passed away January 25 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Boston, she was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from St. Gregory’s High School in Dorchester. Ellie loved spending time with her family, and her 14 grandchildren […]
Cheryl A. Rintala (Morrison), 54, of Norton, formerly of Sharon, passed away January 21 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Norwood, she was raised in Sharon and graduated from Southeastern Regional High School in Easton. She worked as a school crossing guard for the town of Sharon for many years. Cheryl was also previously a coach […]
The John F. Kennedy Elementary School fifth graders presented Peter Pan, Jr. on Friday and Saturday, January 25 and 26, in the CHS auditorium. Peter Pan Jr. Cast Peter – Riley Swearingen; Tinkerbell – Kate Norwood; Wendy – Soraya Azar; John – Robbie Dickson; Michael – Patrick Maguire; Hook – Henry Cohen; Smee – Declan […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the January 31 edition include: * True Tales from Canton’s Past by local historian George T. Comeau * Seth Dichard Golf Schools partner with Canton Ice House * Photo coverage of the JFK production of Peter Pan […]
An open letter to Rep. Stephen Lynch, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Ed Markey, and the citizens of Canton: We the members of the Canton Democratic Town Committee urge our elected officials and fellow residents to take action to protect and to help the people who are directly affected by the current federal government shutdown. The […]
Marybeth Nearen, chairman of the Blue Hills Regional District School Committee, issued the following statement in response to accusations that Blue Hills has used unlicensed workers to perform work on its ongoing renovation project. The editorial referenced in Nearen’s statement was also published in the Canton Citizen on January 3. “Some time ago we received […]
