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Raising Matty Christian, an acclaimed feature-length documentary about the life of Canton’s Matthew G. Christian (1983-2009), will be available on DVD beginning tomorrow, November 20. Winner of nine film festival awards nationally, Raising Matty Christian was directed by Rhode Island-based filmmaker Christian de Rezendes under his company Breaking Branches Pictures. The film is an inspiring profile on the late […]
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Robert P. “Doc” Moritz of Canton passed away November 16 at the Copley at Stoughton surrounded by his loving family. Born in Dorchester, he was raised in St. William’s Parrish in Savin Hill and graduated from Commerce High School and Massachusetts School of Optometry and was an Army veteran of World War II. Doc lived […]
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Anne Marie Magee, 85, of Canton, passed away after a brief illness on November 14 surrounded by her loving family. Born at Norwood Hospital on September 19, 1930, she was a lifelong resident of Canton. She attended Saint John the Evangelist School and graduated from Canton High School in 1948. Anne Marie graduated from the […]
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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Madelyn Wood, 92, of Canton, passed away at home November 11 surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Cambridge, she graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School where she was a cheerleader and played on the tennis team. She was a Navy veteran of World War II and served as the aide […]
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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John D. Jenkins, 89, of Canton, passed away November 11 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Hyde Park, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School in 1944, where he was class president and captain of the football team. John was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and worked […]
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: As the days of the Blue Hills deer hunt draw near, the controversy continues as to whether or not it is necessary. For four days after Thanksgiving, 196 hunters will be allowed to kill up to four deer each (two with antlers, two without). These deer have not been hunted for 100 years […]
Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment to thank all the Canton residents who were participants in the inaugural “On the Road with American Landscape” bus tour to the Last Green Valley in Connecticut on October 1. While the 55 passengers hailed from places far and wide, such as Rhode Island, Boston, the north […]
Canton High School presented the acclaimed dark comedy Marvin’s Room on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14, in the CHS auditorium. (Above) Meryl Prendergast and Kyra Fichman star as sisters Bessie and Lee. See this week’s Canton Citizen for complete photo coverage by Michelle Stark.
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
On Thursday, December 3, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) will host a public forum at Milton High School to address growing complaints about the frequency and increased levels of airplane noise in local towns and neighborhoods that are impacted by Logan Airport air traffic. Much of the increase in noise coincides with the adoption of the NextGen, […]
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
The Canton Public Schools have engaged the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) to assist them in the search process for a new superintendent of schools. An integral part of the process involves parent and community participation in focus groups. The groups are designed to obtain participant input about the attributes, experience, and knowledge that […]
Nov 20 2015 | Posted in
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