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Canton firefighters rescued a 60-year-old man who became trapped underneath collapsed industrial shelving at a warehouse on Shawmut Road on Thursday, February 21, around 7:45 a.m. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said the man suffered severe lower body injuries and was transported to Boston Medical Center for treatment. In another call later that morning, firefighters responded […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the February 28 edition include: * Canton teen now pain-free after life-changing medical procedure * 2019 Financial Fitness Guide, featuring tips from local experts on taxes, retirement, college planning and more * Canton High School Term 2 […]
Mar 1 2019 | Posted in
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On Friday, February 15, just before the start of school vacation and on the final day of “PAWSitivity Week,” the entire Galvin Middle School community gave English teacher Brian Hickox a rousing send off as he prepared to begin his journey across the country to participate in a month-long adventure as the 2019 Iditarod Teacher […]
Feb 22 2019 | Posted in
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The Canton Bulldogs Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) team was recently named the winner of the Massachusetts RWDC and is on its way to the national competition to be held in Chevy Chase, Maryland on April 13. Members of the CHS team include Guy Blochstein, Ryan Carney, Andres Castro, Devin Chen, Austin Cox, Dhanush Narayana, […]
Feb 22 2019 | Posted in
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Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the February 21 edition include: * CHS hoopster sets new career scoring mark * Local parishes join forces as ‘Canton Catholic Community’ * CHS robotics teams qualify for Mass. State Championship * Longtime resident publishes online travel […]
Feb 22 2019 | Posted in
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Albert J. “Jay” Robinson Jr., 64, of Walpole, formerly of Norwood and Canton, passed away February 17, 2019. Beloved husband of Patricia J. (Songin) Robinson. Loving father of A.J. Robinson of Medford. Brother of Patricia Robinson of Canton, Deborah Sexton of Canton, Donald Robinson of Canton, MaryAnne Sabin of Hanover, and the late Richard Robinson. […]
Feb 22 2019 | Posted in
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Charles R. Studebaker, Sr., 80, of Canton, passed away February 16 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Olney, MD, he was raised and educated in Frederick County, Maryland. After leaving high school in 1957, he enlisted in the Navy with the intent on fulfilling his promise to himself of charting a different […]
Feb 22 2019 | Posted in
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Albert J. Brown of Canton passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on February 14, 2019. Born and raised in Roxbury, Albert grew up in his grandfather’s three-decker amongst relatives. As a city kid and young boy, he often hopped the back of trolley cars, riding to downtown Boston to shine shoes for […]
Feb 22 2019 | Posted in
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Michael P. Kelleher, 60, of Canton, passed away Monday, February 11. Born in Brockton, he lived his entire life in the town of Canton, graduating from Canton High School with the Class of 1977 where he met and fell in love with his late wife, Jean (Sicard). The two raised their family in Ponkapoag surrounded […]
Feb 15 2019 | Posted in
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A three-way race for a vacancy on the Board of Selectmen will headline the 2019 annual town election. Below are links to campaign announcements for each of the three candidates: Mike Loughran launches campaign for BOS Jim Quigley to run for Board of Selectmen Lisa Lopez announces candidacy for BOS