Nancy Hildegarde Rulli of Rockport, formerly Nancy Pratt of Sea Girt, NJ, and of Manhattan, died on September 13, 2016. Nancy is best known as a female professional trumpet player, one of the first women to take on that role. At the age of 88 she was still playing under the name Nancy Hildegarde at […]
Editor’s note: The Canton River, also called the East Branch of the Neponset River, passes through downtown Canton and through the former Plymouth Rubber factory site. A portion of the river has been redirected into a man-made diversion channel constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Dear Editor: Why does the town of Canton hate […]
I have my own kitchen for the first time. It’s small, only three steps or so across, with a monster-like fan. The stove looks as if it’s been half chopped off and the cabinets are stubborn, making you yank them open. And yet, it’s my own kitchen. I get excited just being able to wake […]
Duncan Ogg, 75, of Canton and Wells, Maine, passed away unexpectedly September 8, 2016, at his home in Wells. Born in Grafton, he was raised in Grafton and Illinois. He attended Hebron Academy in Maine and graduated from the University of New Hampshire, where he was the captain of the football team. Duncan was a […]
The Canton Historical Society is a private, nonprofit organization, incorporated in 1893 for the purpose of collecting and preserving everything related to the history, topography, and family genealogy of the town of Canton. In the past year, the society held a special exhibit for the town at the Canton Public Library featuring many of its […]
John J. “JD” Daniels III, 38, of Braintree, formerly of Canton, passed away unexpectedly September 3 at home. Born in Boston, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1996, where he played on the football, basketball and baseball teams. JD went on to graduate from the University of Vermont […]
Evelyn Sullivan (Ryan), 88, of Barefoot Bay, FL, formerly of Canton, passed away September 2 at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. Born and raised in Medford, she graduated from Medford High School. She was a devoted wife and mother to her 14 children and enjoyed spending time with her family, bowling, playing backgammon, playing cards, and […]
The town of Canton honored the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in a remembrance ceremony held at Canton Fire Department headquarters. Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11. The ceremony honored the bravery of New York’s first responders while also paying tribute to the thousands of victims who perished in the terrorist […]
A Rockland man who was wanted in connection with a string of recent robberies — including the Bank of Canton’s downtown branch on Saturday — is now in police custody thanks to the combined efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement officials. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old David Poulos and he is […]
Frank M. Powers Jr., 48, of Salem, NH, formerly of Stoughton, passed away August 29. Born and raised in Stoughton, he was educated in Stoughton schools and was a graduate of Southeastern Regional Technical High School in Easton. Mr. Powers was a resident of New Hampshire for the past 13 years, spending the past eight […]
