The Lt. Peter M. Hansen Elementary School presented its annual Fifth Grade Flashback in February. Students performed classics by the Jackson Five, ABBA, KISS, The Foundations, The Monkees, and several other popular artists. Moira Sweetland photos
UMass Dartmouth basketball sensation Colleen Moriarty, a native of Canton and a 2009 graduate of CHS, was recently named Player of the Year in the Little East Conference, marking the first time in program history that a Corsair player has ever received that honor. An All-LEC first team selection, Moriarty led the conference with 19 […]
The Canton Cobras U16 volleyball team won its first New England Region Volleyball Association tournament of the 2013 season with a series of impressive performances on Sunday, March 3, in Nashua, New Hampshire. The Cobras defeated two teams from Andover in the semifinals and finals to capture the 16A championship. Also competing in NERVA tournaments on […]
Live owls will headline the activities at the Hoot Happenings family event on Saturday, March 16, from 1-4 p.m. at the Museum of American Bird Art (MABA) at Mass Audubon in Canton. Come visit with either a great horned owl, a barn owl, or a screech owl as Mass Audubon staff engage and educate visitors […]
The Irish Cultural Centre of New England, located at 200 New Boston Drive in Canton, is gearing up for another season of March Madness — St. Patrick’s Day madness, that is. The ICC kicks off the weekend on Friday, March 15, with a concert by U2 tribute band Joshua Tree. The celebration continues on Saturday […]
Canton is one of 22 Massachusetts communities that have achieved a AAA bond rating, the highest possible rating awarded by Standard & Poor’s. As a result of the bond rating, Canton’s interest rate is now 2.4 percent, down from 2.8 percent last year, and will save approximately $200,000 in interest when the town borrows $6 […]
Dear Editor: The Dean S. Luce School CAPT (Canton Association of Parents and Teachers) wishes to thank all of those who contributed to the success of our March 2 annual carnival. We had a great day raising funds for enrichment programs at the Luce. The success of the day couldn’t have happened without the contributions […]
Dear Editor: I am not sure everyone in Canton understands just what an outstanding history teacher Coach Paul Therrien was. He inspired me to major in political science in college and instilled in me a sense of pride and honor in being an American citizen. I would never have enlisted in the Army and served […]
Dear Editor: The Canton Council on Aging is very grateful to the Community Club of Canton for donating a GPS for our buses. This is something that the Council on Aging needed and will put to use immediately. We greatly appreciate the Community Club’s support and thoughtfulness. Sincerely, Diane Tynan COA Director
Dear Editor: St. John the Evangelist School would like to express its gratitude to Brian Fitzgerald, owner of Dockray and Thomas Funeral Home, for his very generous donation to the school. Each year, St. John’s holds a Rafflemania fundraiser in March to support the school. This year, Mr. Fitzgerald donated two weeks of advertising space […]
