Lauren Cortizo, a 2009 CHS graduate who was running the marathon on behalf of domestic violence victims, was also part of the group that was stopped less than a mile from the finish line when the bombs exploded. Cortizo, who was recently profiled in the Citizen, was stopped by police and redirected, first toward the […]
Apr 18 2013 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The Canton School Committee received some positive financial news last week when it learned that the Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) had approved a 45 percent reimbursement of a major window replacement project at the Hansen Elementary School and Galvin Middle School. The town will finance the entire project through a bond, and the state […]
Apr 18 2013 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mike Berger
Deputy Police Chief Helena Findlen said police are close to identifying a suspect who may have started two small fires at a Sherman Street residence on April 2 and 5. The fires did not need involvement from the Fire Department but apparently were set, according to Findlen. The first fire was in a trash barrel […]
Apr 18 2013 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
The Canton High School math team has added another impressive award to its trophy case with a first-place showing at the Massachusetts Association of Mathematics Leagues (MAML) state invitational, held last Monday, April 8, at Shrewsbury High School. The top 15 schools in the medium school division were invited to participate, and Canton emerged as […]
Apr 18 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

On Saturday, March 23, the Future Problem Solving (FPS) State Bowl Competition was held at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. FPS is an international program that encourages students to think creatively about issues. Teams, usually consisting of four students, are categorized in one of three divisions: Junior (grades 4-6), Middle (grades 7-9), and Senior […]
Apr 11 2013 | Posted in
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Guest
Cigarettes and other tobacco products will soon be harder to come by in the town of Canton after the Board of Health, moved by the impassioned pleas of two local pediatricians, verbally agreed to increase the legal age of purchase to 21 while also banning small cigars and “blunt wraps” in colorful packaging and assorted […]
Apr 11 2013 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Jay Turner
The developer of the 40-acre Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street is willing to spend up to $7 million on environmental cleanup and infrastructure improvements at the former industrial site in exchange for the right to build 348 homes — a project that will impact nearly all town departments, according to the findings of a […]

First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Canton, located at 1508 Washington Street, will host the premiere of Two Who Dared: The Sharps’ War on April 14 in the chapel. Directed by Artemis Joukowski, Two Who Dared tells the remarkable story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife who boldly committed to a […]
Apr 4 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

Abutters and frequenters of Reservoir Pond in Canton can expect to see a return to normalcy this season following the successful completion of dam repairs and the return of water levels to normal range. The once popular waterway also has a new steward — the town of Canton — although officials intend to stick to […]
Apr 4 2013 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Jay Turner
School Committee Chairman John Bonnanzio last Thursday gave the public his first impressions of the proposed housing development on the 40-acre Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street. Bonnanzio believes the project would have a sizable impact on the Canton Public Schools — more so than what the developers are suggesting, he said. Bonnanzio is part […]
Apr 4 2013 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mike Berger