Archive for: 2014

Man About Canton: Re-zoning Rte. 138

Did you know … It is time to resurrect the Route 138 Economic Opportunity Overlay District Bylaw. The bylaw, which took nearly two years to draft, would have established two overlay zones, one from the Milton town line to the I-93 overpass and one from Randolph Street to Tracy Wood Road. The bylaw would encourage […]

As You Like It: To Shop Should Be Human

I love to shop. I always have. I can remember spending my time in a candy store deciding just where to spend my nickel. I remember haunting the toy store across the street from where we lived in Brooklyn, Fain’s Toys. It was my idea of kid heaven, living across the street from a toy […]

Intriguing possibilities in play for ’14 election

A wide-open School Committee race and the potential for at least a three-way battle for two selectmen’s seats are a few of the intriguing possibilities that could emerge during the 2014 town election season in Canton, which officially got underway on Monday, January 27, with the release of nomination forms by the town clerk’s office. […]

Mystery in the Museum

The John F. Kennedy Elementary School fifth graders performed “Mystery in the Museum” on Friday and Saturday evening in the CHS auditorium. An original play, “Mystery in the Museum” was written by the students and author-in-residence Steven Krasner, with direction by Barbara Carbone. Moira Sweetland photo

Garden Club, schools to present ‘Artists in Bloom’

The Canton Garden Club and the Canton Public Schools’ Visual Arts Department invites the community to their first annual “Artists in Bloom” exhibit beginning Friday, February 28, through Sunday, March 2, at Pequitside Farm, 79 Pleasant Street in Canton. The opening reception will be held Friday evening from 5-9 p.m., and refreshments will be served. […]

True Tales: Round & Round the Mulberry Bush

A blog on the Internet called “Massachusetts Bass Fishing Spots” extols the virtues of hidden fishing locales around the state. One entry in particular cites the Silk Mill Pond as a covert spot in Canton that might be of interest to anglers. The source writes of the secluded pond, “It gets pretty deep in the […]

Friends and neighbors mourn loss of young couple

For two years running, Stephen and Kristen Furbush cooked up the best chili in Canton, but their impact — on family, friends, and neighbors — went far beyond their culinary skills. The young couple, whose tragic deaths just two months apart made national headlines last week and sparked a massive outpouring of support for their […]

Man facing charge for leaving dog unattended

A Braintree man is facing an animal cruelty charge after his dog was found in Canton last week leashed in the back of a truck with no food or water. While patrolling Route 138 after midnight on Saturday, January 18, Officer Ryan Sceviour spotted the dog, a large Malamute, in a box truck parked in […]

Bulldog wrestlers turn in another highlight-filled week

Back-to-back tournament victories for its top two wrestlers and a rare team win against Mansfield highlighted another outstanding week for the Canton High wrestling team, which appears to be rounding into form as the regular season draws to a close. In a week in which program founder and former coach Tom Bartosek was announced as […]

Losses starting to mount for CHS boys’ hoop

With a 4-6 record at the halfway point of the regular season, the CHS boys’ basketball team now has to win six of its remaining 10 games in order to make the Division 3 playoffs. The Bulldogs are currently mired in a five-game losing streak after falling at home last week to both Franklin 75-48 […]

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