A watercolor painting by Canton High School visual arts teacher Stephen Gaul is being recognized at the national level by the Art of Education University (AOEU) at their inaugural exhibit, “Palette Perspectives.” Gaul’s painting, titled “Dragonfly,” will be on display at the National Art Education Association’s national convention in Minneapolis next month. “I created this […]
The Canton Select Board on Tuesday gave Town Administrator Charles Doody the go-ahead to launch the town’s municipal energy aggregation program, Canton Electricity Choice, as early as Wednesday, March 13, if he can find rates that are less than or equal to Eversource’s basic rate. The board voted unanimously to approve the Competitive Procurement Process […]
A&B suspect facing added charges for conduct while in custody A Quincy woman who was arrested following a domestic dispute on Stagecoach Road last weekend is facing additional charges stemming from her actions while in holding at the Canton Police Station. While the nature of the domestic dispute remains a private matter, Deputy Police Chief […]
A Haitian Creole potluck. An African drumming workshop. Students learning Latin dance. Listening to the story of a young boy and his family fleeing Nazi Germany on his 12th birthday. All these, and more, were featured as Canton High School and the Galvin Middle School recognized World Languages Week (March 4-8). Members of the World Languages Club helped plan the event, which encourages students to learn about and celebrate other cultures as well as their own.
The chorus of voices seeking “Justice for Sandra Birchmore” may soon grow louder in the wake of an explosive Boston Globe report containing new details about her relationship with several former Stoughton police officers who she grew up idolizing. Birchmore, who was raised in Stoughton before moving to Canton, was found dead in her Windsor […]
Come enjoy family-friendly events, live music, and more! The Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston, located at 200 New Boston Drive in Canton, is pleased to announce an exciting lineup of events taking place at the ICC in the week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. From lively traditional music sessions and concerts to family-friendly […]
The public is invited to two upcoming town election candidate forums at the Canton Public Library presented by the Canton Voter Guide team in partnership with the Canton Lions Club. The first forum will take place on Thursday, March 14, and will feature candidates for Library Board of Trustees (6:30 p.m.) and Select Board (7:30 […]
Members of the Canton High School Drama Club will be entering law school at Harvard as they put on the musical version of Legally Blonde next weekend, March 15-17, in the CHS auditorium. The show follows the bubbly, always sunny, and pink-loving Elle Woods — along with her Chihuahua named Bruiser — to Harvard Law […]
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone on Monday set a new start date of April 16 for the murder trial of Karen Read, but even that might not be enough time to properly prepare after federal prosecutors turned over “voluminous” amounts of data from its own investigation into the case, according to defense Attorney Alan […]
Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has proposed a modern technological tool to record voters’ opinions at town meetings: the clicker. At the February 6 Select Board meeting, while presenting her operational budget requests for the next fiscal year (FY25), Kenney mentioned a $10,000 line item for the rental of 1,000 electronic voting devices. The handheld, battery-powered […]
