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Elizabeth Joyce (O’Hearn) O’Brien, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 12, 2019, in Campton, NH. Betty was born on May 26, 1926, in Campton, NH, to William and Florence (Reed) O’Hearn. She attended school in Campton and Plymouth then went on to Laconia Business School. In June of 1947 she married […]
Jan 18 2019 | Posted in
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Shirley B. Barbaglia (Parish), 91, a lifelong resident of Canton, passed away January 11 at Norwood Hospital surrounded by her family. Beloved wife for 70 years of the late Robert J. Barbaglia. Loving and devoted mother of Cheryl Barbaglia DeMarre and her husband, James, of Lexington, South Carolina, and proud grandmother of Patrick and Robert. […]
Jan 18 2019 | Posted in
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Richard B. Davis, 85, of Canton, formerly of Fort Myers, FL, and Melrose, died peacefully at home January 9, 2019. Richard had a distinguished career at Bay State Gas for over 40 years. He retired and moved to Florida in 1994. Richard was a devoted husband to the late Janet (Wadland) Davis. Loving father of […]
Jan 18 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 January 17 edition include: * Community Preservation Committee finalizes FY20 spending recommendations (excerpt here) * Profile on Canton entrepreneur and A Maven’s World founder Anna Foster * True Tales from Canton’s Past by local historian George […]
Jan 18 2019 | Posted in
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Canton High School welcomed hundreds of middle school students and family members to its annual showcase night/open house held last Monday, January 7, in the school gymnasium. Visitors had an opportunity to tour the school and chat with advisors, coaches and student leaders about the many extracurricular offerings available at CHS. See this week’s Citizen […]
Jan 17 2019 | Posted in
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Upcoming Games Boys Ice Hockey (7-0): Jan. 12 @ Oliver Ames (Asiaf) at 4 p.m.; Jan. 16 @ Foxboro at 5:20 p.m.; Jan. 19 vs. Stoughton at 8 p.m.; Jan. 21 vs. Newburyport at 2 p.m. Girls Ice Hockey (5-2-2): Jan. 12 vs. Westwood at 6 p.m.; Jan. 16 vs. Duxbury at 5:30 p.m.; Jan. 19 vs. […]
Jan 12 2019 | Posted in
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Dear Editor: I request that our selectmen make a final improvement to the Reservoir Pond dam that was repaired over a period of three months last fall: Remove the plaque that was placed there — it’s an embarrassment. If you pass by the repaired dam on Pleasant Street, you’ll notice that a three-by-two-foot plaque has been […]
Anthony R. Maffie, 22, of Canton, passed away suddenly January 4 at home. Born in Newton, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School, Class of 2014, where he was a member of the baseball and swimming teams. Anthony was a junior at Curry College in the BSN Program pursuing his passion […]
Jan 12 2019 | Posted in
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Dr. Albert J. “Abbie” Berkowitz, of Newton, formerly of Needham, passed away on January 4, 2019. Beloved husband of Lois (Stocklan) Berkowitz for 65 years. Devoted father of Marcia Berkowitz and her husband, Marc Cohen, and Ken Berkowitz and his wife, Holly. Dear grandfather of Ali and Michael Sganga, Josh Cohen and Alissa Cooper, Ben […]
Jan 12 2019 | Posted in
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Susan Carnes of Boston, formerly of Canton, passed away peacefully on January 1 surrounded by her family. Susan is the beloved daughter of the late William M. Carnes and Ann McCallion Carnes of Canton. Sue is the sister of Mary Keable and her husband, Michael, of Oakland, RI, Bill Carnes and his wife, Nancy, of […]
Jan 12 2019 | Posted in
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