Grief counselors and support services were made available and CHS students all wore royal blue as a show of solidarity in honor of 16-year-old Paul O’Brien, a CHS sophomore who died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Chapel Street on Friday evening, September 11. An investigation is ongoing, but police believe O’Brien […]
State Senator Brian Joyce was optimistic in his “state of the state” report to selectmen Tuesday night and pledged continued state spending for roads, public education, assistance for full-day kindergarten, and substance abuse prevention — a priority of the state legislature. Joyce said the state economic forecast and tax collections are both doing so well […]
School officials and high school student representatives reported a good start to the new school year on Thursday, September 3. The two new student representatives told the School Committee that students were pleased to receive
Canton Police continue to search for a man who allegedly exposed himself and attempted to solicit sex from a woman walking her dog at the Farnham-Connolly Memorial Park, the new state park located at the grounds of the former Canton Airport off Neponset Street. The alleged incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. on August 17. Deputy […]
School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge is bullish on what the Canton School Department can accomplish this coming school year. Golledge is grateful to the community for approving funds for the Hansen School classroom addition along with a near 5 percent increase in the FY2016 operating budget. He believes this will be another productive year for […]
Rising Canton High School senior Kevin Powers was named to the Canton American Legion baseball team’s .400 Club and received the Bobby Witt Award — a prestigious honor reserved for players who hit .400 or better during the course of the summer season. Powers was given the award at the end-of-season banquet held at the […]
The Blue Ribbon Traffic Committee has identified its first two focus areas and they are Randolph and Washington streets and the recently redesigned intersection at Randolph Street and Route 138 (Turnpike Street). The latter intersection has generated complaints about the lack of through traffic lanes and the difficulty that trucks have had making turns. The […]
In an effort to promote a more unified basketball community, the Canton High boys and girls basketball coaches combined forces to form a summer youth basketball camp for all age levels. “Commit Compete Basketball” was operated by the CHS boys and girls coaching staffs with help from many current varsity players. Head boys coach Ryan […]
Selectmen are hoping that a combination of Town Counsel Paul DeRensis, the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC), and Town Planner Tim Richard will be able to clear the foggy haze of access, use and liability issues at the town-owned Reservoir Pond. In a marathon, three-and-a-half-hour selectmen’s meeting on Tuesday night that dealt with traffic hearings […]
School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge and School Business Manager Barry Nectow both believe the current school budget will be able to absorb the roughly $15,000 in extra ice time costs that will be needed to operate the CHS ice hockey program this year in the wake of the roof collapse at the Metropolis Skating Rink […]
