On Thursday, September 12, Dunkin’ Donuts honored World Alzheimer’s Month with a “Purple with a Purpose” community awareness event at the Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant at 360 Turnpike Street in Canton. Alzheimer’s Association supporters and staff as well as Dunkin’ Donuts representatives were on site to raise awareness for the cause. Guests enjoyed free “Purple with […]
Mary A. Centarrino Morningstar, of Canton, passed away September 15 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born and raised in Boston, she attended Boston schools and graduated from Regis College. She previously taught at the Lucy Stone School in Dorchester and most recently was a crisis counselor at A New Day Crisis Center in […]
Dear Editor: Over the course of this school year, several CHS athletic teams will be participating in a fundraiser for their programs and the Athletic Booster Club. The fundraiser will be selling Bulldog Pride memberships in the CHS Athletic Booster Club. It will be a great way to show your support of CHS student athletes […]
Update: The Animal Rescue League announced on Wednesday that it had received $35,000 in donations for law enforcement efforts on behalf of Puppy Doe and other cases of animal cruelty. The reward amount remains at $5,000; however, donations are still being accepted and will go toward preventing future cases of animal abuse. The Animal Rescue […]
It was a weekend of music and optimism, just as promised, when Boston-based apparel company Life is good descended on Prowse Farm in Canton September 21 and 22 for its fourth annual festival fundraiser. The two-day, “one of a kind” celebration attracted thousands of festival goers and featured several noteworthy musical acts, including Jack Johnson, […]
Learning Circle Preschool, a nonprofit school for preschoolers and kindergarteners ages 2.9 to 7, invites the community to a free presentation by Charlie Appelstein, MSW, on “Helping Children Be the Best They Can Be by Using Positive, Strength-Based Techniques.” The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, at Learning Circle Preschool, located […]
An Avon man has been charged with multiple motor vehicle offenses and a drug possession charge after leading police on a brief chase down York Street and Indian Lane on Saturday night, September 14. Officer Scott Brown spotted the motorist speeding down York Street. He pursued the vehicle and the man finally stopped at the […]
Canton resident Ron Ayotte won a $5,000 prize at the Summer Accelerator Awards Ceremony hosted by Merrimack Valley Sandbox on September 10 at the Everett Mills in Lawrence. Over 100 people were in attendance at the ceremony, which marked the conclusion of the Sandbox Summer Accelerator, a three-month program that has helped 16 early-stage entrepreneurs move […]
Dear Editor: As the CHS athletic year gets underway, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the efforts and generosity of several groups and companies for helping us improve WWII Veterans Memorial Field by installing a new scoreboard and enclosing our press box over the past two years. In recent years, it became clear […]
Marian Elizabeth (Smith) Sheridan, 89, of Canton, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013. The daughter of the late Guy E. and Florence (Bassett) Smith, she was born in Woodsville, New Hampshire, and was raised and educated in Bridgewater. She had been a Canton resident for over 50 years. A graduate of Brockton Business School, she had […]
