Buoyed by improving COVID metrics and coming on the heels of state Education Commissioner Jeff Riley’s stated goal of having all elementary students return to school by April, Canton school administrators enthusiastically presented its plans for a fully in-person learning model at last week’s School Committee meeting. The “phased-in” approach will start with the earliest […]
Last week marked the start of CHS football practices and it began under unusual circumstances — with a contractor being brought in to clear the snow off the turf field. Since then, new head coach Anthony Fallon has kept his team busy with practices held six days last week and continuing this week leading up […]
Although no arrests were made as of Monday, March 1, Canton police have some promising leads in connection with a recent hit and run accident on Route 138 in which gunshots were fired. According to Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty, police were first called to the entrance of the Arboretum Apartments on Sunday, February 21, […]
In an ever-evolving cycle of COVID vaccine distribution updates, the town received a bit of good news in that it will be allocated 200 doses for residents of Canton Housing Authority properties. Unfortunately, the town will not be receiving any immediate first-dose vaccines for local distribution. The town was notified of the allocation for Housing […]
Deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine to local communities has slowed down in the last week as the state has begun to direct more of its supplies to pharmacy and grocery locations. The town of Canton, in fact, received no new doses this week and officials are continuing to urge eligible residents to seek appointments elsewhere […]
With its application completed and accepted, the Canton Public Schools is moving forward with a COVID-19 pool testing program offered by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Department of Public Health. Although absent from the February 4 School Committee meeting, School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller made the announcement through a report […]
A new reporting tool tracking the number of COVID-19 cases in the Canton school system is now available on the district website. Developed by Canton High School Assistant Principal Josh Fogel, the CPS COVID-19 Dashboard provides a snapshot of confirmed positive COVID cases and quarantine data within a specified date range while also reporting the […]
With a recent rise in positive COVID cases, School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller announced a temporary shift to remote-only learning for select classes at each of the three elementary schools. Most, if not all of the impacted classes should be back to hybrid learning by next week. At the John F. Kennedy School, one grade […]
The Canton High School varsity gymnastics team celebrated its first win of the 2021 season with a seven-point victory over Sharon last week (123-116). Co-head coach Jenn Abbott said many factors contributed to Canton’s win over the Eagles and their point total of 123 was the team’s highest so far this season—besting their previous season […]
On Friday, January 15, at 10:30 a.m., Canton firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to a single-car accident that resulted in damage to the entrance of a commercial building at 510 Chapman Street. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said the driver, who was unharmed, struck the stairs at the entrance to the building, damaging the staircase […]
