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1 month ago | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner Continuing their mission to help find a cure for epilepsy while honoring the memory of their beloved son and brother, the Maffie family of Canton is thrilled to announce the details of its fourth annual Anthony Maffie Memorial Walk to Cure Epilepsy. Scheduled for Saturday, June 7, from 2-5 p.m., this year’s walk will again be held in the neighborhood that Anthony called home — starting and ending at the John F.
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1 month ago | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner This coming Saturday at the fourth annual Canton Heritage Festival, representatives from Canton’s Edward J.
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1 month ago | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner Canton’s Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, a state-run facility serving children and young adults with multiple disabilities for the past 120 years, has been given a potential lifeline thanks to the efforts of state Rep. Bill Galvin, state Senator Paul Feeney, and many others.
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2 months ago | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner Lawyers for the prosecution and the defense weaved two starkly different narratives about Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s last moments on earth as opening statements were given and first witnesses were called in the highly anticipated retrial of Karen Read on Tuesday, April 22, in Norfolk Superior Court.
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2 months ago | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner For the second consecutive year, a political newcomer vying for a seat on the town’s top executive board was the clear-cut winner at the polls in Canton’s annual town election. This time, it was Sue Harrington — a longtime resident of the town but someone who had never before held elective office — emerging victorious in the race for Select Board over 12-time incumbent John Connolly.
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2 months ago | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner Two key board seats and a potentially consequential, albeit non-binding ballot question will be decided next week as Canton voters head to the polls for Tuesday’s annual town election. Early voting officially commenced on Saturday at Town Hall and continues this week through 1 p.m. on Friday, April 4.
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2 months ago | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner The independent audit of the Canton Police Department, commissioned by voters in the wake of the investigation into the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, has now been completed and has been made available to the public for review. Residents are encouraged to download a pdf copy of the full report and bring whatever questions they may have to the public forum scheduled for this Saturday, April 5, from 2-5 p.m. at Canton High School.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner The retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman suspected in the January 2022 murder of Boston Police Officer and Canton resident John O’Keefe, will proceed next week as scheduled after the presiding judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by the defense to have the entire case thrown out based on claims of “extraordinary governmental misconduct.” The ruling by Judge Beverly Cannone, which she outlined in great detail in a 27-page memorandum, came on the heels of a string of failed...
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner During another tense session at Norfolk Superior Court on Tuesday, Hank Brennan, the special prosecutor assigned to handle the murder case against Karen Read at her upcoming retrial, stated definitively that the federal investigation into the state’s handling of the case amid allegations of corruption had ended and that no charges would be filed.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
thecantoncitizen.com | Jay Turner
By Jay Turner Five Stones Intelligence, the auditing firm selected to perform an independent review of Canton Police Department operations, is nearing the finish line and is due to release its findings by early next month. According to Bob McCarthy, chair of the Police Audit Procurement Committee, the auditor was approximately “80 percent complete” as of Tuesday and should have the final report wrapped up by April 1.
