By Jay Turner, Mike Berger & Holly Erickson **Check out this week’s Citizen (6/28) for our annual spring sports wrap-up, featuring team photos and season summaries of every CHS sports team.** Boys MVP Matt Malloy (Lacrosse) A two-time captain and Hockomock all star, Malloy was the heart and soul of the team and also its […]
The Canton Council on Aging sponsored the town’s first Senior Olympics last Friday and Saturday at the Mass. Hospital School. Photo 1: Board of Health nurse Terri Khoury, Planning Board member Jeremy Comeau, Fire Chief Charlie Doody, Selectman Sal Salvatori, and Council on Aging Director Diane Tynan Photo 2: Volleyball celebrities gather for a photo Photo […]
By R. Polsgrove, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 77 The intrepid scouts of Canton’s Troop 77 recently headed north to Albany, New Hampshire, to tackle the summit of Mt. Chocorua. This was their second attempt at the 3,490-foot mountain, the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest. Last April, with a […]
On Friday, June 8, the Canton Public Schools’ wellness department hosted the fourth annual “Unity Day” Fitness Festival for fifth graders at the Galvin Middle School, and according to wellness coordinator Katey Swanson, the event was once again a big success. Conceived in 2009 by former wellness coordinator Peter Boucher as a fun way for […]
State Senator Brian A. Joyce and several of his Senate colleagues have sent a letter urging the state budget conference committee to keep the increases in Chapter 70 education funding for communities like Canton. “The Senate budget recognized the fact that Chapter 70 has created inequalities in school funding,” said Joyce. “We cannot allow some of our […]
State Representative William C. Galvin (D-Canton) joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing legislation that provides funding for necessary improvements to the state’s transportation system, including repairs to both of Canton’s MBTA stations. This legislation includes $300,000 for improvements to the Canton Center station and an additional $500,000 to improve access […]
Team Sting, coached by Lisa Beauregard and Mike Ferrazzi, and Team Pride, coached by Mike Loughran, played in the championship game of the Canton Girls’ Softball Junior League on June 16 at Walsh Field. Both teams played great. Team Sting took home the win in an exciting 12-9 game.
Paul J. Clancy, 91, died June 23, 2012, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Clancy was a proud veteran, serving as a bombardier/navigator in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during WWII. He was a retired firefighter captain/master of the Boston Fire Department fireboat. Devoted husband of Lillian […]
Martha J. (Cleary) Hoffman, of Norfolk, formerly of Needham and Duxbury, passed away June 20, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Frederick L. Hoffman. Devoted mother of Frederick L. “Ted” Hoffman Jr. of Norwood, Jane E. Hoffman of Norfolk, Joanna “Jody” Raymond of Randolph, Elizabeth “Betsy” Sugameli of Canton, Nancy Finnell of Randolph, and Stephen […]
The Canton Council on Aging sponsored the town’s first Senior Olympics last Friday and Saturday at the Massachusetts Hospital School. Above: John Murphy takes his turn in a game of horseshoes. Check out the photo gallery for more images from this inaugural event. (Photo by Jack Beal)
