Did you know … Canton’s Ginny “Dolly” Gibson, 69 years young, was recently featured in The Suburbanite section of the Boston Globe. Dolly, a lifelong Canton resident, is a blind piano player who has been playing the piano and singing for many years. She volunteers at Rosie’s Place, a women’s shelter in Boston, and Canton […]
On behalf of the staff, priests and parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Parish, and the family of Reverend Michael F. McLellan, sincere gratitude is extended to Fire Chief Charles Doody and the Canton Fire Department, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and the Canton Police Department, and the emergency room team of Norwood Hospital for their […]
Did you know … Canton is not alone when it comes to voter apathy. In the recent Stoughton election, only 29 candidates turned in their names to be put on the ballot for the 97 available seats as town meeting members. In one of the precincts, only two residents came forward for 19 available slots. […]
The following is an excerpt from “I Am Guilty,” the second in a two-part story about Jack Battus, one of Canton’s most notorious murderers. Battus sensed the worse and picked up a rough stone, weighing about 15 pounds
Michael P. Curran, Esq., 82, passed away peacefully Monday, May 11, in his home with his family at his side after a long illness. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marilyn, married 56 ½ years; his children, Stephen of Canton, Maurice and his wife, Sue, of Upper Saddle River, NJ; Alison and her husband, […]
Did you know … As the town and the school department now knows, Canton School Superintendent Jeff Granatino is leaving after five years to run the Marshfield School Department. He will remain in Canton until June 30. In MAC’s opinion, Granatino was the best Canton school superintendent we have had over the past 30 years, […]
Nearly 100 people packed the library’s community room last Wednesday to listen to the winning entries of the sixth annual Canton Writes contest. Eighty writers, from ages 6 to 60-something, competed in the contest. Prizes were awarded for winning first, second or third place in elementary, middle school, high school, and adult categories for poetry, […]
Did you know … The old Plymouth Rubber factory site on Revere Street holds an important piece of Canton history. But as it sits today, the site is contaminated and in disrepair. Canton Holdings, LLC has introduced a plan to revitalize the property with a mixed-use development consisting primarily of owner-occupied homes, a private daycare/kindergarten, […]
Dear Canton residents: Do you dislike the rotary on Pleasant Street? Do you believe the excuses of “listening to the town engineers?” Well, if you were part of the 86 percent who so ignored your birthright that you didn’t vote, you have no right to complain about anything done by our selectmen. And now we’re […]
My father-in-law was home one afternoon and the phone rang. At first he thought it was a telemarketer. Then he realized the caller was saying they were from “Microsoft” and it was something about his computer. So he took a minute to see why they were calling. The caller said he wanted to check on […]
