Brian V. Chierus, 58, of Canton passed away on June 5, after a long illness. Born and raised in Canton, he attended Canton Public Schools and was a member of the Canton High School Class of 1975. As a young man he worked for Canton Rental, Faded Glory, and the Canton Public Schools before starting […]
Andrew P. Monette, 94, of Canton, passed away June 2 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. Born and raised in Boston, he attended Boston schools and previously lived in Jamaica Plain before moving to Canton in 1955. He worked as a jeweler and watch repairer for many years at A. Stowells and Shawmut Jewelry […]
Steven W. Staffiere, 53, passed away May 31 at Seasons Hospice in Milton surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in Medford, he graduated from Medford High School and Salem State College. Steve worked as an account manager for Siemens Industry U.S. in Burlington for the last […]
The Canton Citizen’s June 2 story on changes to the Galvin Middle School schedule and grade reporting practices contained inaccurate information. Both the headline and the article indicated that the School Committee had approved the changes at its May 26 meeting; however, no vote was taken on the matter. Furthermore, the changes outlined by GMS […]
Kenneth O. Colmer, 88, of Canton, passed away May 29 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton. Born and raised in Lynn, he graduated from Lynn English High School, Salem State University, and received his master’s in education from Bridgewater State College. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Ken was a […]
Ralph S. Blanchard, Jr., of Canton, passed away May 26 at the Charlwell House in Norwood. Born and raised in Waltham, he attended Waltham schools and was a World War II veteran of the Army Corps of Engineers. He spent his career as a professor of mechanical engineering at Northeastern University in Boston as an […]
The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project has begun its 2016 late evening ULV adulticide aerosol ground applications to control adult mosquitos, according to the Canton Board of Health. Spraying was slated to begin on or around May 31, weather permitting, and will continue through September 29. The spraying will be conducted in participating Norfolk County […]
The Canton Citizen is proud to present its 25th annual Salute to the Fine Arts, an eight-page special section celebrating the visual and performing arts in the Canton Public Schools. Highlights from the fine arts section include: * Profiles on Julie Beckham, the inspiration for the fine arts section; Hansen drama team Patty Willis and […]
The Hansen Elementary School CAPT hosted a father or someone special/daughter luau on Friday, May 20. The night featured a DJ, dancing, pizza, and raffles! See this week’s Canton Citizen for more photos of the event by Moira Sweetland.
Franklin A. Plotner, Sr., formerly of Canton, of Humarock, passed away May 23 at South Shore Hospital. Born in Boston, he was raised in Milton and graduated from Milton High School and Curry College and was a veteran of the United States Army. Frank had a long career in the restaurant business where over the […]
