With the aid of a $500 grant from the Paul Matthews Foundation and an enthusiastic endorsement from the Canton School Committee, CHS adjustment counselor Donna Bauman is moving forward with plans to beautify the high school’s five courtyards. Bauman, who presented the idea to the School Committee last week, learned of the grant award on […]
Selectmen have accepted the resignation of Animal Control Officer Paul Bastable, who had recently been placed on 30-day administrative leave following an alleged drug incident that occurred in the parking lot of Page’s Convenience Store on August 8. Bastable, 40, was arrested shortly after 7 p.m. on Pearl Street and charged with possession of a […]
On Saturday, August 27, friends of former Canton resident Richard “Dickie” MacLeod held a fundraising event to support an education fund that has been set up with TD Bank North for his two children. MacLeod passed away unexpectedly on July 8 at the age of 42. Son of the late Richard H. MacLeod Sr. and […]
From a child’s viewpoint, the new playground behind the Luce School is a sight to behold, a colorful array of twists and turns just begging to be climbed and explored. To the adults who had a hand in building it, however, the structure is special for a different reason — standing as a kind of […]
Police arrest two in car breaks Canton police recently arrested two young men, one from Canton and one from Stoughton, in connection with at least three car breaks in the area around Pleasant and Bolivar streets over the past 10 days. Detective Sgt. Jim Quigley urged car owners to lock their doors, as in each […]
Selectmen announced Tuesday night that Paul Bastable, the town’s animal control officer, has been placed on 30-day administrative leave with pay, pending an internal investigation into an alleged drug incident that occurred in the parking lot of Page’s Convenience Store in Stoughton on Monday, August 8. Stoughton police stopped Bastable in the town ACO vehicle […]
Most visitors to the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center in Canton come to view the professional art exhibitions by internationally known artists. Some visit the site for quiet contemplation and to experience nature at its 124-acre wildlife sanctuary. Now, the Visual Arts Center offers yet another way for visitors to get out in nature through […]
It’s not exactly a rags to riches story. But in today’s economic climate, where concerns over the national debt crisis has led to the first credit downgrade in U.S. history, even the smallest examples of fiscal recovery can offer hope for a brighter future. At the local level, the Canton Fire Department is one such […]
UNICEF supporters Tim and Lorraine Nelson of Canton took a five-day trip to Rwanda to see UNICEF’s work in the country firsthand. The trip began with a moving visit to the Gisozi Memorial Center, a museum that documents the horrific genocide of 1994, and holds a permanent exhibit on the history of genocide around the […]
The Canton School Committee has reported some progress in its talks with the teachers’ union as both sides have agreed to return to face-to-face contract negotiations without the aid of a mediator, beginning August 30. The committee also announced at its meeting on July 28 that it has reached a one-year settlement with the custodial […]
