DID YOU KNOW … “Boston Rob” Mariano, who grew up in Canton and graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School, is the winner of the CBS reality show Survivor: Redemption Island. The season finale, which aired Sunday night, ended with 35-year-old Mariano taking home the $1M prize — and an additional $100,000 from Sprint. It was […]
An Urban Romantic Love Story By Joseph E. Hulme Below is the winning submission in the adult prose category from the second annual “Canton Writes” poetry and short story contest. Other winning entries, as selected by a panel of talented local writers, will appear in the Citizen throughout the spring and summer. As a proud […]
Sponsored by the Canton Association of Business and Industry and the Economic Development Committee Who wouldn’t want to have a job where you really love what you do and who you do it for? Amy DePrisco does. As the owner of Barking Beauties on Washington Street in Canton Center, she gets to translate that love […]
Firefighter/paramedic Leo Reardon and firefighter/EMT Christopher Whitley were recently named EMTs of the Quarter. Reardon received the highest rating for skills as a paramedic and Whitley the highest rating for skills as an EMT by Girard and Associates, the company responsible for quality assurance for Canton’s EMS program. Paramedics and EMTs are scored based upon […]
Mark V. Whidden, 56, of Sharon, formerly of Easton and Canton, died peacefully surrounded by his family May 17, 2011. Mark worked as a carpenter for E.R. Houston in Dedham. He was a former civil engineer for the town of Sharon, and a former police officer for the town of Canton. He enjoyed skeet-shooting, woodworking, […]
Mary E. (Barrett) Hubbard Leonard, 78, of Canton, passed away May 17 at Brockton Hospital. Born and raised in Chelsea, she graduated from St. Rose School in Chelsea. Mary was employed as a waitress in various restaurants, including the 400 Club in Easton and the Stoughton Diner until she was disabled 30 years ago. Mary […]
Edward W. Dockray, 92, of Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Canton, died Sunday, May 15, at the Holmes Medical Center in Melbourne. Born, raised and educated in Canton, he had been a lifelong Canton resident before retiring to Florida where he had been a seasonal resident for many years. Mr. Dockray attended Saint John’s Schools and […]
Cathleen A. Doyle, 51, of Canton, passed away May 12 at Quincy Medical Center. Born in Boston, she lived most of her life in Canton and graduated from Canton High School in 1977. She worked as a bartender at the American Legion in Canton and was a member of the American Legion Post 24 Ladies’ […]
Christine M. Good, 57, of Wilmington, VT, formerly of Canton, passed away May 11. Born in Milton, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School in 1971. She worked as a bartender at various places in Vermont and on the island of St. Thomas. In Vermont she was known as the best […]
Agnes Drake-Bender, 97, died February 13 at Academy Manor. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Calvin and Agnes (Drake) Foss. As a girl she summered in her parents’ hometown of Pittsfield, NH, where she was a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. She lived for many years in Canton and worked as […]
