Maryanne M. Fitzgerald, 57, of Canton, formerly of Wakefield and Haverhill, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, following a long illness. Loving daughter of Rita A. Simms of Canton and the late Lawrence O. Simms, formerly of Canton. Loving mother of Daniel J. Fitzgerald of NH. Loving sister of Lawrence M. Simms and his wife, Bette, […]
Dear Editor: Bud Herzog was my father and you are reading this sentence because of him. I remember using an early internet application in 1994. My father sat beside me in front of a VAX terminal in the basement of the Clark University library, and he was shocked at my typing back and forth with college […]
Michael P. Curran, Esq., 82, passed away peacefully Monday, May 11, in his home with his family at his side after a long illness. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marilyn, married 56 ½ years; his children, Stephen of Canton, Maurice and his wife, Sue, of Upper Saddle River, NJ; Alison and her husband, […]
After a year on the U.S. film festival circuit, Raising Matty Christian, the multi-award-winning documentary directed by Christian de Rezendes of Breaking Branches Pictures, will be participating in the Doc Corner of the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival in France, one of the world’s most prestigious film events. As part of the Cannes Doc Corner, Raising Matty […]
The Dean S. Luce CAPT invites members of the Canton community to its 14th annual 5K and Fun Run on Sunday, May 17, at the Luce School at 45 Independence Street. This event provides an opportunity for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to participate in a morning of fun activities in a […]
Dear residents: Canton needs tuition-free full-day kindergarten (FDK) for all children. Stoughton has offered tuition-free FDK for 10 years for all their kids. Canton charges students $3,500. Statewide, 90 percent of children attend FDK; more than 70 percent of towns charge zero tuition. During this current school year, only about 70 percent of Canton kids attend FDK and the norm […]
Marjorie “Margie” Anderson (Graves) passed away May 3 at Heights Crossing in Brockton surrounded by her loving family. Born in Seattle, WA, she lived in San Francisco and Beverly Hills as a young girl and later moved to Summit, New Jersey, where she attended high school. She later went on to study art at Hood […]
Dr. Ralph R. Fritz, 94, of Stoughton, formerly of Canton, died on April 21 from kidney failure. Ralph served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in Italy. He opened an optometry office in Boston’s South End after his service in the Army and worked there until his retirement in the mid 1980s. He […]
Dear Editor: On Sunday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cheryl’s Kids are hosting their sixth annual “Cheryl’s Kids Bake Sale.” Daycare provider Cheryl Isaksen and her “kids” (past and present) will host a fun-filled day of selling sweets and treats, with all funds to be donated to charity. As the event is in […]
This coming Monday, May 11, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property will go before the town’s voters and state their case for redevelopment of the historic 35-acre factory site. Standing behind them in support of this effort will be a chorus of Canton town officials and community stakeholders, and we, the editors of the […]
