The National Charity League’s Blue Hills Chapter would like to proudly recognize the Class of 2025. Amy and Ava Berardi: Amy has served the chapter as a grade level advisor. Ava will graduate from CHS and is attending the University of Delaware, where she plans to pursue a degree in cognitive science. Norine and Maeve […]
Town Administrator Charles Doody told the Select Board Tuesday night that he will be talking to at least four candidates who are interested in the interim police chief’s position. The names were given to Doody by the Mass. Police Chiefs Association. Doody may report back his choices for interviews at the board’s next meeting on […]
Canton’s Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, a state-run facility serving children and young adults with multiple disabilities for the past 120 years, has been given a potential lifeline thanks to the efforts of state Rep. Bill Galvin, state Senator Paul Feeney, and many others. With the planned closure of the facility currently on pause at […]
One passenger was taken to an area hospital for a medical evaluation following a train and tractor-trailer collision at the railroad crossing on Pine Street on Wednesday, April 9. Firefighters responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call at approximately 1:40 p.m. Arriving firefighters were met by the driver, who had jumped out of […]
For the second consecutive year, a political newcomer vying for a seat on the town’s top executive board was the clear-cut winner at the polls in Canton’s annual town election. This time, it was Sue Harrington — a longtime resident of the town but someone who had never before held elective office — emerging victorious […]
Two key board seats and a potentially consequential, albeit non-binding ballot question will be decided next week as Canton voters head to the polls for Tuesday’s annual town election. Early voting officially commenced on Saturday at Town Hall and continues this week through 1 p.m. on Friday, April 4. Those who completed a vote-by-mail application […]
The Canton Public Library’s Next Chapter renovation project met yet another milestone with the selection of the landscape architecture firm of Warner Larson to design a new park in the front of the library, facing Washington Street. The park is Chapter 2 of the overall project. Warner Larson is an award-winning landscape architectural firm founded […]
The independent audit of the Canton Police Department, commissioned by voters in the wake of the investigation into the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, has now been completed and has been made available to the public for review. Residents are encouraged to download a pdf copy of the full report and bring whatever […]
Galvin Middle Schooler Avika Shukla proved that she knows how to S-P-E-L-L at the 39th annual Item Scripps National Spelling Bee Eastern Massachusetts Regional. The event took place at Lynn’s Veterans Memorial City Hall Auditorium, where Shukla
The retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman suspected in the January 2022 murder of Boston Police Officer and Canton resident John O’Keefe, will proceed next week as scheduled after the presiding judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by the defense to have the entire case thrown out based on claims of “extraordinary governmental misconduct.” […]
