Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the August 13 edition include: * Update on COVID in Canton from BOH Chair Julie Goodman * Recap of August 6 School Committee meeting (click here for excerpt) * Canton library announces start of phased reopening * […]
Submitted by the Michael Walsh campaign Michael F. Walsh, a 33-year trial attorney who was recently reelected for a third term to the Westwood Select Board, has announced his candidacy for Norfolk County Register of Probate, as the present register, Attorney Patrick McDermott, has decided to seek higher office. The Register of Probate is an […]
Submitted by the Colleen Brierley campaign Attorney Colleen Brierley of Norwood announced her candidacy for Norfolk County Register of Probate and Family Court. The seat is being vacated by three-term Register Patrick McDermott of Quincy and there are currently five candidates in the race. “I am uniquely qualified to be the next register of probate […]
Submitted by the Kathryn Hubley campaign Quincy School Committee Member Kathryn Hubley announces her candidacy for Norfolk County Register of Probate. If elected, Hubley will be the first woman to hold the office since 1954. Hubley says her experiences as a foster parent, teacher, family advocate, school committee member, and office support specialist make her […]
Submitted by the Courtney Madden campaign With a long record of public service and legal experience, Attorney Courtney Madden is the right candidate with the right experience to serve as the next Norfolk County Register of Probate and Family Court. The Office of the Register of Probate and Family Court serves a vital role in […]
Ayoub S. “Fred” Akikie of Hyde Park passed away August 9 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in the South End of Boston, he attended Somerville High School. He worked for 13 years for the City of Boston Property Management Department before retiring. Fred previously worked for Shawmut Bank, Bank of […]
Captain Paul Peter Govostes, 72, of Canton, formerly of Reading, passed away peacefully with his loving cat, Sweetie, by his side. Born in Cambridge on July 15, 1948, Paul graduated from Reading Memorial High School then attended Huntington Preparatory School. Paul had a love of the ocean, and it grew as he joined the U.S. […]
Mary E. (Collins) Cook, a Canton native, died at home with her family at the age of 95 on August 5, 2020. The daughter of Edward F. Collins and Ann T. (Gill) Collins of Independence Street in Canton, she was predeceased by her brothers Patrick, John (“Ripper”) and Edward and her sister, Ann Piana, also […]
Joan Kelly Hale, 85, of Springfield, formerly of Wilbraham and Canton, died peacefully on August 1, 2020. The daughter of Joseph and Edna (Hewitt) Kelly, she was raised in North Easton. After graduating from Oliver Ames High School in 1952, she studied at the Boston Dispensary and worked in the Bacteriology Lab at Massachusetts General […]
Andrew Albert Busa, 35, of Taunton, passed away March 21 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. Born in Newton, Andrew was raised in Mansfield and went to Mansfield Public Schools, graduating from MHS in 2003. Andrew was the son of Audry Roach Busa of Canton and Albert Busa of Boston and Pittsburgh. Beloved brother to […]
