Francis Stephen “Franky” Murphy, 48, of Canton, formerly of Stoughton and Brockton, died October 29, 2019. Franky was a self-employed guitar instructor. He was an avid musician, playing in various bands, “Triphammer” and “Every Second” to name a couple. Beloved son of Judith A. Murphy (McCarron) and the late Francis A. Murphy. Father of Francis […]
Daniel Anello, 71, of Canton, passed away after a brief illness at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Tuesday, October 29. Born in Norwood, Daniel worked as a computer component engineer before retiring early due to his health. A musician, he played guitar and acted as sound engineer in several bands and jam groups over the […]
Charles W. Pinkham, 93, of Canton, passed away peacefully on October 9 surrounded by family at Norwood Hospital after several months of battling failing health. Born in Bangor, Maine, Charlie lived in Canton with his high school sweetheart, Lynn, until her death in 2011. Recently, by his own wishes, he continued to stay in his […]
Hundreds of student musicians, parent volunteers and community members came together last Saturday for an afternoon of music and fun at CantonStock — the annual festival fundraiser sponsored by local booster group MusicCounts. The district-wide event featured a variety of student performances as well as games, raffles, concessions and more. See this week’s Canton Citizen […]
On Monday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Canton High School auditorium, Kevin Stevens, once one of the National Hockey League’s top power forwards and a two-time Stanley Cup champion, will tell his story about his “Shattered” life destroyed by physical injury and drug dependency. This program is the first in a speaker series […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the November 7 edition include: * Baby Donny home and thriving after 7-month medical ordeal * Man About Canton: Salute to Tony Andreotti * Planners tout vision for a ‘complete & connected’ Rte. 138 * CantonStock 2019 […]
John C. Pearson, 66, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly October 27 at home. Born in Norwood, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School. He worked as a mechanic for Herb Anderson Volkswagen and Morrissey Volkswagen for many years before retiring. Most recently he worked in maintenance for Wegmans in Westwood. Beloved […]
Mary E. Davis, 88, of Dorchester, passed away October 26 at the Life Care Center of the South Shore in Scituate. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated from Jeremiah E. Burke High School. She worked for New England Telephone and Verizon for many years as a manager before retiring in 1996. She was a […]
Edmond P. Caruso, 73, of Canton, died unexpectedly October 25, 2019. Ed was a proud Vietnam veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. Ed was born in Boston, raised in Jamaica Plain, and worked as a supervisor for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority until his retirement. Loving husband of Rita G. Caruso (Ghanem) of Canton. Devoted husband […]
Dear Editor: I was disappointed to read Larry Overlan’s letter in the October 24 edition of the Canton Citizen. In it, he details his outreach to the Canton Democratic Town Committee and their seemingly dismissive response to an invitation from the Canton Republican Town Committee for constructive and enlightening discussion of very important issues facing […]
