Canton’s Chloe Dubuisson and Joshua Saint-Vil both captured gold and more than a dozen others also found their way onto the podium as part of a banner day for both Bulldog squads at the 2026 Hockomock League Indoor Track Championships. When the dust settled, the CHS girls team came away with a fourth-place finish out […]
Feb 13 2026 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
Newly hired Police Chief Michael K. Daniels is expected to sign his three-year contract with the town of Canton at the Select Board’s next meeting on Tuesday evening, February 17. Daniels will be sworn in at the meeting
Feb 6 2026 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Forty-nine DPW snow removal trucks and 16 private contractors worked around the clock to combat the more than 25 inches of snow that fell over the area between Sunday morning and Tuesday morning. Town crews started working around 11 a.m. on Sunday to treat the roads and worked for a total of approximately 50 hours. […]
Jan 30 2026 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
The Canton Affordable Housing Trust and Canton Select Board are expected to make a decision soon on whether to retain ownership of the former Gridley School building on Washington Street or sell it to a nonprofit developer to convert it into affordable housing units. At an informational sessional held via Zoom last Wednesday, January 14, […]
Jan 23 2026 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
It was a productive week for the CHS boys basketball team, as the Bulldogs beat Taunton 62-59 and Stoughton 61-49 before falling to Milton Sunday 47-46 in the last minute of play. Canton is 5-6 and currently in third place in the Davenport Division as of Sunday. A week ago, the Bulldog faced the Wildcats […]
Jan 23 2026 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger
Unhappy with the circumstances surrounding the removal of Anthony Fallon as Canton High’s head football coach, a group of approximately 35 parents, players and alumni took their message to the School Committee last week, touting his track record as coach while urging school leaders to reinstate him. Fallon, a CHS alum and former Bulldog player, […]
Jan 16 2026 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mike Berger
With a new police chief named last week, the Canton Select Board and Town Administrator Charles Doody will now turn their attention to hiring a new fire chief. Towards the end of their meeting on Tuesday night, Doody announced that Canton’s current fire chief, Wendell Robery, is approaching the state-mandated retirement age for fire chiefs […]
Jan 8 2026 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
Within minutes of concluding interviews of the two finalists for the position, the Canton Select Board voted unanimously on December 30 to appoint Michael K. Daniels as the town’s new permanent police chief. Daniels will succeed Joseph Perkins, who served as chief on an interim basis following the retirement of Helena Rafferty in June. The […]
Jan 8 2026 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

The CHS girls indoor track team opened up its winter campaign with a 58-42 win over Stoughton at the New Balance Track in what head coach Anna Amico described as a total team effort with “every athlete and event group stepping up and contributing” against a strong Black Knights team. Senior captain Chloe Dubuisson led […]
Jan 1 2026 | Posted in
High School,
Sports | By
Mike Berger

The juvenile suspect in last Monday’s shooting at the Lamplighter Village apartment complex is facing a long list of charges — including several felonies — in connection with the alleged crime. In addition to attempted murder, the 16-year-old suspect has also been charged with aggravated assault and battery with serious bodily injury, assault and battery […]
Dec 24 2025 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger