Edward J. Girvan, 63, of Canton, passed away August 12. Born in Boston, he was raised in Roslindale and graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School and Babson College. He worked as a bank analyst and project manager for Citizen’s Bank for many years. Ed was an Eagle Scout and after graduating from college he took […]
William J. McCarthy, 81, of Canton, formerly of Stoughton and Needham, passed away August 9. Born in Boston, he was raised in Roslindale and graduated from Boston Technical High School, Suffolk University, and received his master’s in education from Boston University. He was a history and economics teacher for Needham High School for many years […]
John Molloy, 82, passed away peacefully at his home late Tuesday evening, August 2, surrounded by family. A native of Boston, John was born on January 28, 1940, and grew up in South Boston. He graduated from South Boston High and went to work for Insulators Local 6, working as a pipe coverer for many […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the August 11 edition include: * Leadership changes underway at Town Hall, Canton Fire Dept. * True Tales from Canton’s Past by George T. Comeau (click here for excerpt) * Magical season ends at East Regionals for […]
A magical season ended Monday on the brink of a World Series trip for the Massachusetts Junior League state champions as Canton’s “boys of summer” were eliminated following two tough losses at the East Regionals in Freehold, New Jersey. In the end, it was the Pennsylvania state champs — a team from Clinton County, near […]
Captain Phillips Brooks Carpenter, (Ret.) USN, JAGC, 79, passed away on July 30 after a long illness. Phil was born on March 30, 1943, in the Bronx, New York, to Brooks and Evelyn “Teddy” (LeMunyon) Carpenter. He was the older brother of Susan, who completed the family the following year. Phil graduated from Evander High […]
Canton Veterans Agent Arafat Knight (above center) joined several of his military brethren at Fenway Park on Saturday for a special pre-game salute to Black service members. The event was organized by Home Base — a national nonprofit dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war — and served as the culmination of this year’s […]
Mary D’Attanasio (Carroccio) of Canton passed away August 2 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. Born during the Woodrow Wilson presidency, Mary was 103 at the time of her passing. Born and raised in Hyde Park, she graduated from Hyde Park High School, Class of 1936. She married Albert in 1945 and they moved to […]
Carmela P. DiBiasio, age 68, of Canton, passed away at home July 31. Born in Norwood, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School in 1973. She worked for many years in retail sales for T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s before retiring. She enjoyed spending time at New England Sinai Adult Day Care […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the August 4 edition include: * Long awaited Topgolf project could break ground soon * Parks & Rec. Summer Concert photos by Moira Sweetland * Spotlight on ABA Helps, a growing behavioral health agency founded by Canton’s […]
