The Canton School Committee voted to ratify agreements with all of the remaining school employees’ unions, including the Canton Teachers Association, at its meeting last Thursday, September 17. The news is significant as the committee now knows all of its labor costs — a big part of the school budget picture — for the next […]
A Yarmouthport man died Friday night at Boston Medical Center after his motorcycle left the roadway and hit a stonewall on High Street in Canton. The accident occurred around 11:15 p.m. near the intersection of High and Dolman streets. Police identified the motorcyclist as 27-year-old William Donovan. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said EMTs had initially […]
Are you a book lover? The Friends of the Canton Public Library will once again host their popular fall book sale on Friday, October 2, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Friday sale is a special preview for Friends members, and memberships may be purchased […]
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 […]
Author to visit Canton Public Library Sept. 17 Loraine Jackson Riemer’s father is a man who does not easily express his deepest emotions. Phillip Jackson and his parents, Dr. Sumner and Charlotte Sylvie Berrelet de Ricout ‘Toquette’ Jackson, secretly provided support for a resistance network, Goélette, in Paris during World War II until they were […]
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 […]
Don’t miss Brookwood Community Farm’s third annual farm-to-table dinner, honoring Brookwood’s co-founder Judy Lieberman and celebrating 10 years of growing! All proceeds from this dinner go directly to support the farm’s food justice programs. The dinner will take place on Sunday, September 20, from 4-7 p.m. at the Bradley Estate, 2468 Washington Street in Canton. […]
Two of the town’s biggest pending development proposals made the rounds through the planning and zoning boards last month, but only one of them — a private ice rink facility — managed to sail through unscathed with the necessary approvals in hand. Canton Ice House LLC, proposed by three Canton builders on an industrial parcel […]
