Update: The Canton Police Department announced via Twitter that Donald Changeau was located in Quincy on Friday morning. CPD and the Changeau family thank the public for their assistance. Police seek help in locating missing adult On July 22, the Canton Police Department announced an investigation into the whereabouts of Donald Changeau, who has been […]
Jul 31 2020 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Dear Editor: I disagree with 100 percent of MAC’s column “Politics in America.” Polling shows a substantial majority of all Americans, including a majority of white Americans, support the Black Lives Matter movement, which is why even institutions like NASCAR (hardly renowned for being “woke”) are making changes. It is the minority with MAC’s antediluvian […]
Dear Editor: When my family moved to Canton in 2006 for the wonderful schools, we didn’t know that we were joining a wonderful community as well. Canton is a proud community with strong traditions and a willingness to help any neighbor in need. I remember my mother’s first impression when she accompanied us to a […]
The full version of this story appears in the July 30 print edition of the Citizen. Following the second week of School Committee review and a tremendous response from a new family survey, Canton school leaders appear to be leaning somewhat toward a 50/50 hybrid learning model as the preferred approach for the reopening of […]
Jul 31 2020 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mike Berger
Canton Academy, a summer enrichment program offered by the Canton Public Schools, is back for a 16th year this summer with added precautions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s classes are being offered in five weekly sessions, all at the Luce School. Classes cover a range of topics, including video game design, […]
Jul 31 2020 | Posted in
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Canton High School alumni Edy Massih has spent his entire career sharing with others what he learned how to prepare during his childhood in his native Lebanon: the freshly made Lebanese food that his family ate every day. Massih has worked for others as a chef in restaurants and owned his own private chef and […]
Jul 31 2020 | Posted in
Features | By
Mary Ann Price
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the July 30 edition include: * Canton restaurant owners reflect on challenges, successes during COVID-19 * School leaders, parents leaning toward hybrid model (click here for excerpt) * Photos by Mike Tureski from Pequitside Day Camp * Royall […]
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Yoko “Betty” Oi (Kunishige) of Canton passed away July 23 at home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born and raised in Japan, she immigrated to the United States at age 22. She has lived in Canton since 1964 and worked as the manager of the Maui Restaurant in Brockton for many years. She […]
Jul 30 2020 | Posted in
Obituaries | By
Canton Citizen
Angeline ‘Angie’ Forte, 96, peacefully entered her eternal reward on July 21, 2020. She was surrounded by her loving family and passed away at her home in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Angie was born to Salvatore and Rose Pizzuto on January 19, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. While working as a seamstress for Cable Raincoat Company […]
Jul 30 2020 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Though the coronavirus is very much still with us, as the months go by and many things are starting to feel more normal again, some people are looking around and asking, “What now?” While no one saw the coronavirus coming just the way it did, looking for ways it might be possible to benefit in […]