After 43 years of service to the town, Buddy Fallon, the superintendent of buildings and grounds, retired July 23. The Canton that Fallon experienced when he first began working for the tree department in June 1967 was different from the town that residents know today. Open space was abundant in the sparsely populated town of […]
A generation of Canton kids have come to know him as their soccer coach and as a proud father of three sons, but scan the newspaper archives for some of the region’s most high profile criminal cases, and chances are that William “Bill” Sullivan will have starred in at least a few of them. Coach […]
Jeremy Comeau leads a group of performers during the Canton Community Theatre’s summer musical at Canton High School last weekend. (Amy Nachbar photo)
Peg Cibotti is not one for “Grandma’s Brag Books,” but the 77-year-old Canton resident can’t help but beam with pride when it comes to telling the triumphant tale of her 26-year-old granddaughter Kimberly Koetter, a story Cibotti said is “begging to be told.” Koetter, who lives in Rochester, New York, was diagnosed with leukemia at […]
Chris Sabatino’s teachers always encouraged his interest in art and drawing, except for one. When she found him drawing in his notebook during class, she told him to stop doodling — because he would never make any money from doodling. It turns out she was wrong. Today, Sabatino, 48, is a successful illustrator, cartoonist, and […]
After being cancelled the first week because of rain, the Canton Recreation Department’s annual summer concert series got underway last Wednesday with the Mood Elevators. A concert was scheduled for last night and the Leafmen are scheduled to perform next Wednesday. (Above) Gene and Joe Dineen (Below) Madeline and William Dumas (married 53 years)
Anticipating a potential congressional squabble over the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ proposal to expand the number of ailments (and therefore disability claims) associated with Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant used by American forces during the Vietnam War, Tony Andreotti, the town’s veterans’ agent, made it clear where he stands on the issue. “The first […]
The Canton Community Theatre will present “High School Reunion: Can’t Stop the Music” this weekend as its ninth annual summer spectacular in Canton High School’s Morse Auditorium. Unlike past summer musicals performed by the community theatre, “High School Reunion” was written entirely by the production staff with assistance from the cast. The show centers on […]
After 42 years with the Canton Fire Department, firefighter/EMT Herb “Butch” King, otherwise known as the father of Canton’s Emergency Medical Services program, is getting ready to retire from his post. But King’s commitment to teaching CPR will continue, and he is currently coordinating with Fire Chief Charlie Doody to offer a monthly CPR course […]
Growing up in Canton, the Very Reverend Bryan K. Parrish attended weekly Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church and did not go into St. Gerard Majella Church until he was a seminarian. But he is making up for lost time by saying weekly Mass as a visiting priest at St. Gerard’s this summer. Father […]
