In his mind’s eye he is a small child standing on the sidewalk in 1939 as the Memorial Day parade passes by. Looking out over the crowd from a small boy’s height, he sees his neighbors, friends, and all the people that make up this small, tight-knit community. Anthony presses against the skirt of his […]
Alissa Eardley, RN, spent some of her vacation days in a tropical climate last January, far from the cold weather of the Boston area. But instead of heading for the beach, Eardley and a friend flew to northern Nicaragua to volunteer for ten days with Humanitarian Efforts Reaching Out (HERO). Eardley grew up in Canton […]
This story was reprinted in the October 15, 2020 edition of the Citizen. The voice was human. Deep within the woods of the Fowl Meadow, the cries could be heard — melancholy crying that was supernatural and from another world. Indeed, the sounds that came from the Packeen Plain in 1770 were far beyond the […]
From his return to civilian life in 1968 until his death last May, William “Ginty” Wiederhold made the most of what he had and gave his all to his family and community — a stark contrast to the stereotypes often attached to Vietnam veterans. The same, it seems, could be said of his younger brother […]
It may not seem it at first glance, but Ryan Carpenter of Canton is a very lucky man. Diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at the age of 31, Carpenter not only survived his terrifying ordeal and is alive and well some 19 months later; he also realizes now how much worse it all could […]
For more than 40 years as an educator, foster parent, and crisis counselor, Mary Centarrino Morningstar helped and counseled others while asking for little — and very often nothing — in return. The longtime Canton resident would sometimes buy clothes and other necessities for her students and once gave away her own dining room table […]
When Bill and Joanne Sweeney decided to retire from their teaching jobs in the spring of 2009 — Bill from the math department at Canton High School and Joanne from the Mather Elementary School in Dorchester — they had visions of tee times and tranquil mornings dancing in their heads. But plans and circumstances invariably […]
Omar Salem was born and raised in Damascus, Syria. The oldest of five children, his childhood memories include going to school with friends, spending time with a large and caring extended family, traveling to Turkey and France for family vacations, and living in a country ruled by Hafez al-Assad and at the present time, his […]
In the fall of 2011, the newly elected officers of the CHS Spanish Club were adamant and unanimous in their hopes and expectations for the upcoming year. “We want a trip to Spain,” was the mantra
On Friday, September 6, at Memorial Field, the Canton High School football program will celebrate one of its greatest living legends with a special intra-squad scrimmage and charity event in honor of Billy Cravens, a 1976 graduate and former standout halfback who was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Organized by head coach Dave […]
