By Kathy Anderson When Gaetane and Alain Jean stepped off the plane at Logan Airport from Haiti on January 26, they were experiencing a conflux of emotions ranging from relief and joy to sadness and residual fear. Sixteen-year-old Gaetane and her 10-year-old brother Alain were on their way home from school when the devastating earthquake […]
Three Canton elementary schools will benefit from the generosity of the Sons of the American Legion (SAL), who recently presented digital cameras, photo printers and paper to the principals of the Luce, Kennedy, and Hansen elementary schools. Dick Lane, Dave Milligan and Barry Schneider made the official donation to Kennedy principal Jen Henderson, Luce principal […]
For the past couple of months until his tragic death in an automobile accident in Indiana last weekend, Brendan Burke, the son of National Hockey League executive Brian Burke, became the public face of homosexuality in hockey — in part by default but also in many ways by his own choosing. Armed with the undying […]
It will be a quiet election season for the town of Canton in 2010 as Friday’s deadline to submit nomination papers came and went with little fanfare, producing just a single contested race. The lone contest in the April 6 election will pit incumbent Housing Authority member Ron Grinnell against challenger Jason Dupre, while all […]
Selectmen Tuesday night said they are pleased with the initial revisions to the town’s zoning bylaw, a joint project and review by the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), the Planning Board, and Building Commissioner Ed Walsh. Although the goal is to present the completed re-codification to town meeting in April, ZBA member Greg Pando said […]
For more than eight uninterrupted hours at their son Scott’s wake, Joe and Linda Herr never once sat down, nor did they ever leave their place at the head of the receiving line alongside their oldest son Joey. Instead, with equal parts sadness and amazement, they stood there all afternoon and evening as hundreds upon […]
~ An in depth look at the state of the housing market in Canton ~ Like the rest of the economy, the housing market has been stuck in a prolonged slump, but local realtors are cautiously optimistic that the real estate industry has already bottomed out and those interviewed believe that the market is finally […]
SJC rules against town, but state agrees to fund most infrastructure requests While there is no way to sugarcoat last week’s defeat in the state’s highest court, officials in Canton remain very optimistic that the town will end up on the winning side of its dispute with Westwood Station after all — perhaps even sharing […]
Nick Maffeo, vice president of the Canton Cooperative Bank moderates the event. CPS Principals: John Maxwell, Tom LaLiberte, Robie Peter, Doug Dias and Jennifer Henderson
