Blue Hills Regional Technical School is accepting applications for house construction or large addition projects for the next school year. Residents or land owners within the nine district towns are eligible to submit applications no later than February 15, 2013. Applicants must be a resident or land owner for a minimum of five years in […]
The Canton Fire Department, in conjunction with the State Fire Marshall’s office, have issued a special warning about the improper disposal of ashes coming from a fireplace or wood stove. Within the last few weeks, fires that were caused by the improper disposal of ashes were reported in Canton, Milton, Carver, and Plymouth. State Fire […]
Despite a string of construction delays over the past two years, the former Canton Airport site on Neponset Street is still well on its way to becoming a public park, with a new opening
Canton resident Jamie Kotkowski Pratt was overweight growing up. She describes herself as someone who was always the heaviest student in her classes at school and recalls avoiding the seesaw at playgrounds because she was afraid of being told that she was too heavy to be another child’s partner. Her motivation to lose weight and […]
The Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, located at 963 Washington Street in Canton, has been renamed the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon, Director Amy Montague announced last month. “The new name reflects more accurately our continuing commitment to collect, exhibit and interpret the highest quality artworks inspired by birds,” Montague wrote in the […]
Canton firefighters extinguished a car fire, a commercial rooftop fire, and provided mutual aid to house fires in Stoughton and Milton last week. Firefighters were called to extinguish a fully involved car fire on Randolph Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday, December 29. The vehicle’s owner told firefighters he had heard an explosion, went outside […]
On December 7, Boston College High School presented its prestigious St. Ignatius Medal to Dr. William H. Sullivan, MD, of Canton, at an assembly of more than 1,600 students, faculty and staff. Dr. Sullivan is a BC High graduate from the class of 1950. The St. Ignatius Award is the highest honor bestowed on a […]
The CHS Alumni Association was proud to present a copy of the 2012 edition of its alumni directory to CHS Principal Derek Folan, Canton Historical Society President Wally Gibbs, and Canton Public Library Director Mark Lague. Canton High School alumni are scattered across the country, and even around the world. But no matter where their […]
Last week was a difficult one for Canton teachers and school administrators as they grappled with the best way to address the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. However, in searching for a silver lining, School Superintendent Jeff Granatino said he was very impressed with the collaborative effort of parents, administrators, […]
Out of over 120 parochial PK-8 schools in the Archdiocese of Boston, the students of St. John the Evangelist School in Canton earned the highest overall scores on the Stanford 10 Achievement tests in 2012. The Stanford, or SAT-10 as it is known, is administered to students nationwide in both public and private schools to […]
