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Henry G. Henderson Jr., formerly of Canton and Randolph, of Chelmsford, passed away suddenly at home on May 20. Born in Weymouth, he graduated from North Quincy High School and attended Boston University. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. Henry was a commercial real estate specialist for 20 years with Reliance Insurance […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Frank J. Lamparelli Sr., 78, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly May 19. Born in Boston, he was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Boston Tech and Norwich University. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was the president of the Frank Lamparelli Oil Co. in Canton for many years. Mr. Lamparelli was […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Robert G. Corraro, 77, of Canton, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on May 19, 2012, following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Bob outlived his expected prognosis by two years due to his sheer determination to live. Bob was the dear and devoted husband of 53 years of Eleanor (Ayoub). Loving father of Anne […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Richard Emile Bourgelas Sr., 62, of Millis, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born December 9, 1949, in Ludlow, he was the son of the late Maurice and Lillian Bourgelas. He was raised in Ludlow and was a graduate of Cathedral High School in Springfield. He is survived […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Anna Vetrano (Li Petri), 90, of Canton, formerly of Italy and Middle Village, Queens, NY, died suddenly in her home on May 13, 2012. Devoted wife of the late Vicenzo Vetrano. Loving mother of Agatha “Ida” Donato and her husband, Vincenzo, of Canton, Paul Vetrano and his wife, Catherine, of Mineola, NY, and Nadine Ambrosino […]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Senator Brian A. Joyce is pleased to announce that he will hold Canton office hours on Tuesday, May 22, from 9-10 a.m. in the Salah Room at Canton Town Hall. “I encourage all interested constituents to attend my district office hours,” said Joyce. “This is an opportunity for both me and my staff to listen […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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A teacher who electric-shocked students at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton recently hand-delivered 215,000 petition signatures to Massachusetts lawmakers and attended multiple lobbying meetings in an effort to seek a ban on the use of shock therapy in schools. Gregory Miller, a former teacher assistant at the Judge Rotenberg Center, and Cheryl McCollins, a […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
It’s almost summer, which means that it’s time once again for the annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair, sponsored by the Board of Health along with other town departments and community groups. This fourth annual fair will take place on Saturday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pequitside Farm. Anyone who enjoys […]
Spruce up for spring and get rid of that old energy-guzzling refrigerator or freezer with NSTAR’s appliance recycling program, which pays a $50 reward for having secondary units picked up free of charge at customers’ homes. The program is an ideal way to boost household energy efficiency while spring cleaning. What many folks may not […]
May 16 2012 | Posted in
Business | By
Canton Citizen

Dinner Time: A raccoon looks for his evening meal at the bird feeder in Canton Citizen photographer Mary Ellen Cahill’s yard. Have an interesting photo to share? Send it to submissions@thecantoncitizen.com for consideration in our weekly print edition or in our online photo gallery. Be sure to include the name of the photographer and a […]
May 16 2012 | Posted in
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