The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team honored four departing players and celebrated the team’s 2012 achievements at a recent awards dinner held at the Canton Town Club. The team finished the season at 10-12, good for sixth place in the District 6 West Division standings and just seven points shy of the final […]
Take advantage of the Canton Water Department’s Appliance Rebate Program during the Massachusetts tax-free weekend this Saturday and Sunday, August 11 and 12. Get $100 for replacing a toilet that uses 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf) or more with a WaterSense-labeled toilet that uses 1.28 gpf or less. The replacement toilet must be on the […]
Dear Editor: As the parent of two children in the Canton elementary school system and as a professional health coach, I am extremely concerned by the attitude of members of the School Committee regarding the implementation of the new Department of Public Health rules regarding school snacks. I believe that the School Committee is missing […]
Donald J. Keefe, 82, of Canton, died Wednesday morning, August 1, 2012, at Epoch of Sharon after a lengthy illness. A longtime Canton resident, he was born in the Roxbury section of Boston to the late John and Isabelle (McLaughlin) Keefe. Mr. Keefe was raised and educated in Canton, graduating from Canton High School where […]
On Wednesday, July 11, the Post 24 American Legion Band performed a free concert on the lawn in front of Canton High School — one in a series hosted by the Recreation Department throughout the summer. Due to the increased risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), the remaining concerts (August 8 & 22) will be held indoors […]
On Thursday, July 19, Excel Studios at 583 Washington Street awarded its first two black belts to Shaina Forte of Canton and Caroline Sun of Sharon. Forte, a 2012 graduate of Canton High School, is pictured at left with studio owner and master instructor Sensei Kris Rapp, her teacher since she was 6 years old. […]
Women’s Softball League Teams did not play on Wednesday, July 25, due to the threat of EEE from infected mosquitoes. The Board of Health is recommending that everyone refrains from outdoor activities after 6 p.m. As a result, league official Christine Wadel stated that the league has “lost [its] softball fields” and is in a “mad scramble […]
Rosina Sherwood Coolidge, of Canton, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 29, 2012. She was born in El Paso, Texas on January 11, 1924, when her father was stationed in the U.S. Cavalry. She was a daughter of the late Elsie Burr Sherwood and Col. Philip H. Sherwood; wife of […]
James D. McCarthy, 56, formerly of Canton, of Orrington, Maine, passed away July 24 at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief battle with cancer. Born and raised in Canton, he graduated from Canton High School and lived in Canton until moving to Maine three years ago. He was a truck driver for […]
John E. “Jack” Conway, 88, founder and chairman of Jack Conway & Company, passed away July 23 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a brief battle with cancer. A man familiar to generations of homebuyers and sellers throughout eastern Massachusetts, Conway leaves a giant legacy of business success and community involvement through his 56-year-old […]
