Author Susan Kushner Resnick will speak about her acclaimed book You Saved Me, Too: What a Holocaust Survivor Taught Me about Living, Dying, Loving, Fighting, and Swearing in Yiddish on Thursday, February 7, beginning at 8 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham in Canton. The snow date will be Sunday, February 10, at 7 p.m. A Sharon […]
Canton Writes, the town-wide short story and poetry contest, kicks off this week. As in the past three years, there will be five categories for authors to enter: elementary school, middle school, high school, young adult (19-30), and adult. A writer may submit an entry in either or both short story and poetry categories. No […]
Paul Callanan was a veteran of World War II, a trustee of the Canton Public Library for 13 years and served as both a teacher and vice principal at Canton High School. But to generations of Canton children, Callanan, who passed away January 16, was Santa Claus. For nearly 30 years, they waited in line […]
The Canton Garden Club is very appreciative of the Canton community’s support of its recent Holiday House Tour and all of its many activities over the past year. These successes are due to the wonderful response of local residents as well as the club’s hardworking members. Proceeds from these events are used to support the […]
Editor’s note: Selectmen Chairman Bob Burr disputed the following assertions in a recent interview. He stated that the risks of purchasing the K of C building, although minimal to the town, were articulated to residents at annual town meeting and that divestiture of the property “had always been an option” if renovations were deemed to […]
Marion L. Vieira (Flanagan), 80, of Canton, passed away January 22 at the Harrington House in Walpole. Born in Norwood, she was a lifelong resident of Canton. She attended St. John’s School and worked for Plymouth Rubber in Canton for 19 years before retiring in 1998. She was a member of the Canton Catholic Women’s […]
Isabella Kelley Browne (Reynolds), 100, passed away January 22 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Ireland, she came to the United States at age 16. She previously lived in Dorchester and has lived in Canton for the past 40 years. She worked for Modern Blue Print Co. for 16 years […]
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 […]
