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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

The Dean S. Luce Elementary School fourth and fifth graders proudly presented Disney’s Aladdin Jr. on Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9, in the CHS auditorium. Play Cast Genie – Nissy Kahuha; Aladdin – Andrew Gillis; Babkak – Avery Lebowitz; Omar – Georgia-Ann Penders; Kassim – Katelyn Tynan; Jasmine – Emily Vogel; Isir – […]
Feb 15 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 14 edition include: * Feature story on Mission Connect, a Problem Solver project that seeks to connect students from Pappas Rehab Hospital and CHS * Canton Citizen’s 2019 Valentine Couple of the Year: Ginny & […]
Feb 15 2019 | Posted in
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The Canton High School Athletics Department recently announced the hiring of Dave Bohane as head coach of the CHS varsity softball team. Bohane takes over from Jen Robillard, who resigned to pursue other softball opportunities. Robillard coached the team for the past two seasons and guided last year’s squad to a seven-win improvement and an […]
Marcia E. Ronayne (Leary), 71, died peacefully in her home on February 4 surrounded by her family. Marcia was a retired cafeteria worker for the Canton Public Schools and Blue Hills Regional High School. She was a member of the Canton Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary. She was the devoted wife of Paul “Barry” Ronayne, CFD […]
Feb 8 2019 | Posted in
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Louise M. Gronroos (Copley), 88, of Canton, passed away February 2 at Norwood Hospital. Beloved wife of the late Eino. Loving mother of Eric Gronroos and his wife, Julie, of Canton and Lisa Giuliano and her husband, Michael, of Stow. Sister of the late John, James, and Helen Copley. Also survived by her grandchildren Lindsey […]
Feb 8 2019 | Posted in
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