More than 8,700 Canton voters made their way to the polls in Tuesday’s statewide election, and when it came to picking winners, the town was spot on, opting for Republican Charlie Baker for governor over Democrat Martha Coakley while approving ballot questions 1 and 4. In one of the closest gubernatorial races in Massachusetts history, […]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody will ask selectmen to issue a commendation for two Canton youths, W.T. Khoury and Matt Casamento, after both contacted the Fire Department — one by cell phone and another by using a nearby call box — to alert police to a growing fire inside Cathy’s Nails, located at 574 Washington Street, […]
The community is invited to attend the screening of the critically acclaimed drama The Jewish Cardinal on Saturday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham, located at 1301 Washington Street in Canton. Whether you’re interested in religion, or conflict, or just people, you’ll find something that rings true for you in The Jewish Cardinal. The […]
After several unsuccessful rezoning attempts over the past eight-plus years, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber factory site on Revere Street have reemerged with a new development plan — and the public is invited to hear all about it beginning next Wednesday, November 5, at a special presentation hosted by the Planning Board at Canton […]
Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio brought up the idea of a truck exclusion on Dedham Street a few weeks ago at a board meeting. The idea picked up some steam at a public information meeting Tuesday night called by selectmen to solicit input on traffic calming ideas from Kirby Drive to Washington Street. More than […]
The Canton Police Department’s Family Services Unit will present two community education nights next month: an internet safety session for parents on Thursday, November 6, and “notMYkid” on Tuesday, November 18. Both events will be held in the CHS library beginning at 7 p.m. Topics for the internet safety night will include the risks involved with […]
Blue Hills Regional Technical School, located at 800 Randolph Street in Canton, will have its annual Open House on Wednesday, November 19, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for all interested members of the public, especially prospective students and their families. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet faculty, administrators, and students; see the state-of-the-art equipment […]
Most Canton residents have seen the statue of a Civil War soldier in the lobby of Memorial Hall when they have stopped by to pay a tax bill or attend a government meeting. The Union soldier, dressed in pants, coat and cap, clutches a rifle between his hands as he leans forward on his left […]
For the second year in a row, the Hansen Elementary School has achieved Level 1 status for meeting its “gap narrowing goals” on the MCAS exam. The Hansen was one of 42 elementary schools in Massachusetts to receive this mark, which is the highest of the state’s five accountability levels. All of the other Canton […]
On Sunday, October 5, 90 Canton High School students met in front of the Rodman building to go into Boston and participate in the annual six-mile Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at the DCR Hatch Shell. The students have raised over $5,000 this year and are continuing to raise money until the end of […]
