
On Saturday, February 8, 13 teams from Canton competed in the Future Problem Solving (FPS) regional qualifying bowl held at the Glover Elementary School in Milton. A total of 30 teams competed at the event, including 13 teams from Milton and four from Dedham. The 13 Canton teams were made up of 11 junior division […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Canton Writes, the annual town-wide writing contest, kicks off this week. This year, there will be four age categories for authors to enter: elementary school, middle school, high school, and adult. Authors may submit a short story, poem, or non-fiction/memoir. They may submit multiple entries, but no more than one in each format. No entry […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

For the second year in a row and the third time in the last four years, Canton voters will not have a single choice in the annual town election after Tuesday’s nomination deadline came and went with only 12 candidates submitting papers for 12 open seats. As with the past several elections, most of the […]

No one was injured and an investigation is continuing into a tractor trailer fire that occurred on Monday, February 17, around 7:30 p.m. at Abbott-Avon Packaging, located at 10 Campanelli Circle near the Canton SportsPlex. Nine firefighters, three engines, and Fire Chief Charlie Doody responded to the scene. Doody earlier this week termed the origin […]
Feb 20 2014 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

The Canton Police Department’s recent public plea for information on a pair of suspected credit card thieves led to the arrest of two men in Mattapan earlier this week. Police had taken to Facebook on January 27 in hopes of identifying the individuals, who had allegedly stolen several credit cards from Canton and used them […]
Feb 13 2014 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Jay Turner
Canton-based Dunkin’ Brands, parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins, has made good on its commitment to aid the town in return for a reworked tax agreement. Earlier this week, the company presented a $25,000 check to selectmen for the new Council on Aging building on Pleasant Street. Renovations to the former Knights of […]
On Saturday, February 22, CrossFit HomeBase in Canton will host a partner workout event in support of Kayley and Patrick Furbush and in honor of their parents, Kristen and Stephen. The young couple, beloved by family, friends and neighbors, passed away within two months of each other — Kristen on November 11 and Steve on […]
Feb 13 2014 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
The town’s Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) took a big step earlier this week toward realizing the first fruits of the Community Preservation Act in Canton, voting on Monday to recommend more than $350,000 worth of funding for six “shovel ready” projects. “Now the fun begins,” declared committee chairman Lisa Lopez, who is looking forward to […]
Feb 6 2014 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Jay Turner
Canton School Superintendent Jeff Granatino plans to appoint a permanent principal for the John F. Kennedy Elementary School within the next week after narrowing the list of candidates down to two finalists: interim JFK Principal Sarah Collmer and Eric Stark, a principal in the Woburn school system. Collmer was named interim principal in early September […]
Feb 6 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
After surviving cancer in her early 20s and a pregnancy rife with complications, Erica (Fletcher) Shea, a 2003 Canton High School graduate, is now battling end-stage congestive heart failure and is in desperate need of a new heart. Shea, who lives in Stoughton with her husband, David, and their son, Ryder, is currently at home […]
Feb 6 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger