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On Sunday, September 8, 10 residents from Canton will walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic Boston Marathon route in the 25th anniversary of the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. They will be among the 8,500 walkers expected to participate with the collective goal of raising more than $7 million to support lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Since […]
Aug 15 2013 | Posted in
Sports | By
Canton Citizen
The Life is good Coffee House, new this year to the Life is good Festival, will be a relaxed, intimate atmosphere where festival goers can enjoy the new line of Life is good coffee and the following music lineup curated by Ryan Montbleau. The Coffee House acts will join Jack Johnson, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Roots, […]
Aug 15 2013 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Carl Raymond Peters of Palm Bay, Florida, passed away on August 1, 2013. Carl was born in Canton on April 28, 1944, the youngest of four children. He graduated from Canton High School in 1962, and after graduation he became a member of the Hoisting and Portable Engineers Local 4 out of Boston. Carl was […]
Aug 15 2013 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
To all of our terrific customers and friends: As you are aware by now, Kramer Jewelers was the victim of a break-in early in the morning of July 4. We are fortunate in so many ways. First of all, the loss was minimal as all of our inventory and customers’ merchandise are put in very […]
Last weekend, August 8-11, the First Parish Players premiered their spectacular summer musical, “Spring Awakening,” at First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Canton. Final performances are tomorrow and Saturday, August 16 and 17, starting at 7 p.m. The winner of eight Tony Awards and one Grammy Award, “Spring Awakening” is a rock musical with lyrics by Steven […]
Aug 15 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Informational meeting planned for Aug. 19 in Norwood ~ Irv Kempner, a Sharon resident and son of Holocaust survivors, and Sid Handler of Newton, a Vilna native and Holocaust survivor, are actively recruiting participants for the Friends of the March of the Living (FMOTL) trip to Poland, Lithuania and Israel April 23 to May 7, […]
Aug 15 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
On Monday, July 22, Hillside Pub in Canton held its seventh annual Hillside Open Golf Fundraiser at Wampatuck Country Club. Proceeds from this year’s sold-old event went to the family of 10-year-old Lauren Ford, a student at the Luce Elementary School who suffered a brachial plexus injury at birth, resulting in the partial paralysis of […]
Aug 8 2013 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen
Congratulations to the Southeast girls’ volleyball team, winners of the gold medal at the Bay State Summer Games. The team included three girls form Canton: Avery Devoe (back row, third from left), Olivia Devoe (front row, far left), and Jenny Weston (back row, far right). The head coach was Gary Patch.
Carl F. Rovinelli, 68, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly August 2 at his home in Falmouth. Born and raised in Natick, he graduated from Natick High School and Northeastern University. He previously worked for Allied Container in Dedham and worked as a plant manager for Abbott Box in Canton before retiring 10 years ago. He […]
Aug 8 2013 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Walter E. Atwood, Jr., 66, of Stoughton, passed away July 31 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Boston, he was raised in Wollaston and graduated from Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree and Providence College. He was the owner of D & M Oxygen Co. in Readville for many years and also […]
Aug 8 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
