On Friday, April 7, from 6-8 p.m., the Hansen Elementary School CAPT will host a “Parents Night Out” community fundraiser at Canton High School to benefit Madi Bergstrom, a Hansen second grader who is battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for the third time in her young life. Eight-year-old Madi and her family recently returned home from […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Canton Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the March 23 issue include: * Town election preview: A detailed look at the four Board of Selectmen candidates and their views on important local issues * Town candidates snapshot: Information on the 11 other candidates running for […]
The Baker-Polito Administration recently awarded $7.9 million in state Workforce Training Fund grants to 111 Massachusetts companies for training over 5,243 workers and creating an expected 522 new jobs. Among the grant recipients were two companies from Canton. Unicom Engineering, headquartered on Dan Road, was awarded $178,863 to train 110 workers and is expected to […]
Maura Louise Sullivan (Norton), age 61, of Canton, passed away March 11 in the loving embrace of her family and closest friends following a private but fierce battle with cancer. Born and raised in Attleboro, she graduated from Bishop Feehan High School in 1974. Maura went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University […]
Henry D. Kennison, 70, of Canton, formerly of Holbrook, passed away unexpectedly March 10 at home. Born in Portland, Maine, he was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton South High School and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Era. He attended the Culinary Institute and worked as a chef and teacher for Brookline […]
Rita C. Donoghue, 60, of Weston, passed away March 7. Born in Weymouth, she was raised in Winthrop and graduated from Mt. St. Joseph’s Academy in Brighton and Lowell Technical Institute. She has lived in Weston for the last 17 years and previously lived in Rochester, NY. She was the benefits coordinator for Zerox Corp. […]
Dear Editor: I would like to thank Andrea Galvin of Canton Community TV for taking time out of her day to search for 20-year-old episodes of “School Days.” Andrea spent time converting old VHS tapes to digital files so we could show clips at our 20th class reunion. Her dedication to cataloging Canton’s happenings for […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Canton Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the March 16 issue include: * A tribute to Maura Sullivan, longtime CCTV personality, CHS athletics backer, and family law attorney * Photo coverage of MusicCounts’ Irish Night and the Hansen Shamrock Dance * True Tales from Canton’s Past by […]
Canton’s longest-playing community band, the Canton Community Band, will honor its roots with a pair of free, public performances featuring music by New England composers. The concerts, titled “Heritage of the Community Band,” will be held on Thursday, March 23, at the Canton Public Library and Thursday, April 6, at the Congregational Church of Mansfield. […]
Henry L. “Link” Munson, of Canton, passed away March 6. Born in Norwood on September 18, 1937, he was a 48-year resident of Canton and lifelong summer resident of Mattapoisett. Mr. Munson was a graduate of Stoughton High School and earned a BS in civil engineering from Northeastern University. A registered professional engineer and land […]
