The Canton Squirt B2s came into the last weekend of the season with a record of 17-5 and with the goal of winning a South Shore Conference title. All year long the team has improved and learned the finer nuances of the game, and they are now poised to win the coveted South Shore crown. […]
Dear Editor: The enthusiasm emanating from the senior center these days is contagious. After a series of disappointments in the past, the time has finally come. There will be a new center and the excitement of planning its basic requirements and the opportunity to offer additional services has not only the director and her staff […]
Dancing, games, camaraderie and fun! This was the theme at the first ever Hansen School Mother/Son ShamRock dance, which took place at the Hansen on Friday evening, March 15. Geared toward all K-5 students in Canton, the event doubled as a fundraiser for the Hansen community and attracted a sold-out crowd. “We even had to turn […]
Community Passover Seder to be held Monday, March 25 Joanne Caras, author of the self-published Holocaust Survivor Cookbook: Collected From Around the World (2007), was the featured speaker at the Chai Jewish Center in Canton on Sunday, March 13. Hosted by Rabbi Mendy Horowitz and his wife, Rivkah, the event was open to the public […]
Fifteen kids from Canton had the thrill of their hockey careers when they participated in the recent Massachusetts Pee Wee Tier III State Tournament and advanced all the way to the state championship game. Canton’s Pee Wee Green team qualified for the tournament by winning the District 3 championship. On March 1, the team and […]
The following guest column, written by Hemenway Drive resident Denny Swenson, addresses a proposed 40B development on the Milton/Canton town line. The developer, Texas-based Mill Creek Residential Trust, is seeking to build
Milton doesn’t have an affordable housing plan in effect yet and the town doesn’t have the state-required 10 percent quota of affordable housing. So, pursuant to rules that pertain to 40B projects, this project could be fast-tracked past the town’s planning board, past the zoning board, and even the Milton selectmen may not have a […]
(Click here to go back to part 2 or part 1) The nearest fire station in Canton is on Surrey Lane right off of Washington Street near Crowell’s market. The Canton fire truck or ambulance would still have to get down Route 138, which would be no easy feat, especially with the additional traffic from […]
As a fellow citizen of Canton, I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Alice C. Brown for addressing the recent disastrous mishandling of the Knights of Columbus building via town officials. That this building — so sadly languishing and much neglected as it already was — in dire need of numerous improvements […]
By Russ Polsgrove, Assistant Scoutmaster It started with a phone call, “Would you be the Tiger Cub den leader? Don’t worry, you’ll only have seven first grade boys, but they will have a parent with them.” I figured how hard could it be? Nine years later, my Spencer has 140 nights camping — from battleships […]
