On Saturday, February 3, the Xaverian Brothers and Canton High School boys varsity hockey teams are teaming up for Hockey Fights Cancer Night at the Canton Ice House in memory of Reo Todesca, mother of Xaverian assistant coach Paul Todesca and beloved friend to many in the Canton hockey community. The Xaverian Hawks will take on […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the February 1 edition include: * Anger over opioid crisis spurs local woman to speak up and share * Canton’s Lenkaitis Raffoni becomes a PMC champion * Photos from JFK production of Willy Wonka Jr. * Wrestlers Marinilli and […]
Gail A. Thornton, of Westwood, formerly of Canton, passed away January 27. Born in Boston, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High, Class of 1973. She was an avid writer and a published poet and wrote a memoir of her life. She also enjoyed making jewelry and was a talented musician who […]
Bernadette A. (Ruane) Merchant, of Canton, passed away peacefully in her 100th year on January 29 surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Leonard G. Mother of Dr. L. Paul Merchant and his wife, Madeline, of Scituate, Michael D. Merchant and his wife, Lua, of Tustin, CA, John E. Merchant and his […]
Mary V. Greeley (Stronjy), of Canton, passed away January 27 surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Taunton, she graduated from Taunton High School. She previously lived in Hyde Park and has lived in Canton for the last 40 years. She worked for the Boston Public Schools as a quality control manager in […]
Margaret M. “Peg” Cotter (Brosnahan), 94, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on January 26, 2018. Born and raised in Dorchester, she attended Girls High School. Married in 1948 to her late husband, Jim, they lived in Hyde Park for a short while before moving to Canton in 1955. She worked […]
Benjamin Brenner, “It’s Ben; don’t call me Benjamin!” of Canton, formerly of Boston’s West End, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at the age of 89. Son of the late Julius and Anna (Wyzanski) Brenner; brother of the late George, Solomon and Sidney; husband of 59 years to Adelle (Koretsky) Brenner; father of Gary, […]
Registered Democrats in Canton will hold a caucus on Saturday, February 10, at 2 p.m. at the Canton Public Library to elect delegates and alternates to the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. This year’s state convention will be held June 1-2 at the DCU Center in Worchester, where thousands of Democrats from across the state […]
We are often told it is wiser to hold our tongue than speak our mind. Silence is golden. We are expected to be polite and considerate, thoughtful of the effect our words will have, and to err on the side of caution. Sometimes, our thoughts are better kept to ourselves. Right now does not feel […]
William M. Carnes (Ret. Col., United States Army), of Canton, passed away January 23. Born in Boston, he was raised in Charlestown and graduated from Malden Catholic High School. Bill went on to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Boston College Carroll School of Management. After graduating from the ROTC program at Boston College, […]
