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Interim Superintendent Derek Folan, Principal Jeff Sperling and National Honor Society Adviser Jennifer Sousa are pleased to share that 82 students were inducted into Canton High School’s NHS chapter at a ceremony on Monday, December 13. During the ceremony, NHS officers Pooja Subramanian and Mia Galvin spoke about the four pillars of the National Honor […]
Dec 31 2021 | Posted in
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Ross L. Kinsman, of Milton, formerly of Canton, died on December 19, 2021, at the age of 85. Ross was born on April 5, 1936, in Utica, New York, son of the late Alonzo and Stella Kinsman. He is survived by his wife, Linda (Howard) Kinsman, of Milton; his three children: Michelle Kinsman of Hyannis, […]
Dec 31 2021 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Gilda Marie (Berardi) Colp, age 90, of Sevierville, TN, formerly of Port Charlotte, FL, West Bridgewater and Canton, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Gilda was born and raised in Canton, where she met her husband, George O. Colp. She devoted her career working in the cafeteria at Canton High School while raising her […]
Dec 31 2021 | Posted in
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Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the December 30 edition include: * Profile on Canton folk-rock trio The Wolff Sisters * Select Board reports progress with St. Gerard’s talks * True Tales by George Comeau: It Takes a Village * Galvin Middle School […]
Dec 31 2021 | Posted in
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently released a review of breakthrough COVID-19 cases in vaccinated Massachusetts residents and found that nearly 97 percent of all such cases in the commonwealth have not resulted in hospitalization or death. Additionally, the review found unvaccinated residents are five times more likely to become infected than fully vaccinated residents […]
Dec 24 2021 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the December 23 edition include: * Local woman seeks to honor late father with manger restoration * Canton Citizen’s annual fall sports wrap-up * Canton senior citizens celebrate the season at annual holiday party * Highlights from […]
Dec 24 2021 | Posted in
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Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has announced that nomination papers for the April 5, 2022 annual town election will be available in the Town Clerk’s office beginning on Monday, January 3, at 8 a.m. The deadline to obtain nomination papers is Friday, February 11, at 1 p.m. Those seeking office in the election must obtain the […]

A large crowd turned out to pay tribute to loved ones as part of Knollwood Memorial Park’s annual holiday illumination event held Saturday evening, December 11. Over 1,000 luminary bags, many of them personalized, lined the main drive into the cemetery in memory of family members and friends buried at Knollwood. The event also featured […]
Dec 17 2021 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: I want to take a moment to publicly thank the very good Samaritan who found my purse at Shaw’s Supermarket two weekends ago and then took the time out of their day to return it to the Canton Police Department. After going back to Shaw’s and looking everywhere for the purse, I had […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the December 16 edition include: * Special town election recap and results * Holiday Happenings: Garden Club sale, Knollwood Illumination * Canton High School Term 1 Honor Roll * Norfolk County details procedures for release of ARPA […]
Dec 16 2021 | Posted in
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