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The Luce Elementary School held its 12th annual 5k & fun run on Sunday, May 5, starting and ending at the Luce School. The event featured a half-mile race for kids ages 4-8, a mile run for ages 9-12, and a 5k race for adults. Prizes were awarded to the top finishers in all age […]
May 16 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

At a recent meeting at Canton High School, Canton Association of Business and Industry board member Sue Korycansky (left) and CABI Secretary Kristin Draper (right) awarded Principal Derek Folan a donation for the drug awareness program sponsored on March 27 at the high school. The school had invited Chris Herren, a former NBA basketball player, […]
May 16 2013 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: With the help of Troop 77 scouts and scouters along with members of the community at large, I was able to execute my Eagle project at the DPW garage last summer. The Eagle project consisted of painting a significant number of fire hydrants off of main roads and painting the salt shed. The […]
Marilyn Rodman, 79, of Canton, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and well-known philanthropist, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2013, at Orchard Cove in Canton. She was the beloved wife of Don Rodman with whom she shared over 60 years of marriage. Born in the Roxbury section of Boston, Marilyn was a longtime resident of […]
May 16 2013 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Rita C. Hasenfuss (Miller), 86, formerly of Canton, of Easton, passed away May 10 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated from St. Margaret’s High School. She has lived in Easton since 2011 and previously lived in Canton for 53 years. Rita enjoyed spending time with her family […]
May 16 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Ronald T. Delaney, 76, passed away May 9 at the Charlwell House in Norwood. Born in Champaign, Illinois, he attended school in Bellwood, IL, and was a veteran of the United States Navy. After serving in the Navy he attended Northeastern University and took classes through the VA Bill. He has lived in Canton for […]
May 16 2013 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen

The Hansen Elementary School fifth grade presented “Wizard of Oz” on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, in the CHS auditorium. Dorothy Gale – Abigail Orkin; Toto – Mariella Ruggeri; Glinda – Jayna Wolfe; Wicked Witch – Lilah Milton; Scarecrow – Daniel Sweetland; Tin Man – Timmy Kelleher; Lion – David Walker; Aunt Em/Ozian […]
May 10 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

On the weekend of April 13 and 14, Hanningtons of the Canton Men’s Softball League traveled to Wallingford, Connecticut, to play in a 16-team charity tournament, with all proceeds going toward the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. The reigning Canton Men’s Softball League champions, Hanningtons finished 20-1 last season and went on to […]
May 9 2013 | Posted in
Beyond CHS,
Sports | By
Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: Despite the understandable reluctance of local pols and their followers to support Ed Markey in this primary, I am sure we all recognize that the right choice was made by the people of this state. Markey will lend the gravitas, awareness and progressiveness that our country needs as he joins his friend Elizabeth Warren […]

Eight students from Canton have advanced in the Future Problem Solving (FPS) Program to the international competition, which takes place June 6-9 at Indiana University in Bloomington. The cost to attend this prestigious event is a little more than $1,000 per person. To raise money, the Canton FPS program is holding various fundraisers around Canton. […]
May 9 2013 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen