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 […]
Aug 12 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
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 […]
Jim Roache is a good father, but like all dads he has an arsenal of stories and “dad” jokes. Often times when he is with his daughter Kaitlin, they will drive up the hill in Ponkapoag and when approaching the Route 128 cloverleaf, Jim will turn to his daughter and point toward the highway interchange […]
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 […]
Aug 11 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
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 […]
Aug 5 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
My friend Sandy recently died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. It is a devastating loss. The light of the world is dimmer without Sandy in it. Sandy lived in Walpole and I met her about five years ago when our paths crossed. Sandy was not my closest friend; I did not know her as […]
Canton will soon have another company headquarters to lay claim to with the anticipated arrival of 88 Acres, makers of allergy-free snack bars. Currently based in Boston, the company hopes to relocate to its new location at 85 John Road by the end of the year. It is no stranger to Canton, having operated a […]
Aug 4 2022 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
The Canton Select Board is looking for volunteers who are interested in serving on a St. Gerard’s Property Reuse Advisory Committee, which will consist of 10 residents and a chairperson. The committee will be tasked with engaging the public to determine suitable uses for the town-owned property, which includes the former church building, rectory, and […]
Aug 4 2022 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
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 […]
Aug 4 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
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 […]
Aug 4 2022 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen