Within a day of a reported armed robbery at the 7-Eleven store in Canton Center, police arrested a Canton man in connection with the alleged crime. The incident was reported on Thursday, January 23, at approximately 1:30 a.m. The following day, just before 3 p.m. on January 24, CPD detectives made a warrant arrest and […]
CFD aids Stoughton stabbing victims Canton paramedics were called to Page Terrace in Stoughton on Sunday night to assist with a double stabbing incident that left two adult victims with severe, life-threatening injuries. The alleged assailant, 29-year-old Paul O’Brien, reportedly confessed to the stabbings in a 911 call and was found outside the apartment with […]
Canton Public School administrators are still assessing the impact of a data breach reported recently by its student information system (SIS) provider, PowerSchool, a leading K-12 software firm that serves thousands of school districts across the country, including several in Massachusetts. The company reportedly became aware of the breach on December 28, when they learned […]
Veteran School Committee member Maureen Moran announced at last week’s meeting that she will not be seeking reelection in April following the conclusion of her second term. A Canton High graduate and former Luce CAPT member, Moran was first elected to the School Committee in 2019 and was reelected in 2022 to a second three-year […]
The Canton Select Board agreed at its January 7 meeting to submit placeholder articles on the Annual Town Meeting warrant to address drainage problems on Indian Lane and build six new pickleball courts at Pequitside Farm. Select Board Chair Mike Loughran said he is also awaiting cost estimates from the Canton Public Library for the […]
It was a memorable weekend for Canton High’s up-and-coming track and field athletes as they racked up a slew of personal bests while competing against several of the state’s top underclassmen at the MSTCA Freshman-Sophomore Championship held Sunday, January 5, at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. “We had a great day,” reported CHS […]
Similar to what happened in late 2023, the CHS boys basketball team began jelling around the December holiday break and started to play a better brand of basketball following the Snowden Milton Holiday Tournament. The Bulldogs finished third in the tournament this season and came close to qualifying for the final, losing by one point […]
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 […]
