An independent film on “Batman” by Canton native Tom Mariano was filmed at Canton Police headquarters on Washington Street on Saturday, February 1. Mariano, who has acted in several films, shot footage inside and outside of the building, including shots of the interrogation room. The film will be aired in America and Europe in late […]
A wide-open School Committee race and the potential for at least a three-way battle for two selectmen’s seats are a few of the intriguing possibilities that could emerge during the 2014 town election season in Canton, which officially got underway on Monday, January 27, with the release of nomination forms by the town clerk’s office. […]
The Canton Garden Club and the Canton Public Schools’ Visual Arts Department invites the community to their first annual “Artists in Bloom” exhibit beginning Friday, February 28, through Sunday, March 2, at Pequitside Farm, 79 Pleasant Street in Canton. The opening reception will be held Friday evening from 5-9 p.m., and refreshments will be served. […]
For two years running, Stephen and Kristen Furbush cooked up the best chili in Canton, but their impact — on family, friends, and neighbors — went far beyond their culinary skills. The young couple, whose tragic deaths just two months apart made national headlines last week and sparked a massive outpouring of support for their […]
A Braintree man is facing an animal cruelty charge after his dog was found in Canton last week leashed in the back of a truck with no food or water. While patrolling Route 138 after midnight on Saturday, January 18, Officer Ryan Sceviour spotted the dog, a large Malamute, in a box truck parked in […]
After 18 months of research examining school start times, Canton Superintendent Jeff Granatino and a subcommittee of parents, teachers, and administrators are looking at two options for the next school year: essentially swapping the start times of the middle and high schools, with the high school starting 35 minutes later and the middle school starting […]
Less than ten months into his first full term, David Emhardt has announced his resignation from the School Committee, citing personal reasons. Emhardt, a former Finance Committee chairman, is the third School Committee member to resign in the past 18 months. He was initially appointed to the committee to fill the remaining term of Jill […]
On Monday, January 6, the serial bank robber known as the “Brim Beanie Bandit” is alleged to have robbed again, making this his fifth robbed bank in less than a month, according to the FBI’s Boston Division. The South Shore Savings Bank at 1538 Turnpike Street in Stoughton was robbed at approximately 9:34 a.m. As […]
Update: The January 20 meeting of the Community Preservation Committee was postponed. The committee will consider spending proposals at its next meeting on Monday, February 3. After a busy year of acclimation, training, and information gathering following the adoption of the Community Preservation Act in November 2012, the nine-member Canton Community Preservation Committee is hoping […]
The Canton Police Department has formed a unique Family Services Unit (FSU) that encompasses a wide range of issues that a family may face, from the dangers of substance abuse to domestic violence to matters of school safety. In addition to an expanded school resource officer program, the FSU will handle all cases pertaining to […]
