While concerns over the safety and value of a massive solar installation at the former Pine Street landfill continue to be raised publicly, town officials and the project’s developer, Southern Sky Renewable Energy, both maintain high hopes for the project as it nears completion in the coming weeks. The 5.6-megawatt solar farm, consisting of 19,800 […]
A routine test of the town’s drinking water supply during the month of June turned up unacceptable levels of coliform bacteria — a relatively minor violation caused by “startup issues” at the Neponset Street water treatment facility, according to Dennis Morton of the Canton Water Department. The department released a notice last week spelling out […]
After waiting 16 years for their streets to be brought up to town standards, the residents within the Knob Hill subdivision off Walpole Street finally received a bit of good news late last month when the Planning Board voted 3-0 to cease negotiations with the developer and have the town take control of the necessary […]
The Canton Recreation Commission, in conjunction with the Canton Recreation Department, will once again be hosting its town-wide Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, July 4, on the grounds of the Galvin Middle School beginning at 5 p.m. A popular Canton tradition going back more than 30 years, the July 4th celebration was resurrected last year […]
Canton native Cassandra Kral-Dillon would rather not brag about her past athletic accomplishments, but history shows that she was quite the star athlete during her high school and college days, serving as a three-sport captain while at Canton High and later becoming a two-time NSCAA All-American as a member of the Smith College women’s soccer […]
It wasn’t on the lush, green turf of Memorial Field as many had hoped for, but it was every bit as special and heartfelt, as the 213 members of the Canton High School class of 2012 bid farewell — but not goodbye — to their school, community, and each other in a moving commencement ceremony […]
If the world is indeed set to expire on December 21, 2012 as some have predicted, then Canton rock trio Metaphor for Everything is ready to go out with a bang, having already written the perfect anthem for the occasion. The band’s latest single, “2012,” tackles the impending apocalypse head-on, satirically dismissing concerns such as […]
Editor’s note: The following story ran in the Canton Citizen’s 21st annual Salute to the Fine Arts, a six-page supplement that was included in the June 7 print edition. Click here for more on this feature-packed issue of the Citizen. For nearly four decades the Canton High School TV/film production program has served as an […]
On Thursday, May 24, U.S. Marine Corporal Joseph Derby celebrated his 23rd birthday back home in Canton with his wife, Alexis, and his 4-month-old daughter, Emma, both by his side. For Cpl. Derby, the birthday was one of many reasons he had to celebrate — not only had he just become the proud father of […]
Seeded 27th out of 30 teams and not given much of a chance in its opening round matchup against No. 6 Weston, the Canton High boys’ lacrosse team went out and nearly pulled off an improbable victory, falling 5-4 in a game that could have easily gone the other way. For the Bulldogs, the loss […]
