While School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller has welcomed Debbie Rooney, new director of teaching and learning for preK-8, and new GMS Principal Sarah Shannon to the administrative team since the close of school in June, she now has two other significant administrative positions to fill over the summer. Fischer-Mueller informed the School Committee last Wednesday, […]
Canton police have made two more arrests in connection with a home invasion on Rockland Street on Friday night, July 13. Canton police, working with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, were able to locate and apprehend Brendon Amado, 21, of Stoughton, and Michael Nguyen, 18, of Quincy. Both were arrested on Friday, July […]
Update: Brendon Amado, one of the suspects in the Rockland Street home invasion case, was arrested on Friday morning, July 20. Brendon Amado was arrested this morning by Canton Police, @MassStatePolice Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, @ATFBoston and @BrocktonPolice Thank you to all of the agencies who assisted in the apprehension of this individual. pic.twitter.com/KlL5sTurrv — Canton […]
Canton Playground & Recreation Commission Chairman John McCourt presented an urgent plea to selectmen Tuesday night to begin a planning process to totally renovate the Canton Town Pool on Bolivar Street beginning in September 2019. The town recently received a long-awaited consultant’s report outlining the deficiencies and the costs needed to bring the pool up […]
More than 100 runners from all over greater Boston braved the heat and humidity to compete in the 51st annual Canton July 4th Road Race held last Wednesday at the Canton Town Club. Seventy-one runners participated in the five-mile race and 30 children took part in the Fun Run, which was shortened this year from […]
In a 3-2 vote on Tuesday night, the Canton Board of Selectmen approved a three-day license for the Canton Ice House to serve beer and wine in a confined room during a youth hockey tournament July 12-14. The Ice House had originally applied for several two- and three-day licenses from July 12 to September 2 […]
Canton police joined Stoughton police in apprehending a 28-year-old Hyde Park man who struck several vehicles along Route 138 on Tuesday, June 12 around 4:30 p.m. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said the pursuit was initiated by Stoughton police and the suspect, Reginald Lloyd Gardner, ended up crashing his motor vehicle near the Bank of Canton […]
For the second time in three years, the Canton Police Department has received a formal stamp of approval from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC). The distinguished re-accreditation award certifies that the department is following all proper procedures as well as meeting proper standards for equipment and facilities. The re-accreditation process, which is voluntary, involves […]
At its final regular meeting before the end of the school year, the Canton School Committee sadly bid farewell to two veteran school administrators: Jen Henderson, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and Dr. Bill Conard, Galvin Middle School principal. Henderson is retiring and Conard is returning to his former district to serve as the […]
Selectmen received some encouraging news regarding the financing needed to reconstruct the Metropolis Skating Rink as representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) visited Canton last week to inform Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall that the town may be eligible for federal funds covering 75 percent of structural repair costs for damages incurred during the […]
