Barbara S. Lewis, 95, of Mansfield, formerly of Canton, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Barbara was a retired caretaker who worked at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton. Devoted wife of the late Robert E. Lewis. Loving mother of Richard A. Lewis and his wife, Linda, of South Hadley, Jane Lundell and her husband, Carl, of […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Anthony “Duke” Cibotti, 80, of Canton, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away February 12 at Quincy Hospital. Born in Boston, he was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from Boston Latin School and attended Berkley School of Music. He was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Ronald Dwight Dodge, 69, formerly of Canton, passed away after a valiant, eight-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease on February 4 at the Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Born in Norwood, Ron attended Cardinal Cushing School (St. Coletta’s) in Hanover. While there he was an alter server, served Cardinal Cushing, and accompanied him to Lourdes. He […]
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Note: The following letter was written in response to Joe DeFelice’s Man About Canton column that appeared on January 30. Dear Editor: Welcome to February … The month when people stop saying Happy New Year. The month when the people of Pennsylvania pull a rodent out of a hutch and the Route 138 corridor is tugged out […]
Did you know … According to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, 71 income tax filers in the town of Canton reported $1 million or more in income. The average income of those 71 filers was $2.5 million. In all, 12,665 Massachusetts residents earned $1 million or more in 2011, the most recent year for which […]
Six Canton High wrestlers are headed to this weekend’s state championship tournament in Foxboro after an impressive showing at the Division 3 central sectionals held last Saturday in Wayland. Led by four-time Hockomock League champion Chris Sullivan and fellow standouts Quinn Merrigan and Rob DiCalogero, the Bulldogs finished fourth as a team out of 15 […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner
Despite another tough stretch of losses, the CHS girls’ basketball team still gave its fans plenty to cheer about last week as the girls gave it their all on the court while raising hundreds of dollars for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund through the Play4Kay initiative. The nationwide fundraising initiative has raised millions for women’s […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

For the second year in a row and the third time in the last four years, Canton voters will not have a single choice in the annual town election after Tuesday’s nomination deadline came and went with only 12 candidates submitting papers for 12 open seats. As with the past several elections, most of the […]

CHS basketball standout Sam Larson joined the prestigious 1,000-point club earlier this week, becoming only the sixth player in school history to do so. The senior captain, whose name will be added to a banner in the Masciarelli rafters in a future ceremony, accomplished this feat on Sunday against Fairhaven as the Bulldogs wrapped up […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger

As tour manager for Bruno Mars, Shaun Hoffman has a job he loves, coordinating travel arrangements and personal appearance details for a talented and popular singer. Hoffman’s success is a combination of strong friendships, being in the right place at the right time, the loyalty and generosity of a talented 19-year-old female keyboard player and […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Mary Ann Price