The Canton Community Theatre presented Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus last weekend, December 6-8, at the CCT space at the Village Shoppes. The classic tale was inspired by a simple, poignant letter written over 100 years ago by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon to the editor of the New York Sun — and by the […]
The Canton High School football team came up just short against rival Stoughton in the annual Thanksgiving Day finale, falling 28-20 despite a valiant fourth quarter comeback effort. Stoughton ended the season at 10-2 while the Bulldogs finished 3-8. The Knights now lead the all-time series 44-40-4. Photos by Mike Barucci
After back-to-back impressive performances at the Hockomock championship and the New England Regionals, the Canton Pop Warner B cheerleading squad has been invited to attend the Pop Warner National Cheer Championship at Disney World in December. The girls have worked tremendously hard over the last four months, and the coaches are incredibly proud of them! Those […]
Dear Editor: Last weekend on that frigid Sunday, Canton Girl Scouts held a used bike drive to support the Roll it Forward program of BostonBikes. Remarkably, they filled the truck that came to pick up the bikes with 51 bikes of all sizes. The Roll it Forward program will repair the bikes and give them […]
Michael J. McCarthy, 67, of Canton, passed away suddenly at Tufts New England Medical Center December 2. Born in Boston, he was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from Hyde Park High School and served in the Army during the Vietnam Era. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Boston State, his master’s […]
Nicholas Cooper, 61, of Canton, died in the comfort of his home December 1, 2013, following a brief illness. Nicholas was raised in Canton and was the owner of Canton Tile. He was a former member of the American Legion Post #24 Band in Canton. Beloved son of Nicholetta Cooper (Sfougaris) of Canton. Devoted husband of […]
Theresa M. (Franco) Lesniak, 91, of Natick, died in the early afternoon on November 30, 2013, in Marco Island, Florida, about one-tenth of a mile from what should have been a safe return to her winter home. Theresa passed away instantly in a horrific car accident in which the driver of the other vehicle was […]
Donald G. Galligan, 53, died November 13, 2013, from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Norwood on February 17, 1960, he was raised in Canton and has been a resident of Weare, New Hampshire, for the past 13 years. Mr. Galligan worked as a carpenter recently with Cobb Hill Construction of Concord […]
Former Xaverian Brothers High School football captain and Canton native Chris Tamasi was recently named to the NESCAC All-Conference First Team as a linebacker. Enjoying a breakout season at Amherst College (7-1), Tamasi led the team in tackles with 62 while leading the conference in tackles for a loss with 18 and finishing tied for […]
This weekend the Canton Community Theatre will present its Christmas production, Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus, at the Village Shoppes at Cobb’s Corner, located at 95 Washington Street in Canton. Show times are Friday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, at 1:30 p.m. This classic tale […]
