It will be another quiet election season for Canton voters this year after Tuesday’s filing deadline came and went with only 12 candidates submitting papers for 11 open seats. Of the dozen names that will appear on the April 3 ballot, eight are incumbents, headlined by multi-term selectmen Gerald “Sal” Salvatori and Avril Elkort, who […]
The 2011-2012 CHS gymnastics season has come to an end, but not without much improvement and success from a talented squad. The Bulldogs have come a long way from last season, as evidenced by their 3-3 record and their great showing at the Hockomock League Championship Meet and their last meet against Braintree. The Hock […]
The Neponset River Watershed Association and its project partner, the south region of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, would like to invite local residents to participate in a very special program this spring. Help protect local biodiversity by being a Beetle Rancher — grow Galerucella beetles at home! By raising Galerucella beetles and […]
Dear Editor: All of us at Living the Dream Auto Care, Father Bill’s & Mainspring, and Allied Auto Parts want to send out a great big thank you! Because of our current guests, new guests, and the shear generosity of the community, our “Free Brakes for Food” promotion was a huge success. There were even […]
Dear Editor: I would like to alert residents about the presence of aggressive coyotes in Canton. Around 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, February 12, while jogging along Elm Street toward Greenlodge Street, I was stalked by two large coyotes accompanied by a smaller one. I yelled at them, tossed sticks and a bottle, but they […]
Deborah J. Gorman-Sprague, 59, of Randolph, passed away February 13 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Brockton, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School in 1970. She graduated from Quincy College and received her master’s degree from Leslie College. She worked as an administrator at Human Service Options […]
Monica (Schneider) Allen, 36, a resident of Dorchester (formerly of Canton), passed away unexpectedly January 21, 2012, in her home. Monica was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School before receiving her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Monica is survived by her husband, Craig Allen, her stepdaughter Jenna, […]
It’s been a busy winter season for the performing arts in Canton, with recent performances by the John F. Kennedy School, which presented The Wizard of Oz on January 27 and 28, and the Luce School, which presented Annie Jr. on February 3 and 4. In addition, the Galvin Middle School performing arts department held […]
Canton Youth Hockey held its annual Scholarship Dance on Friday, January 27, at the Canton Town Club. The event was a tremendous success, attracting over 250 guests while raising thousands of dollars for the CYH scholarship fund. The event featured entertainment by local favorite Jim Plunkett as well as a very special rendition of the […]
Dear Editor: We have 240,000 people looking for work and nearly 120,000 open jobs today in Massachusetts. How can we have so much opportunity available and so many people still looking for a chance? Business leaders tell me over and over again that it is because the people looking for jobs don’t have the skills […]
