Canton Public Schools’ re-entry into the “all-in” learning model is well underway with K-2 students returning this week and grades 3-5 to follow next week. On Thursday, March 18, the Canton School Committee heard an update on the elementary all-in plan and a return date of April 15 was set for the Galvin Middle School. […]
Thanks to the generosity and vision of a longtime local family, the Museum of American Bird Art (MABA) in Canton is larger by nearly three acres and can offer greater protection for Pequit Brook, which flows through the wildlife sanctuary as an important part of the greater Neponset River Watershed. At the end of January, […]
With expected support from the School Committee tonight and backing from the Select Board on Tuesday, Canton may soon have an organized farmers market operating weekly on the front lawn of the Rodman building. The current plan is to hold the farmers market every Sunday from June 13 through October 24. The hours would be […]
In his latest COVID update via the Reverse 911 system, Fire Chief and Emergency Services Coordinator Charles Doody reported that as of March 12, the town of Canton had successfully vaccinated all residents aged 75 and older who had requested a vaccine, in addition to Canton’s homebound residents, first responders, front-line health care workers and […]
The American Legion Post 24 Riders want to thank everyone for their support with their recent fundraising raffles. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the Riders have been able to provide continued support to the Canton Honor Guard as well as other individual activities, such as the Liliana Iavarone Birthday Wish. Iavarone, a third grader […]
Are you tired of sitting inside, staring at the snow or waiting to be vaccinated? Have you seen everything worth seeing on Netflix and need something different to occupy your time? If so, you are in luck, because it is time for Canton Writes, the town-wide writing contest sponsored by the Friends of the Canton […]
Buoyed by improving COVID metrics and coming on the heels of state Education Commissioner Jeff Riley’s stated goal of having all elementary students return to school by April, Canton school administrators enthusiastically presented its plans for a fully in-person learning model at last week’s School Committee meeting. The “phased-in” approach will start with the earliest […]
Although no arrests were made as of Monday, March 1, Canton police have some promising leads in connection with a recent hit and run accident on Route 138 in which gunshots were fired. According to Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty, police were first called to the entrance of the Arboretum Apartments on Sunday, February 21, […]
In an ever-evolving cycle of COVID vaccine distribution updates, the town received a bit of good news in that it will be allocated 200 doses for residents of Canton Housing Authority properties. Unfortunately, the town will not be receiving any immediate first-dose vaccines for local distribution. The town was notified of the allocation for Housing […]
With its application completed and accepted, the Canton Public Schools is moving forward with a COVID-19 pool testing program offered by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Department of Public Health. Although absent from the February 4 School Committee meeting, School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller made the announcement through a report […]
