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See live owls up close as the Museum of American Bird Art (MABA) at Mass Audubon hosts its popular annual Owls Live! Festival on Saturday, March 19. Learn about owls with live presentations, games, and art activities for the whole family. Activities include owl cookie decorating, face painting, mask making, and owl-related art activities. An […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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Storied Blue Hill Country Club has completed a recapitalization with Concert Golf Partners that by all accounts has set the 90-year-old private club on a new, more stable path. The transaction, completed this winter and unanimously ratified by the club’s board of directors and membership, retired all club debt, lowered annual dues by 30 percent, […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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Thomas J. Green, 67, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Canton and South Boston, passed away March 15 at the Nemasket Health Care Center in East Bridgewater surrounded by his loving family. Born in Malden, he was raised in Medford and graduated from St. John’s School in Cambridge and North Cambridge Catholic High School. He was […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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Doris A. O’Connor, 86, of Canton, passed away in her lovely home March 10 surrounded by her loving family. Born in South Boston, she was raised in South Boston and Dorchester and graduated from Jeremiah Burke High School. She worked as an executive confidential secretary for Boston Edison for 40 years before retiring. She was […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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David A. Shaw, 53, of Canton, passed away March 9 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Quincy, he was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School and was a veteran of the Army National Guard. He previously lived in Billerica for 11 years before moving to Canton 10 years ago. […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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James D. McFatter, 80, of Airmont, New York, passed away March 8 at Cornerstone at Canton surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Port Arthur, TX, he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur and Lamar University, received his master’s from Columbia University, and was an Army veteran of the Korean […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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Joyce M. Buckley (Kenefick), 91, of Canton, passed away March 8 at the Hellenic Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, she was a lifelong resident of Canton and graduated from Canton High School. She worked as a secretary at Logan Airport, MIT in Cambridge, and the Massachusetts Federation of Labor. Beloved […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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Joseph “Mark” Gibbs, 59, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2016, surrounded by family at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. Mark was born on September 4, 1956, to loving parents Wallace and Marie (Lamb) Gibbs of Canton. Known as “Joe” to his colleagues for 27 years at Polaroid and 10 years at E-Ink, […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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The Canton Alliance for Public Education (CAPE) held its 10th annual Spelling Bee on Friday, March 11, in the CHS auditorium. Proceeds from the event are used to fund CAPE grants, which are awarded every fall and spring to support innovative and enriching programs in the Canton Public Schools. (Above) GMS 6th grade winning team […]
Mar 17 2016 | Posted in
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Next Wednesday, March 16, the Canton Public Schools will host its third STEAM Expo from 4-8 p.m. at Canton High School. With an emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving, STEAM is an educational framework that integrates the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. The theme of this year’s expo is “Sustainability” — a system’s […]
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