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Dear Editor: Once again, I would like to express my family’s and the committee’s sincere thanks and gratitude for all the walkers who came out for this, the fifth anniversary walk in memory of my sister. We had beautiful weather (thank you Beth), and the number of walkers this year was huge. A special thanks […]
Senior Deacon Edward M. Quigley, 91, of Canton, passed away May 6 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Boston, he was raised in Mission Hill and graduated from Mission High School and earned an associate’s degree from Boston College. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and worked as an engineer for the MDC […]
May 9 2012 | Posted in
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James E. Murphy, 58, of Canton, passed away May 3 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Born in Boston, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School. He worked as a self-employed roofing contractor for many years. Beloved father of Shaun Murphy of Mansfield. Loving brother of Carol A. MacNeil of […]
May 9 2012 | Posted in
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Paul J. O’Connor, 68, of Norwood, formerly of Whitman, passed away May 1 at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton after a long illness. Born and raised in Boston, he graduated from Cathedral High School and Bentley College. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and he worked as an accountant for James […]
May 9 2012 | Posted in
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David P. Anderson, 72, a resident of Canton for over 40 years, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Milton Hospital following a brief illness. David grew up in Onset, graduated from Wareham High School, and proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He worked for many years as a delivery driver for several local bakeries. Loving […]
May 9 2012 | Posted in
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The important, award-winning documentary film Under Our Skin will be shown and moderated by Jamie Burch on Saturday, May 5, at 2 p.m. A Canton resident and Lyme disease activist, Ms. Burch has battled Lyme disease since 2007. Her goal is to educate local residents about this growing public health epidemic — which is happening right in our backyard […]
May 3 2012 | Posted in
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Note: The following letter is in response to critical statements made against the IBEW by Southern Sky Renewable Energy, Citizen columnist Joe DeFelice, and a Citizen subscriber. Remarks by all three appeared in the April 26 issue of the Citizen. Dear Editor: Sothern Sky LLC, which was newly formed before being awarded a contract to […]
Elaine M. Stepanishen (Turchinetz), 71, of Canton and West Dennis, passed away at home April 30 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, she grew up in West Roxbury and attended Boston schools. She has lived in Canton since 1961 where she worked as a nurse’s aide at the Hellenic Nursing Home. She summered […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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Lloyd E. Mills Sr., 86, of Canton, passed away April 29 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in South Portland, Maine, he graduated from South Portland High School and the University of Maine, class of 1951, and was an Army veteran of WWII. He worked as a civil engineer for Whitman & Howard in Wellesley […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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Katrina G. Kessler, 23, of Canton, passed away by accident April 23 in San Diego, CA. Born in Stoughton, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School in 2007. She previously lived in Salem, where she was the manager of the World of Witches Museum & Gift Shop, and most recently lived […]
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