Talking with Janet Maguire, Canton’s new recreation director, one would think that it was Monday morning after a solid ten-hour sleep. But in actuality, it was Friday afternoon — just minutes before the office would close — and she was full of energy and optimism. Just wrapping up her second full week on the job, […]
Editor’s note: Below is the second in a two-part series about the robbery of the Norfolk County Trust Company in Canton on July 18, 1957. Part 1 of the series appeared in the Citizen on May 24. As 21 patrons were herded into the vault at the Norfolk County Trust Company, many of them wondered […]
There is tough, and then there is 8-year-old Luke Romano of Canton. While that might seem like a bit of an exaggeration, consider this: After injuring his arm while navigating an obstacle course in gym class last winter, Romano, a second grader at the Hansen Elementary School, promptly got up and completed the course. He […]
Nellie Crowd is 90 years old, and on a visit to her husband’s hometown of Canton last August she found herself at the door of the Canton Historical Society. The locked door gave her pause, and the mission to Canton remained unfulfilled. Nellie lives in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and these days she depends on her daughter […]
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and Jill Thomas, like most moms, is eagerly looking forward to the kisses and hugs and whatever other nice things her family has planned in her honor. However, the real treat for the Canton mother of two
On a Friday evening in early March, self-proclaimed “homebody” Debbie Hildred took her seat at a Watertown restaurant for a rare night out with friends. A short while
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 […]
Nadya Branca, the new animal control officer for the town of Canton, has made some changes at the Richard Stein Animal Shelter since she took on the responsibilities of her new role. She has moved furniture around, painted the walls, brought in a couch, and put screens in one of the entrance doors. She has […]
Each week one of the most read sections of the Canton Citizen is the Police Log. The small weekly entries detail the petty crimes, break-ins, and traffic accidents across what is generally deemed a very safe community. There is a certain interest in checking in on the crime logs even to become more aware that […]
Bill Wanless had two passions when he was growing up in Canton: sports and writing. Today he combines both of those loves in his position as the vice president of public relations for the Pawtucket Red Sox. Wanless loved all sports when he was a kid, although he acknowledges that baseball was his favorite. “Canton is […]
