George T. Comeau

Sep 13, 2024 | thecantoncitizen.com | Rachael Allen |Mike Berger |George T. Comeau |Joe DeFelice

Canton CitizenUSPS 003247Published every Thursday at 866 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021Tel. 781-821-4418Fax 781-821-4419email: [email protected]: [email protected], Editor-in-Chief: Beth Erickson (Click here for bio)Managing Editor: Jay Turner (Click here for bio)General Manager: Connor Erickson (Click here for bio)Writers: Rachael Allen, Mike Berger, George T.

May 23, 2024 | thecantoncitizen.com | George T. Comeau

By George T. Comeau The small box looks like a miniature treasure chest. A skin of brittle leather covers the box, which is appointed by brass tacks. The original handmade lock is wrought from a blacksmith’s forge, and the entire box has an air of secrecy. Inside is a small glass photo trimmed in copper foil. This box was brought to the Canton Historical Society earlier this year and donated along with a few other items found in a house on Messinger Street.

Feb 9, 2024 | thecantoncitizen.com | George T. Comeau

By George T. Comeau In this two-part installment of True Tales from Canton’s Past, local historian George T. Comeau recounts the February 1895 murder of John Fleming, a young man of just 18 who was fatally shot in a downtown Canton shop. The series was originally published in the Citizen in early 2020 and was reprinted over the past two issues (2/1 and 2/8).

Oct 6, 2023 | thecantoncitizen.com | George T. Comeau

By George T. Comeau On a bright Friday afternoon on May 19, 1922, Atherton Dunbar returned to his laboratory in the basement of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory at Harvard University. It was just after lunch, and the budding scientist was working on a very important project in the cryogenic engineering lab that was both of military and industrial importance.

May 18, 2023 | thecantoncitizen.com | George T. Comeau

By George T. Comeau For some of our readers this week, you are reading the Canton Citizen for the first time. This issue is in your hands illustrating the breadth and width of town news, events, and culture. Subscribers will be pleased to know that this is the 245th installment of True Tales from Canton’s Past. And for our new readers, I hope that such stories about place and the people who come from here are pride points for the community.