Maureen J. Darling, 64, died Friday, January 18, 2013, at Massachusetts General Hospital after her long battle with cancer. Born in Boston, Maureen grew up in Canton, attended St. John the Evangelist School, and graduated from Canton High School. In addition to being a full-time mother, Maureen worked as a dental assistant, aerobics instructor, teacher’s […]
John S. Bires, 89, formerly of Canton, passed away January 17 at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. Born and raised in Duquesne, PA, he was a Navy veteran of WWII. He was a resident of Canton from 1946 until he moved to Washington, D.C. in 2008. He worked for 33 years for […]
Karen L. Sampson (Walker), 70, of Canton, passed away January 17 at home surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with cancer. Born and raised in Boston, she graduated from Dorchester High School. She has lived in Canton since 1978 where she and her husband, Frank, have owned and operated Queen Anne’s Catering […]
Paul E. Callanan, a teacher and vice principal at Canton High School from 1953 to 1992 and a resident of Canton for 58 years, died on January 16 of bladder cancer. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Virginia Corcoran Callanan, and his children: Frances Callanan and her husband, Dr. Gary Kaplan, of […]
Bank of Canton is pleased to announce the winners of its “Good Cheerlings” Holiday Giveaway. Area residents had the chance to win a Toro snowblower during the annual giveaway, which was open to the public throughout the month of December. “Good Cheerlings” has been an annual promotion at Bank of Canton for two decades. Winners did […]
The Canton Alliance for Public Education hosted its seventh annual Spelling Bee on Friday, January 11, in the Canton High School auditorium. Proceeds from the event are used to support innovative programs in the Canton Public Schools through CAPE grants, which are distributed twice a year. The following is a list of this year’s Spelling […]
In testimony submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, state Senator Brian A. Joyce has requested that the agency ban the use of all graduated electronic decelerators (GEDs), or skin shock devices, which are currently being used to administer electric shocks to disabled children at the Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Center. The FDA had notified the center […]
William C. Reynolds, 69, of Sharon, passed away suddenly January 14 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in Boston, he graduated from Dorchester High School and Newbury College. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Era. He worked for Boston Gas for over 41 years, retiring from KeySpan in 2008. He was the past […]
Pauline L. Di Natale (Salvi), 92, of Columbia, SC, formerly of Hyannis and Arlington, passed away January 14 at Faulkner Hospital in Boston. Born in Somerville, she was raised in Somerville and Belmont. She has lived at the Laurel Crest Retirement Community in West Columbia, SC, for the last year and previously lived in Hyannis […]
Sarah Conlon (Doherty), 80, passed away January 8 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Catherine (Gill) and Manus Doherty. She attended St. Mungo High School in Scotland and has lived in Canton since 1965. She previously worked as a hairdresser at R.H. Stearns Department Store in […]
