Canton firefighters responded to a two-car accident in the vicinity of 960 Turnpike Street on Monday, January 20, at 7:15 a.m. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said firefighters, upon arrival, found a vehicle on its roof. Norton said the occupant of the overturned car was able to remove themselves from the vehicle prior to the firefighters’ […]
Canton Public Library Director Andrea Capone announced at Tuesday night’s selectmen’s meeting a new program that will give people who cannot get to the library due to disability or other reasons the chance to have books and library materials delivered to their residences. Capone is working with Council on Aging Director Diane Tynan to sort […]
Update: After running their winning streak to three in a row with a 61-56 victory over Mansfield, the Canton girls lost a close one to North Attleboro Friday night at home, 53-48. The Bulldogs are now 5-6 overall with 11 games remaining in the regular season. *** With a more concerted effort on defense and rebounding, the […]
The town of Canton was recently selected as one of 30 capital grant recipients under the state’s Housing Choice Initiative. The program provides funding for infrastructure improvements to those communities that have shown a commitment to advancing sustainable housing production. Canton was awarded $150,000 and plans to use the funds to undertake preliminary engineering design […]
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 […]
