On April 18, 30,000 runners will begin at the starting line in Hopkinton ready to complete the 120th Boston Marathon. Joining those athletes is Sharon Bolduc, a longtime Canton High School teacher. Bolduc is a part of Team Summer Learning, a group of runners raising money to support campers at both Hale Reservation and Courageous […]
Canton Parks & Recreation held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, at Pequitside Farm. The event featured appearances from the Easter Bunny and Ronald McDonald, a visit from the Barn Babies Traveling Petting Zoo, and entertainment by DJ Gary Titus. Photos by Moira Sweetland
A showdown between utility companies and local residents over the future of energy production and consumption has been brewing across the commonwealth, and as the last stretch of real estate on a controversial gas pipeline expansion route, the town of Canton is poised to become one of its key battlegrounds. While Houston-based Kinder Morgan continues […]
From the excellence of its volleyball and hockey teams to the individual brilliance of many wrestling and track stars, Canton High School has long been a household name in the arena of competitive athletics. But success at CHS is certainly not just limited to sports — a fact that has been proven time and again by the school’s elite math team and one that was hammered home again this winter by a trio of triumphs in competitive extracurriculars.
Only 334 (2.3 percent) of the town’s registered voters turned out at the polls in Canton’s 2016 town election held on Tuesday, April 5. The ballot featured 10 candidates for 10 available seats, marking the fourth time in the last six years that Canton did not have any contested races. Reelected to office were incumbents John […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Canton Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Special features in the April 7 issue include: * Photo coverage of the Canton Public Schools’ successful STEAM Expo, which drew over 1,000 attendees * Outgoing School Committee chairman reflects on productive, rewarding tenure * Canton’s Donnie Lewis campaigns for LLS ‘Man […]
One woman’s sense of right and wrong strongly tests her faith and calling, setting the spotlight for Canton Community Theatre’s upcoming production of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley, which opens tomorrow night. A parable is described as a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. So it should come as […]
Saturday, March 19, was a beautiful sunny morning for the running of the fifth annual Mick Morgan’s St. Patrick’s 5K to benefit HESSCO Elder Services — a nonprofit health and social services agency serving communities in South Norfolk County. The annual 5K is HESSCO’s largest fundraiser, and it was a big success all around. With […]
Dear Editor: I attended the March 23 Conservation Commission hearing and learned that all the trees on the former Plymouth Rubber site along Neponset and Revere streets along the Canton River/East Branch of the Neponset River are slated to be cut down, stumps removed, and all vegetation removed, in a poorly planned attempt by the […]
Michael T. Jennings, 15, of North Easton, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Children’s Hospital following a long illness. Loving son of Thomas M. Jennings of Canton and Margaret A. Jennings (Thompson) of North Easton. Loving grandson of Judith and Frederick Jennings of Canton, Mildred Thompson and the late James Thompson of Danvers. Proud brother […]
