Dear Editor: The Canton Senior Center is approximately 6,100 square feet. Planning guidelines used throughout Massachusetts suggest that a community the size of Canton should have a facility of approximately 20,000 to 25,000 square feet. With 37 percent of Canton residents now age 55 and older, our current facility provides only a fraction of the […]
The quest to build public pickleball courts in Canton is reportedly alive and well, as detailed by members of a citizens’ group who spoke at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting. The small but passionate group of residents, led by Pam Berman, has been working since May on a list of potential sites in collaboration with […]
On Monday, June 8, state Senator Paul Feeney and state Rep. Bill Galvin welcomed three state champion teams from Canton High School — one from each season — to the Massachusetts State House. On hand for the recognition were members and coaches of the MIAA Division 2 state champion golf and boys ice hockey teams […]
On June 9, due to limited groundwater recharge this spring, the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs placed the town of Canton in a Level 2 drought condition, indicating “significant drought.” Level 2 calls for limiting outdoor watering using only hand-held hoses, drip irrigation, or watering cans between the hours of 5 p.m. […]
By Darcie Fisher The 2026 Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Competition will be held at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester on Friday evening, June 19, with the finals scheduled for Saturday evening, June 20. Among those vying to be the 86th Miss Massachusetts is Tess O’Riordan, a 2022 Canton High School graduate and 2026 graduate of the […]
Canton Youth Basketball Association (CYBA) Annual General Membership Meeting Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 7-8 p.m. Location: The Revere Room (Floor 1 – Pequitside) The purpose of this meeting is to elect the Board of Directors for the coming year, receive reports, review bylaws and to transact such business as may properly come before the meeting. […]
Joseph Thomas Sullivan, 93, of Canton, is remembered with great love by his family. Born on April 17, 1933, and raised in Milton, Joseph graduated from Milton High School in 1951. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 1954, Joseph proudly enlisted in […]
The Canton Citizen is thrilled to present its annual CHS graduation issue! Available June 11 on newsstands across Canton, the special edition features: * A comprehensive recap of last week’s commencement ceremony * Tons of graduation day photos by Citizen photographer Mike Tureski * Then and now photos featuring more than 30 grads from the […]
The town of Canton issued the following statement last week in response to a newly filed lawsuit pertaining to the discovery of offensive text-message exchanges between former State Trooper Michael Proctor and ex-CPD Sergeant Sean Goode. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Karen Read, names both the Mass. State Police and Canton Police Department as […]
The Canton High School Athletic Department celebrated the many accomplishments of the spectacular Class of 2026 at its annual senior banquet held on Thursday, June 4, in the CHS auditorium. Of the 265 members of the Class of 2026, 165 of them — more than 62 percent — were awarded varsity letters. Fifteen of those […]
