A 30-year-old Cambridge woman is facing an assortment of charges in connection with a motor vehicle crash that occurred on the grounds of Canton High School during the overnight hours on December 1-2. Deputy Police Chief Patty Sherrill said
Canton Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan presented a first look at a proposed “competency determination” policy that will be used to determine eligibility for a high school diploma in place of the MCAS exam. The proposed set of requirements is in addition to the Canton High School graduation requirements adopted last year, although, as Folan […]
The Canton High varsity football team capped off a very successful fall campaign with a hard-earned, 26-18 victory over rival Stoughton in the annual Thanksgiving Day game played last Thursday morning at Stoughton High. The win marked Canton’s fourth in a row in the series, which will celebrate 100 years next fall with the Black […]
On Saturday, a contingent of runners representing the CHS girls cross country team traveled to Wappinger Falls, New York, to participate in the Nike Cross Northeast Regional Championships. Teams from all over New England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania competed at the meet for a chance to earn a spot at the upcoming Nike Cross Nationals […]
Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan was pleased to inform the School Committee last week that attendance is up at all Canton schools through the first marking period of 2025-26. Last year, Canton schools saw attendance declines that put them near the bottom in a ranking of comparable school districts, and improvement in this area has […]
Following its annual classification hearing on Tuesday, the Canton Select Board voted to cut both the residential and commercial property tax rates for fiscal year 2026, continuing a trend of rate reductions that has stretched on for more than a decade. Acting on the recommendation of the town’s assessors, Select Board members agreed to set […]
The resilient CHS Football Team is one of four teams left standing in the MIAA Division 4 tournament following the Bulldogs’ thrilling, come-from-behind victory at home over sixth-seeded Marblehead Friday night. Canton, seeded No. 3 in the bracket and now 8-2 on the season, moves on to play No. 2 Tewksbury in the state semifinal […]
Not satisfied with the initial response to their water service line inventory campaign launched earlier this fall, the Canton DPW and its Water Division are planning to again reach out to homeowners to reiterate the importance of checking their water pipes for the presence of lead. At the urging of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
Canton Fire Chief Wendell Robery praised his firefighters for successfully containing a liquid nitrogen leak at a laboratory on Dan Road last week. The leak was reported shortly after 10 a.m. on Friday, November 7, at 45 Dan Road. When fire crews and a state Hazmat team arrived, the building had already been evacuated. No […]
Beating Mansfield 28-16 Friday night on the Hornets’ home field on their Senior Night is a memorable milestone for the Canton High football program. Canton last beat the Hornets in 1990, which coincidentally was the senior season for former Bulldog and now interim head coach Jeff Eckler. Mansfield is considered one of the elite programs […]
