The wait for the new Canton Senior Center is finally coming to an end. After a series of delays, DPW crews and moving trucks will be helping the Council on Aging move to its new headquarters at 500 Pleasant Street — the site of the former Knights of Columbus building — on Wednesday, April 1. […]
The first contests for the Canton High track and lacrosse teams appear to be on schedule for the first week in April, but the start of the other three sports — baseball, softball and tennis — is still up in the air after the snowiest winter on record. Thanks to the cooperative efforts of the […]
The following is an excerpt from a story that appears in the March 19 edition of the Canton Citizen. A two-year study on projected school population trends and current building capacities suggests that the Canton Public Schools will need more space — and likely need it soon — in order to accommodate future enrollment gains. […]
One day after the March 12 School Committee meeting, Superintendent Jeff Granatino named current interim Hansen Principal David Brauninger to the permanent principal position pending successful negotiations. On Thursday night, Granatino had announced that Brauninger was one of two finalists and that the final selection would come shortly. Brauninger, who has been the interim principal […]
The town has started insurance proceedings and is seeking full replacement value for the repair of Metropolis Rink, which suffered a partial roof collapse on the morning of Saturday, February 28. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, which occurred while players and coaches from Norwood Youth Hockey were practicing on the ice. Town […]
Members of the School Committee had mixed reactions Thursday night when they began a preliminary review of a town meeting article seeking full-day kindergarten. The article was submitted by resident Anthony Braconi. Most of the committee members who spoke Thursday night agreed with the benefits of full-day kindergarten, yet questioned the timing of the proposal. […]
Police, fire and public utilities officials responded to a roof collapse at 135 Will Drive on Friday, February 27, around 12:15 p.m. The portion of the building impacted by the collapse is vacant. No injuries were reported. The rear part of the building, used by food distributor DPI-Mid-Atlantic, was not impacted; however, that portion of […]
In a landmark decision Monday night that followed months of intense negotiations, the Board of Selectmen threw its unanimous support behind a draft agreement with Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber factory site, on a proposed 35-acre mixed-use development that could potentially reshape a large portion of downtown Canton from Revere Street […]
A memorable CHS swimming season came to its conclusion last weekend with a strong showing by some of the boys swimmers at the Division 2 state meet held at MIT. The event had originally been scheduled for the previous weekend but was postponed due to inclement weather. The girls state meet did go on as […]
Sophomore track standout Selena Cho has earned a trip to the All-State meet after a stellar performance in the 55-meter dash at Saturday’s Division 4 Indoor Track & Field Championship in Boston. Cho placed fourth overall in the event with a personal-best time of 7.60 seconds. She also placed eighth out of 25 competitors in […]
