Mary Murray’s official start date in the newly created role of coordinator of the Canton Food Pantry was November 17, but the former director of purchasing for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue chose to begin the week prior in order to familiarize herself with the job. Murray brings 37 years of finance and organizational experience […]
Sierra Porter loves working with young children. The Canton High School junior said she has done “a lot of babysitting,” and she enjoyed working for Kids Camp, first as a junior counselor and then as a counselor for two years. As the oldest of five, she has also had plenty of experience with her younger […]
By Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty The men and women of the Canton Police Department are hoping that Canton residents, business owners and passersby in general have noticed the decorations at the police station this holiday season. Although meant to be a festive, non-denominational display, there is significance to the chosen decorations. On this 10th […]
The full version of this story appears in the November 23 print edition of the Canton Citizen. The message was not unexpected. It was a text that read, simply, “George, call me. This is Wally Gibbs’ daughter.” I knew a text at 6:15 on a Sunday morning was not the harbinger of good news. And […]
The planting of American flags at the graves of veterans at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne takes a lot of motivated people. Paul Monti passed away on August 26, 2022, at the age of 76, and his passion was Operation Flags for Vets.
It passed without any notice. February 23, 2022 — two hundred and twenty five years to the day that Governor Samuel Adams put pen to paper and signed the act that separated what is now our town from the mother town of Stoughton — came and went without fanfare or even so much as a […]
This story originally appeared in the October 6 edition of the Citizen. High school students typically expect to keep in touch with friends after graduation. What they may not realize is that intersecting interests can mean that even slight acquaintances have the potential to become important networking connections. Mike Noone and Marquis Miller, both former […]
In their joint role as outreach workers for the town’s Department of Elder and Human Services (DEHS), Victoria DiMaria and Alexandra Benjamin are happy to share and always willing to lend a helping hand. Helping, in fact, is at the crux of their mission. Whether it’s assisting residents with housing and fuel assistance applications, arranging […]
As the winter sun rose over Canton on February 8, 1849, Reverend Benjamin Huntoon took note that the temperature was six degrees. Turning to his son, Marcellus, he quipped, “Soon you will be basking in the sun with a fortune awaiting.” Already packed, under the watchful eye of his father, young Marcellus, not yet 23, […]
As someone who has spent the past decade emphasizing, explaining — and singing and dancing about — the importance of having a healthy relationship with money, Julie Beckham of Canton understands firsthand how uncomfortable the topic of finances can be for people of any age.
