By Judy Bass A search is underway for the next superintendent-director of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton due to the anticipated retirement later this year of James P. Quaglia, who has held the position since 2010. Blue Hills Regional has been a leader in career and technical education for more than 50 years. […]
Edward D. “Ted” Draper, 82, of Canton, passed away on March 25 at home surrounded by his loving family. Ted was born and raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School. He attended the Culinary Institute of America and after graduating opened his own restaurant, The Pickle Barrel. After he sold The Pickle Barrel […]
Carole A. Fitzgerald (Sherlock) of Canton passed away unexpectedly March 23 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in Somerville, she graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Somerville and has lived in Canton since 1967. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Beloved wife of Attorney James F. […]
Susan G. DiTroia (Goubeaux), 77, of Canton, passed away March 22 after a brief illness. Born and raised in Greenville, OH, she graduated from Greenville High School and attended Hanover College in Indiana and graduated from University of St. Louis where she fell in love with Bissinger’s Chocolates and stayed on their mailing list until […]
Mary C. Whelan (Ford), 95, of Canton and West Dennis, passed away March 21 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in South Boston, she graduated from South Boston High School. She lived in Canton for over 60 years, where she was a member of the Canton Catholic Women’s Club and enjoyed playing Bridge at the […]
Isabella Abdoo (Fiumara), 97, of Hallowell, ME, formerly of Canton and Milton, passed away March 20 at the Woodlands Senior Care in Hallowell, ME. Born and raised in Boston, she worked for Morse Shoe in Canton for many years. She has lived in Hallowell for the last year and previously lived for 10 years at […]
Dear Editor: Congratulations once again to the sponsorship, leadership, cast and production crew of the Canton High School Drama Club production of Les Miserables as the play was a great success and a joy to watch. I wish to recognize another integral component of the play which went missing from the March 21 play coverage, that […]
Dear Editor: I just finished reading last week’s edition of the Canton Citizen and I just wanted to say wow! I read a lot of newspapers, but few compare to the extensive local coverage provided by the Citizen. Today I was compelled to read all five cover stories (boys hockey championship, election spotlight, Revere restaurant […]
While it is generally not a good idea to co-sign a loan for an adult friend or family member who may have well-known problems managing their finances, co-signing an auto loan (or apartment lease) for a son or daughter is a different situation. Should you do it? The answer is … it depends. It depends […]
This coming Tuesday, April 2, is Election Day in Canton, and for the fourth time in five years voters will have a decision to make in the race for Board of Selectmen. This year, three candidates — Lisa Lopez, Michael Loughran and James Quigley — are all vying for the two-year vacancy created by the […]
