Phyllis Kramer, 86, of Newton Center and a longtime resident of Needham, passed away on September 22, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cambridge in 1935, she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Simi Kramer. Loving mother of Robin (Leonard) Galinsky of Canton, Brad (Kim) Shurdut of Fishers, Indiana, and Scott […]
Donna L. Micchelli (Brown) of Canton passed away peacefully on the evening of September 20. Born in Norwood, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School and was a lifelong resident of the town. Before retiring, she worked as a marketing administrator at Wearguard in Norwell. Donna loved to travel and enjoyed […]
Peter V. McKenna of Quincy passed away September 15. Born and raised in Canton, Peter attended St. John’s School in Canton and Canton High School. Son of the late Daniel H. and Marion T. (Kessler) McKenna. He is survived by his brother Philip of Canton. Brother of the late Alfred Carl McKenna of Canton and […]
Kathleen (“Kathy”) Margaret Guilfoyle passed too soon, with her siblings by her side, after a long and hard-fought battle with breast cancer on September 5, 2022. Beloved daughter of William L. and Barbara E. Guilfoyle and survived by her sisters and brothers Karen Guilfoyle Fawley (Reece), William J. Guilfoyle (Shari), Kevin Guilfoyle and Mary Guilfoyle […]
The Canton Board of Health recently announced a series of COVID Bivalent booster and flu vaccination clinics that will be held on three dates in October. The first clinic, offering the Moderna Bivalent booster (18+) as well as flu shots, is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Canton […]
The Canton Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (CDEI) held its first ever Jewish High Holidays celebration on Sunday, September 18, in the Canton High School cafeteria. The event served as a kickoff to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (Sept. 25-27), which is followed one week later by Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement […]
Canton Fire Captain Wendell Robery will soon take over as the town’s next fire chief pending contract negotiations after being offered the position at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting. Select Board members said it was a tough choice between two excellent finalists in Robery and Lt. Jamie Meier, with Board Chair John Connolly citing experience […]
The Boston Red Sox honored Canton Little League’s two state champion summer teams prior to their game on Saturday, September 17. Both Canton squads — the U12 softball team and the U14 Junior League baseball team — enjoyed historic seasons and advanced to the regional level, where they came up just short of a World […]
In their joint role as outreach workers for the town’s Department of Elder and Human Services (DEHS), Victoria DiMaria and Alexandra Benjamin are happy to share and always willing to lend a helping hand. Helping, in fact, is at the crux of their mission. Whether it’s assisting residents with housing and fuel assistance applications, arranging […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the September 22 edition include: * Canton 4 year old becomes youngest ever ‘ADK 46er’ * Chief Doody excited for next chapter as town administrator * Highlights from the 9/20 Select Board meeting * Canton state champs […]
