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Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has announced that Tuesday, April 21, will be the last day to register to vote in order to be eligible to attend the annual town meeting, which is scheduled to convene on Monday, May 11. If you are already registered to vote at your present address, you do not need to […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
Town Election | By
Canton Citizen
Linwood F. McKee, 81, of Mansfield, passed away April 14 at the Highgate Manor in Dedham. Born and raised in Gardiner, Maine, he attended Gardiner schools and worked as a machinist for the Christian Science Monitor for 30 years before retiring. He also was a self-employed auto mechanic and previously worked for the Boston Globe […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Edward A. Hanson, 94, a lifelong resident of Canton, passed away April 14 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Canton, he graduated from Canton High School and ran his own business, Blue Hill Auto Repair in Canton, for many years before retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Blue Hill […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Alma Marion Fachy (Finnegan) entered into eternal peace early Saturday morning, April 11, 2015. Born on February 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah Finnegan and Marion Gilmore and sister of the late Jackie Finnegan. Alma graduated from Roslindale High School in the early 1940s and worked at R.H. Stearns as a […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Donald “Ducky” O’Shea of Canton died on January 8, 2015, in his winter home of Sebastian, FL. Donald grew up in Dorchester before joining the Navy at 17 and serving in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon his return, he met and married his beloved wife, Helen Frances Ennis, and together they moved to […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen

For the third time in her career, Canton native Olivia Murphy, a junior forward on the UMass Boston women’s basketball team, has been recognized on the ECAC Division III New England Women’s Basketball All-Star team, the ECAC announced last week. The 2012 ECAC New England Rookie of the Year earned her second consecutive Second Team […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Canton Citizen
Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street, have launched a new website and have scheduled three upcoming open houses to help Canton residents become better acquainted with their proposed mixed-use redevelopment plan in advance of the May 11 special town meeting. The website, www.plymouthrubberyes.com, features artists’ renderings of the […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (BID-Milton) is offering mini-grants in amounts ranging from $500 to $1,500 to local service agencies, nonprofit organizations, boards of health, coalitions and community groups to address specific community health needs outlined in the hospital’s 2014 Community Health Needs Assessment. Last year the hospital provided $11,000 in mini-grants to eight local organizations, […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen

Representative William Galvin (D-Canton) and his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted last Wednesday to send additional funding to cities and towns for road and bridge repairs. Canton would stand to receive $780,994 from the $200 million funding bill. The money was divided amongst the communities using the Chapter 90 equation, which is […]
Apr 10 2015 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Josephine I. Raggiani, 88, of Canton, passed away April 6 at the Highgate Manor in Dedham. Born in Tewksbury, she was raised in Stoughton. Josephine was one of the original residents of the Cedarcrest neighborhood in Canton and lived there for over 60 years. She was an avid Boston sports fan and loved the Bruins […]
Apr 10 2015 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen