Agnes C. McGarrett (Rock), 87, formerly of Canton, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, passed away July 29 at the Bowling Green Retirement Village. Born and raised in Roslindale, she graduated from Roslindale High School. She was married in 1947, and she and her husband moved to Canton in 1950 where she lived until February 2011. She […]
Michael L. Burke, 75, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday July 24, 2011, after attending mass at Corpus Christi, his parish in Aliso Viejo, California. He is survived by his wife, Noreen Lyons Burke, retired teacher from the Norwood school system. They were married for 52 wonderful years. He is also survived by […]
Note: The letter below references a recent hearing held on the Patrick administration’s proposed ban on skin shocks, a practice currently employed at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton. The proposed ban is nearly identical to the budget amendment advanced by Senator Brian Joyce that was defeated by House members during recent conference committee debates. […]
Fontbonne Academy’s Musical Theater Summer Camp will perform “Kids on Broadway” on Friday, July 29, at 6 p.m. at Fontbonne Academy. Tickets are $3 each, or two for $5, and can be bought at the door. The show is the culmination of the work of the summer camp, which is a joint effort between St. Agatha […]
The town of Canton has partnered with the Neponset River Watershed Association to help facilitate a grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for a one-year water conservation program. The program includes leak detection surveys and repair; residential rebates for the purchase of qualifying water-efficient toilets, toilet retrofit kits, and clothes washers; development of […]
Dear Editor: St Gerard’s in Canton and House of Possibilities have an amazing partnership. The St. Gerard’s youth group has been volunteering this year, and I have had the pleasure of working with them for the past six months. We have parties or socials called “Saturday Night Live” for special needs teens and adults. Every […]
Eleanor Katherine Durham Bowes died July 14 at Mass General Hospital in Boston. Born in Canton on July 21, 1912, she was the daughter of the late John James and Eleanor Louise Draper Harris Durham, and the wife of the late John J. Bowes, Sr. Eleanor was a resident of Plympton and was the holder […]
Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC, a hotel development and third party management company based in Stoughton, is proud to announce that Bill Hines has been brought on as general manager for the Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel currently under development in the town of Canton. The new hotel is located 16 miles south of Boston at […]
The Brockton Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce that it has been selected as the featured orchestra at the 2011 Mashpee Night at the Pops. BrSO will be joined by the 60 voices of Brockton’s Jubilate Chorale. Canton’s Dr. Irene Kelley, Wayne King, Susan Caplan, Patricia Chane, Jonathan So and Luke Sutherland will be performing […]
The Canton Recreation Department continued its annual Summer Concert Series last Wednesday with a performance by The Infractions on the lawn in front of Canton High School. There are two more concerts remaining in the series: August 3 featuring The Corvairs and August 10 featuring The Leafmen. Photos by Amy Nachbar
