Update: For the third time in as many weeks, Canton firefighters responded to a brush fire in the Blue Hills Reservation. The most recent fire broke out around noon on Saturday, May 14, off the Skyline Trail and spanned 12 acres. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said all Canton firefighters remained on scene until 7 p.m. […]
The Canton School Committee has voted to perform an independent equity audit in an effort to ensure that all Canton Public School students have access to the curriculum and all programs within the district. The audit will cost $55,000 and will be paid for with federal COVID funding via the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency […]
Submitted by the Galvin Campaign State Representative Bill Galvin (D-Canton) has announced his candidacy for re-election for the 6th Norfolk District seat. Rep. Galvin is a lifelong Canton resident and a proud graduate of Canton High School. After graduation, he joined the family insurance business, which was founded by his grandfather in Canton in 1925. Wanting to give back […]
In a little less than three hours on Monday evening, 166 Canton voters concluded all business from the 2022 annual town meeting warrant, including the conditional town acceptance of Revolution Way and funding for several new Community Preservation Act (CPA) projects. In addition, voters approved a $1.5 million free cash transfer to fund a feasibility […]
Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan is pleased to announce the selection of Jonathan Mulhern as the new principal of the William H. Galvin Middle School. Mulhern, who is currently wrapping up his fourth year as associate head of school at Boston Latin, will assume his new position effective July 1. “We are thrilled that Mr. […]
In an impressive display of community unity and civic pride, more than 260 local residents, ranging from preschoolers to high school athletes to senior citizens, fanned out across Canton on Saturday morning to collect litter and debris as part of the first ever townwide cleanup event. Dubbed the “Great Canton Cleanup,” the event proved to […]
William Raveis Real Estate and broker/owner Renee Roberts are sponsoring the senior prom at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) this year. The PRHC prom has been cancelled the last two years due to COVID-19, and according to Roberts this rite of passage is long overdue. “We are so excited to help bring back this […]
A new era in K-12 math instruction is coming to the Canton Public Schools following the completion of a two-year, coordinated program review that drew on input from several teachers and department heads across the district. School Superintendent Derek Folan, Assistant Superintendent Sarah Shannon, and Deb Rooney, CPS director of teaching and learning, unveiled the […]
Without much discussion but lots of admiration for her work, the Canton Select Board on Tuesday voted 5-0 to appoint Deputy Chief Helena Rafferty as the town’s new chief of police. Rafferty, a CPD fixture for more than three decades, will officially assume the new title following the retirement of Chief Ken Berkowitz on June […]
Canton Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan is pleased to announce that Saundra Watson has been selected as the new principal of the John F. Kennedy Elementary School. Watson will begin in her new position on July 1. She was selected following a comprehensive search and interview process that included multiple rounds of engagement with stakeholders, […]
