Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan made it clear to School Committee members last week that they are not messing around when it comes to school bus safety. Referencing an incident that occurred at the Pine Street railroad crossing on the afternoon of December 11, in which a substitute driver transporting students from the Galvin Middle […]
The town’s Climate Action Plan Committee will be taking a vote this week on whether to submit a town meeting article for the adoption of a new Stretch Energy Code to promote greater energy efficiency in newly constructed buildings. Additionally, the committee is also looking into a state grant opportunity that would enable the town […]
The 2025 Annual Town Meeting warrant opened December 12 for all zoning and non-zoning articles and will close on Friday, January 3, at 12 noon. Citizen-sponsored articles must first be first presented to the Town Clerk’s office for signature verification before being delivered to the Select Board’s office at Canton Town Hall. Town meeting will […]
Canton firefighters and paramedics joined emergency responders from several other local communities in responding to a five-car accident on Interstate 93 earlier this week that claimed the life of an unidentified Weymouth man. The accident occurred on I-93 South prior to the I-95 interchange at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Monday, December 9. Canton responders were […]
Police continue to investigate a home vandalism incident that occurred on Saturday, November 23, in the York Street area that could involve as many as 60 youths, some of whom are Canton High School students. The vandalism substantially damaged a home under reconstruction, and police also are probing a possible cruelty to animal charge. So […]
Police Chief Helena Rafferty is proposing in her FY26 capital plan that the town spend $393,000 for a mobile enclosed firing range, which would be located behind the station and provide year-round access to officers for training and certification. Rafferty said the town could also recoup some of the expense by renting the facility out […]
The CHS football Bulldogs wrapped up another winning season (7-4) with a dominant and efficient 34-6 victory over rival Stoughton before a relatively sparse crowd on a rainy Thanksgiving morning last week. The star of the game was CHS senior captain Kareem Chaplin, who was chosen by his teammates to wear the No. 27 jersey […]
The CHS football Bulldogs (6-4) hope to keep their Thanksgiving winning streak going as they prepare to do battle with rival Stoughton (1-9) on Thursday, November 28, at 10 a.m. at Canton High’s WWII Veterans’ Memorial Field. Last year, the Bulldogs shut out the Black Knights 19-0 at SHS, and the year before that Canton […]
Canton High School saw a major increase in the number of its students who took and passed Advanced Placement (AP) tests in the 2024 testing cycle. In a presentation to the School Committee last week
An eight-year effort to build a new Galvin Middle School cleared a substantial hurdle Monday night as over 1,000 residents turned out at a Special Town Meeting to voice their overwhelming support for the project, paving the way for a special town election set for Monday, December 10. On Tuesday, the Canton Select Board met […]
