Submitted by Kathryn Maurin With the goal of offering young people an opportunity to be actively involved in a safe, fun and productive environment, the newly created First Parish Players will debut its first summer musical performance of Urinetown: The Musical at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton from August 9-12. Geared toward performers […]
Imagination is a Refrigerator By Dasol Lee First Place Middle School Poetry Imagination is a refrigerator You open it up And there is a heap of things Yearning to get your attention Saying, “Eat me, eat me.” You rummage through the cans of corn and peas And the cartons of milk and juice Until at […]
The final bell for the school year has been delayed for a group of Canton teachers. This past week they attended a three-day STEAM workshop to help prepare Canton students for future employment. STEAM (formerly STEM) is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. It is these fields that are projected to have […]
Town could pay dearly for solar farm arrangement Dear Editor: Over a year ago, I wrote to the Citizen regarding the solar project at the Pine Street landfill. Being in the energy business for over 30 years, I am more aware than most of the risks involved in these projects. In the past year I […]
Back in 2005, Linda Berman’s fifth grade Girl Scout troop put together time capsules as they said goodbye to elementary school and were about to begin their middle school journey. Berman promised the girls that she would get them back together to open their time capsules around the time they graduated from high school. Seven years […]
When Canton Selectman Sal Salvatori read in the Canton Citizen about 10-year-old Griffin Lincoln’s efforts to raise $3,000 to help kids with cancer by participating in the One Mission Kid’s Cancer Buzz-Off, he gave Lincoln a challenge: “Raise $5,000 and you can shave my head!” With less than two weeks before the Buzz-Off, the JFK […]
On May 21, 14 young ladies walked from St. John the Evangelist School to Salon Monique at 776 Washington Street and donated their hair to Locks of Love. Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term […]
By Ben Wiseman It was a big weekend for Canton High School’s student filmmakers as four CHS entries were honored at the Hockomock Film Festival’s annual award ceremony, held on May 12 at Stonehill College. Placing first in the Public Service Announcements category was Ben Wiseman for his “Dance Don’t Chance” PSA. CHS senior Zach […]
The Blue Hills Civic Association is proud to announce its 29th annual Dr. Richard J. Elkort Citizen of the Year award. This year’s recipient is Tony Andreotti. Andreotti has been Canton’s well known veterans’ services agent for over 10 years, but his legacy of service to the town he calls home is extensive and unheralded. […]
Editor’s note: The following is a tribute to Canton resident Margaret Baron, who was struck and killed, along with her husband, Boris, by a motorist while out walking near their home on Thursday, April 12. By Maureen O’Brien Like a nervous mother hen, Margaret Baron would bustle from room to room, taking coats and greeting […]
