The Canton Alliance for Public Education held its sixth annual Spelling Bee last Friday, January 20, in the CHS Morse Auditorium. Winners included the Hansen Bengals (grade 3), Hansen Lions (grade 4), Luce Spelling Lemons (grade 5), the GMS eighth grade team, the CHS seniors, and the Canton Library team featuring Mary Owens, Patty Ryburn, […]
In a heartbreaking loss last Monday, the Canton High gymnastics team fell to the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers 125.4-124.2. Senior captain Becca Pulcini’s return, along with great performances by Josh Klein, Abby Greene and many others, unfortunately was not enough to edge out the competition. According to head coach Carla King, the Bulldogs had an […]
The Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce held its 118th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on January 19 at Showcase Live-Patriot Place to honor 2011’s outstanding members and retiring board members. Kevin Hallinan of WINNING Inc. was elected as the incoming NVCC chairman of the board, replacing Anthony Caruso, senior vice president of branch administration at […]
Edgar D. Thompson, 82, of Canton, formerly of Hyde Park, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on January 16, 2012, at Caritas Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Boston, Edgar enjoyed spending some of his childhood in Nova Scotia. He was a proud veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. […]
Caleb E. Risley, 38, passed away unexpectedly January 17. Born in Boston, he graduated from Blue Hills Regional High School and worked as a dialysis technician for Fresenius Corp. for many years. Caleb loved being with his children, hiking, fishing, tracking and hunting. Caleb had a gift working with his hands on projects at home: […]
Dr. David Ruvich, 60, of Canton, passed away suddenly January 18 at home. Born in Boston, he was raised in Mattapan and Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School. He attended UMass Boston and Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Ruvich has lived in Canton for the last 26 years and was a […]
Frances M. Doocey (Matthews), 93, of Canton, passed away at the Harbor House in Hingham January 20. Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, she graduated from the University of Akron in 1940. She was a member of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. She previously lived in Boston and has lived in Canton since 1969. She […]
Eleanor G. (Jameson) Parker, 84, of Canton, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton after a lengthy illness. Born in Dedham to the late Nelson H. and Helen Burnham (Gardner) Jameson, Mrs. Parker was raised and educated in the West Roxbury and Roslindale sections of Boston and graduated from Roslindale […]
Adeline M. Finnerty (Brooks), 93, of Canton, passed away January 24 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton. Born in Framingham, she graduated from Mission High School in 1935. She worked as a clerk for the Massachusetts Department of Welfare. She has lived in Canton for the last 20 years and previously lived in Stoughton. […]
Canton Writes, the town-wide short story and poetry contest, kicks off Saturday, January 28. As in the past two 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 both the short story and poetry categories, not […]
