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 […]
On Saturday afternoon at Aleixo Arena in Taunton, the Canton Mite B Bulldogs came within a single goal of claiming the Mite B South championship, falling to the heavily favored Cape Cod Canal Sharks 3-2. Both teams played a hard-fought first period that ended in a scoreless tie, highlighted by some Tim Thomas-like saves by […]
Submitted by Francie Minder The first years after my 15-year-old daughter, Chava, died of cancer, I was walking around in a fog. Each day was painful as the initial shock and disbelief faded, letting reality sink in. My world had been turned upside down. Eventually I could go through the steps of everyday life, but […]
Before a packed house at the Sportsplex on Saturday, April 7, the Canton Squirt B Green Bulldogs took home the South Shore Conference Squirt B North Championship with an exciting 3-2 victory over Hanover in triple overtime. Having won their first two playoff games in single and double overtime, the team gathered for the final […]
Starting in March 2002 with You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the Canton Community Theatre has been bringing the joy of live theatre to thousands of local audience members. In 10 years, the CCT has given hundreds of Canton citizens the opportunity to perform in shows, from summer spectaculars with casts ranging in age from […]
Canton’s own Dance with Spirit dance studio, located at 563 Washington Street, competed with studios from the surrounding area in the regional competition of Showstoppers, which was held at Brockton High School over the weekend of March 23-25. Dancers from Dance with Spirit competed in solo, duet, and small groups in ages ranging from 7-18. Dancers are all local girls […]
