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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]

For the second time since 2017, a group of CHS biology students, under the leadership of Ms. Rebecca Stang, made the trek to South Africa’s North West Province to take part in a two-week field research expedition in coordination with Earthwatch International. The aim of the research efforts is to study the critically endangered white […]
Mar 29 2019 | Posted in
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School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller has announced the appointment of Yeshi Gaskin Lamour as the next principal of the Luce Elementary School. Lamour will replace longtime Principal Robie Peter, who is retiring in June after a 30-plus-year career in education. A resident of Canton, Lamour has served for the past six years as principal of […]
Mar 29 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 March 28 edition include: * Canton WWII vet honored by French government * Photo coverage of the annual CAPE Spelling Bee * True Tales from Canton’s Past by George T. Comeau * Banner season for Canton […]
Mar 29 2019 | Posted in
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This coming Saturday, March 30, the Curry College men’s rugby team, in partnership with the Curry Men in Nursing Club, will proudly present the inaugural Maffie Memorial 7’s Tournament — a day of sport, commemoration and bonding in memory of the late Anthony Maffie. A Canton native and CHS graduate, Maffie, 22, passed away unexpectedly […]
Mar 29 2019 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: Please join us on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the Canton Public Library’s Aldrich Room to discuss how best we can join together at town meeting to support a new pool for the town of Canton. Canton’s current town pool is old and in a constant state of disrepair. It has […]