As convenience stores and gas stations across the commonwealth were busy clearing their shelves of any Kratom products amid an emergency statewide ban that took effect late last month, retailers in Canton were already well ahead of the curve thanks to stringent local health regulations enacted several months prior. Unanimously approved by the Canton Board […]
It’s been smooth sailing so far for the undefeated CHS varsity field hockey team, who ran their streak of shutout wins to three straight with a 9-0 rout of Taunton at home earlier this week. Combined with another 9-0 victory in the season opener at Stoughton and a 5-0 home win last Thursday versus Oliver […]
One of the very few banks in the country still operating under its original name, Canton Co-operative Bank is celebrating the 135th anniversary of its founding this year. According to Canton native and Canton Co-operative Bank President & CEO Nick Maffeo, “In 1891, the first president of Canton Co-operative, Ephraim Thorndike, promised that Canton Co-operative […]
Blue Hills Reservation is a prominent feature of the greater Boston area. The Blue Hills Ski Area and the Mass Audubon Blue Hills Trailside Museum are hard to miss for anyone traveling on Route 138 near the Canton-Milton border. Less well known is that WGBH, Boston’s public media station, is named for Great Blue Hill […]
Are you interested in promoting a more bike and pedestrian-friendly Canton? If so, we invite you to join Canton’s Walk, Bike & Hike Committee, which is seeking new members as it begins the 2026-27 year. Organized in the fall of 2015, WBH is proud of its many accomplishments, including: * Providing bike/ped accommodation input to […]
The Canton community came together at two town-sponsored events last week to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. On Thursday evening, the Canton Veterans Services Department hosted a remembrance
The Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) will host a public presentation of the newly completed Canton Corner Cemetery Preservation Plan on Monday, September 28, at 7 p.m. in the Salah Meeting Room on the second floor of Town Hall. Canton Corner Cemetery is one of the community’s most significant historic landscapes. With nearly three centuries […]
The Massachusetts Center for the Book has announced the winners of the 2026 Massachusetts Book Awards, celebrating the most outstanding books published in 2025 by Massachusetts authors, artists, and poets. Among the winners of the prestigious award this year is Canton resident Cait Levin, who won the prize for middle grade/YA fiction for her novel […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. (Note: A complimentary copy of this week’s paper was mailed to all Canton addresses.) Highlights from the September 17 edition include: * Spotlight on Canton’s Health Dept. & Board of Health (click here for preview) * Canton […]
