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Jay joined the Citizen as a staff writer in the spring of 2007, and in a few short months he was promoted to lead writer/assistant editor. He now serves as the managing editor, overseeing news and editorial content and managing the newspaper's circulation. (Click here for complete bio.)

Beckham cruises to SB seat, McCourt reelected

The Canton Select Board will welcome one familiar face and one enthusiastic newcomer when they reconvene in open session next week after voters voiced their preference for Julie Beckham and JR McCourt in a spirited four-way race for two open board seats in Tuesday’s annual town election. More than 1,400 voters cast their ballots early […]

Canton High girls lax team extends unbeaten streak

After an up-and-down 2025 campaign that ended without a trip to the state playoffs, a rejuvenated CHS girls lacrosse team got back to game action last week and look to be ready to make some real noise in the Hockomock League. After opening with a convincing road win over the Mansfield Hornets, the lady Bulldogs […]

Contested races for Select Board, Assessor headline ’26 election

At least one newcomer will join the town’s top executive board next week as Canton voters head to the polls for Tuesday’s annual town election. In addition to a mail-in option for those who formally requested a ballot, a three-day, in-person early voting period was also offered to residents at Town Hall on March 28, […]

Select Board candidates outline ideas, priorities

In a remarkably smooth, efficient and cordial panel discussion staged live this week in front of a packed audience inside the Community Room at the Canton Public Library, the four candidates in this year’s hotly contested race for two open Select Board seats formally introduced themselves to the voters while also sharing their platforms, skillsets, […]

Canton earns strong marks in mag’s ‘Top Places’ list

Boston magazine recently released its “definitive” ranking of the Top Places to Live in Greater Boston, and the town of Canton once again earned some very respectable scores, besting nearly 100 other eastern Massachusetts communities to come in at No. 43 overall. This marks the second year in a row that the magazine has partnered […]

Police charge 3 with malicious property destruction

In a span of just two days last week, Canton Police charged three individuals with malicious destruction of property in separate and unrelated incidents. The first incident occurred on the morning of Thursday, March 5, in the parking lot of Norfolk County Probate Court on Shawmut Road and involved a dispute between parties that started […]

CHS boys hockey team rolls into Division 2 Elite Eight

After a later than usual start to the postseason due to the aftermath of the recent blizzard, the top-ranked and heavily favored Canton High boys ice hockey team showed virtually zero rust as they cruised into the MIAA Division 2 Elite Eight with back-to-back blowout victories over No. 32 Somerset-Berkley and No. 16 Hopkinton. Perhaps […]

Officials explore options for renewing Electricity Choice

After a successful first two years following the adoption of a new municipal energy aggregation program dubbed “Canton Electricity Choice,” town leaders are now setting their sights on a potential renewal of the program — assuming, of course, that the price is still right. That was the key takeaway from a presentation to the Select […]

Transfusion team helps save bus crash victim

Thanks to the quick thinking and expertise of neighboring firefighters/paramedics from Norwood and Canton, a 35-year-old Newton woman is on the road to recovery after being struck by an MBTA bus in downtown Norwood earlier this week. The accident occurred around 3:50 p.m. on Monday, March 2, across from Norwood Town Hall in front of […]

Canton’s Lisa Lopez, Mike Loughran both running for state representative

Seven years after squaring off in one of the town of Canton’s closest-ever political races, former Select Board colleagues Lisa Lopez and Mike Loughran are again vying for the same office — this time with a seat on Beacon Hill on the line. Earlier this week, both Lopez and Loughran announced that they would be […]

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