On April 18, 30,000 runners will begin at the starting line in Hopkinton ready to complete the 120th Boston Marathon. Joining those athletes is Sharon Bolduc, a longtime Canton High School teacher. Bolduc is a part of Team Summer Learning, a group of runners raising money to support campers at both Hale Reservation and Courageous […]
Canton Parks & Recreation held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, at Pequitside Farm. The event featured appearances from the Easter Bunny and Ronald McDonald, a visit from the Barn Babies Traveling Petting Zoo, and entertainment by DJ Gary Titus. Photos by Moira Sweetland
Only 334 (2.3 percent) of the town’s registered voters turned out at the polls in Canton’s 2016 town election held on Tuesday, April 5. The ballot featured 10 candidates for 10 available seats, marking the fourth time in the last six years that Canton did not have any contested races. Reelected to office were incumbents John […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Canton Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Special features in the April 7 issue include: * Photo coverage of the Canton Public Schools’ successful STEAM Expo, which drew over 1,000 attendees * Outgoing School Committee chairman reflects on productive, rewarding tenure * Canton’s Donnie Lewis campaigns for LLS ‘Man […]
One woman’s sense of right and wrong strongly tests her faith and calling, setting the spotlight for Canton Community Theatre’s upcoming production of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley, which opens tomorrow night. A parable is described as a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. So it should come as […]
Saturday, March 19, was a beautiful sunny morning for the running of the fifth annual Mick Morgan’s St. Patrick’s 5K to benefit HESSCO Elder Services — a nonprofit health and social services agency serving communities in South Norfolk County. The annual 5K is HESSCO’s largest fundraiser, and it was a big success all around. With […]
Michael T. Jennings, 15, of North Easton, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Children’s Hospital following a long illness. Loving son of Thomas M. Jennings of Canton and Margaret A. Jennings (Thompson) of North Easton. Loving grandson of Judith and Frederick Jennings of Canton, Mildred Thompson and the late James Thompson of Danvers. Proud brother […]
June D. McCarthy (Pasquarosa), 85, a lifelong resident of Canton, died March 28, 2016, in the Hellenic Nursing and Rehab after a brief illness. Devoted wife of the late Charles E. McCarthy Sr. Loving mother of Charles E. McCarthy and his wife, Susan, of Norfolk, Stephen M. McCarthy Sr. of Canton, Daniel T. McCarthy of […]
Albert E. Osborne, 69, of Canton, formerly of Quincy and Weymouth, passed away on March 23, 2016. Born in Cambridge, he was raised in Weymouth and later graduated from the Boston Trade High School. Albert was a proud veteran, serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service […]
Mark A. Wrobel, 47, of Easton, passed away suddenly March 22 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Born in Brookline, he was raised in Dorchester and graduated from BC High and attended UMass Amherst. Mark has worked in sales for the family business, Wrobel Engineering Co. Inc. in Avon, for the last 25 years. Mark was […]
