The Canton School Committee has endorsed the recommendation of school administrators to change school hours beginning in September 2020. The length of the school day at the Galvin Middle School and Canton High School will increase by 10 minutes and five minutes, respectively, and the elementary schools will begin and end five minutes later than […]
Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Kevin Hurley recently released annual data pertaining to opioid-related responses in 2019. According to Hurley, the Canton Fire Department administered the overdose-reversal drug Narcan (naloxone) 11 times in the past year, including twice each in February and August. Patients ranged in age from 24 to 71 and included six males and […]
Firefighters were able to rescue a dog and contain damage from a house fire at 36 Messinger Street that broke out in the afternoon on Thursday, December 26. Fire Chief Charles Doody said the fire was discovered by Peter O’Keefe, a USPS letter carrier, who was out delivering mail on his usual route when he […]
A 4×200 relay team consisting of CHS sprinters Deyontai Dennis, Cam Sanchez, Zach Goldstein, and Jonathan Chery out-ran a field of 19 other teams to capture first place at the Mass. State Track Coaches Association (MSTCA) Winter Invitational held last weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. The Canton team’s time of 1:33.97 broke […]
School Committee members were surprised and saddened to learn on December 19 that Debra Bromfield, Canton’s longtime student services director and a key member of the central administration team, has decided to retire in October of 2020. While School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller and members of the committee all said they were personally happy for […]
Robbie Gallery, Lanse Dorcelus, Matt Giglio and Eric Mischler all played key roles as the CHS boys basketball team evened its record to 1-1 on Sunday with a 49-37 home win over Southeastern Regional Vo-Tech. The victory came on the heels of a season-opening loss to Attleboro, who battled back after a slow start to […]
Selectmen have many issues to ponder before approving three modifications to the master agreement between the town and Canton Holdings, developer of the Paul Revere Heritage Site. Lloyd Geisinger of Thorndike Development, the developer of the Copperworks condominium project underway at the site, requested at Tuesday night’s BOS meeting a reduction in the number of […]
Parents of elementary school students can now sign up for the new SafeStop app, which tracks bus routes in the morning and afternoon. The elementary routes are the first to be offered with routes for the middle and high schools offered soon. The app service is free for CPS families. School Business Administrator Barry Nectow […]
The town saw its largest valuation by over a quarter of a billion dollars this past year and its positive impact on the town budget will be felt for years to come. New growth in construction came in at $1,734,748 and the total taxable valuation is over $5 billion this year. Assessors made the announcement […]
A Canton man was arrested on kidnapping charges on Saturday after his date contacted the State Police to report that she was being held against her will. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said the woman, who had met the suspect on social media, told the man she was calling a taxi but actually called the […]
