James N. Sfougaris, 83, of Canton, passed away February 19 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in Canton, Jim attended Canton Public Schools and was the president of the Class of 1949. He attended Boston University on a football scholarship. Mr. Sfougaris was a gym teacher in both the Canton Public Schools and at St. […]
Virginia A. Galvin (Lynch), 95, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Cedar Hill Health Care Center in Randolph. Born in Brooklyn, Virginia lived in Providence and Boston before meeting her husband and raising her family in Canton. She was the loving wife of the late Roger L. Galvin of Canton. […]
Robert M. Femino, 68, of Canton, passed away at Norwood Hospital on February 18. Born and raised in Boston, Bob attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Boston Technical High School. He went on to earn his BA in engineering from Wentworth Technical Institute. Bob enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam Era. He earned […]
Harriet K. Halley (Knapp), 93, of Stoughton, passed away February 17 at Copley in Stoughton. Harriet graduated from Hyde Park High in 1939. She went on to receive a BA from Boston University, and she attended New England School of Art for one year. Mrs. Halley and her husband, James, moved to Canton in 1953, […]
John “Chuck” Currie, 73, of Canton, passed away on February 17. Born and raised in Boston, John attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School. He worked at Keystone Mutual Funds for many years. He also worked as the activities director for St. Joseph Nursing Home in New Hampshire and the Hellenic […]
George Gerzon, 92, of Canton, entered into rest January 30, 2015. He was a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States with his wife and son after the second World War. He was a proud 50-year member of the Masons (Blue Hills Lodge). He wrote his memoirs in a book called The Hand of […]
The following article appears in the Canton Citizen’s 2015 Financial Fitness Guide. See this week’s edition for information and tips from local professionals on a wide range of financial topics, including asset protection, real estate, tax preparation, and much more. *** As director of estate planning and asset protection at Bank of Canton, I talk […]
Dear Editor: I am a graduate social work student from Bridgewater State University and a Canton resident. As a social work student, I am learning to analyze policies and how they affect individuals and communities. In 2012, Canton made changes to their school lunches to comply with the state’s new nutritional standards for foods and […]
Town Clerk Tracy K. Kenney has announced that the last day to register to vote for the April 7 town election will be Wednesday, March 18. The Town Clerk’s office will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 18. Residents who would like to have a voter registration form mailed to them […]
Ken Berkowitz, chief of the Canton Police Department and current president of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC), is a featured author in the latest edition of The Police Chief, the official publication of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). In a piece entitled “Regional Partnerships: The Greater Boston area’s approach to large-scale […]
