The Board of Library Trustees is asking for your advice in planning for library services that will meet Canton’s needs in the coming years. We are gathering input with a Library Community Survey that is available on the library’s website or in print at the library and Town Hall.
Orthodontists Dr. Robert Chavez and Dr. Andrew Chase offer their patients OrthoReward points toward prizes for doing good deeds in the community. But it’s not the points that drive most people to help others. One of their
Canton High School students Caitlin Ensins, Caroline Haidul and Haley Gaughan recently held signs on Washington Street in support of the ballot question to adopt the Community Preservation Act, which goes before voters on Tuesday, April 3.
On Sunday, March 4, Canton resident Damian Kozak placed 10th in a slalom race at the J3 Vermont State Ski Racing Championships. That finish helped qualify him for the Eastern Regionals held March 15-19 at Sugarloaf in Maine. There he was one of 85 racers from the East Coast competing for 10 spots at the […]
The Galvin Middle School eighth grade chorus recently performed at the State House on the historic building’s grand staircase. Mr. John Russell, the chorus director, put together a half-hour set that entertained members of the legislature, staff, tourists, and Canton parents. Songs included “Africa” and the patriotic “Song for Unsung Heroes.” “The students did a […]
The Open Book Coffeehouse continues its seventh season on Saturday, March 17, with folksinger Gail Rundlett. Rundlett is one of the real treasures of Boston’s thriving folk community. Blessed with a voice that exhibits crystalline purity, honesty and heart-touching soul, she is an endearing and entertaining performer. She plays guitar and four-string Appalachian dulcimer and […]
The Canton Squirt C1 ice hockey team readied themselves for a postseason run with an exciting 5-4 win over Brockton. The kids knew that this was a team they will face in the playoffs, so they came out with a determined and focused attitude. Canton jumped out to a quick lead when Barrett Pratt made […]
Dear Editor: I read with dismay about the most recent serious accident on York Street and certainly hope for a speedy recovery for those involved. Those of us who live on or near York Street and travel it several times a day are all too aware that not a week goes by without an accident […]
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to a recent article about CABI’s opposition to the Community Preservation Act (CPA), which will be put to town voters for approval on April 3. I appreciate what local businesses do for our town, and as a former local owner of a small business, I am sympathetic to […]
The above photo of Glen Echo Lake in winter was submitted by Citizen reader Lorraine Whitehurst of Cliff Road: Glen Echo Lake is one of the most beautiful and serene places left in Canton. The water is so clean that over the past four years a pair of river otters have taken up winter residence. […]
