On July 2, Canton native Arielle Galinsky was announced as a member of the third cohort of Eisner Prize Fellows, a national program that supports new leaders in the field of intergenerational programming. A 2020 graduate of Canton High School, Galinsky serves as chief executive officer and co-founder of The Legacy Project, Inc. (TLP), which […]
As of Monday morning, the Canton Junior American Legion Post 24 baseball team was in the pole position in the 10-team District 6 with a 7-3 record. Dedham stood in second place at 6-2-1, with an important showdown between the top two clubs scheduled for Wednesday night at Dedham. Canton will be looking to exact […]
The Friends of the Canton Public Library are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 edition of Canton Writes, the annual town-wide writing contest sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Canton Citizen. More than 100 total entries were submitted this year in the categories of poetry, short story and nonfiction/memoir. First-, […]
The impact of an ongoing work stoppage by hundreds of waste collection workers is being felt across Canton as residents braced for a week without curbside collection heading into a busy holiday weekend and another stretch of hot summer weather. More than a dozen Massachusetts communities are said to be affected by the Teamsters Local […]
The fifth-grade class at John F. Kennedy Elementary School celebrated a fun-filled end to the school year with a foam party! A big thank you to Michael Tureski for donating his time taking amazing pictures for the JFK School’s fifth grade play and donating the money back to the fifth grade for their end-of-year activities. […]
Outgoing Police Chief Helena Rafferty said a Saturday afternoon pedestrian accident in downtown Canton is under investigation by the Mass. State Police accident reconstruction unit. Rafferty said a female resident was struck by non-resident male operator and both were transported to area hospitals. The accident was reported around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, near […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the July 3 edition include: * CDEI hosts Juneteenth celebration * Canton woman opens up about kidney failure diagnosis * Select Board gathers for goal-setting workshop * New GMS will retain important part of its past * […]
Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10, are the official dates of Massachusetts’ annual sales tax holiday thanks to actions taken by the Massachusetts Legislature last week. During the holiday, the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax is suspended for most retail items priced under $2,500. A 2018 state law, which made the sales tax holiday […]
Brookwood Community Farm, a nonprofit working farm located on Blue Hill River Road in Canton, has officially rung in the 20th growing season of its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. With the renewal of land leases with both the Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) and the Trustees of Reservations, the farm has made […]
