Canton joined the nearly 80 percent of Massachusetts communities that offer tuition-free full-day kindergarten after a clear majority of voters approved the measure at the final session of annual town meeting on Wednesday, May 11. A similar proposal, sponsored by resident Tony Braconi, was defeated a year earlier at the 2015 town meeting; however, this […]
CHS football coach Dave Bohane was pleased to announce that five Bulldog seniors have been recruited and accepted by college programs — the highest total during Bohane’s recent coaching tenure of six years. Advancing to the collegiate level are Woanyen Mahn, cornerback, Wesleyan University, where he will be joining former CHS alumnus Elias Camacho; Jake […]
Various attempts at reforming municipal government, including proposals by individual citizens and the Finance Committee, were either defeated or postponed indefinitely during the opening session of annual town meeting Monday night. Jim Sims, a FinCom member, sponsored an article proposing term limits for elected and appointed officials; the FinCom proposed to eliminate stipends for board […]
The quest for a third consecutive playoff appearance for the CHS baseball team was met with mixed results as the team went 2-3 over the past two weeks. Now at the midway point of the season, the Bulldogs entered this week in third place in the Davenport Division at 4-6 overall, but they have a […]
The Board of Selectmen have entered into negotiations with its top choice for town administrator, Charles Aspinwall of Sharon, following a unanimous vote on Friday, May 6. Selectmen went with Aspinwall, the current Millis town administrator, over two other finalists for the position: Harwich Town Administrator Christopher Clark and Middletown Assistant Town Administrator Ryan Ferrera. […]
Despite going winless through the first nine games, the CHS girls softball team has upped its level of play and appears to be knocking on the door of its first victory. Last week, the lady Bulldogs were involved in two well-played and competitive losses to Hockomock League opponents — 3-2 to Stoughton and 4-2 to […]
Canton police and detectives, working with Framingham police and ATF and DEA agents, executed a search warrant and seized a fair amount of crack cocaine, cash, and a loaded firearm at an Arboretum Way residence late Friday, April 29. Hollis Owens Jr., 42, of Canton, will be charged with several offenses, including trafficking a Class […]
Every playoff team needs two or more good starters, and senior Griffin Jerrier answered the call for Canton last week as he led the Bulldogs to a 5-3 victory last week against Fairhaven. Jerrier threw a complete game and also helped himself at the plate, finishing 2 for 3 with an RBI. Joe Peccia also […]
Representatives of the Paul Revere Heritage Commission received initial positive feedback from the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night following a presentation on proposed uses for the Paul Revere Heritage Site and park, located off Revere Street at the former Plymouth Rubber property. While plans for the heritage site remain a work in progress, commission members […]
The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 on Tuesday night to issue a statement of “no objection” to a proposed medical marijuana dispensary on New Boston Drive in Canton. The proposal was submitted by MD Holistics, owned by the Mullen family, and includes plans for a 5,000-square-foot facility. Selectman Bob Burr cast the lone dissenting vote. […]
