The Canton Public Schools’ wellness team is gearing up to answer rising concerns about student mental health. Currently in the late stages of development, the project addresses issues raised by the latest results of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey. The survey, a tool developed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, a group of Canton residents started a conversation about finding ways to make everyone in town feel included, comfortable, and safe. What came out of those discussions is the newly formed Canton Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (CDEI). The committee has started working […]
A new reporting tool tracking the number of COVID-19 cases in the Canton school system is now available on the district website. Developed by Canton High School Assistant Principal Josh Fogel, the CPS COVID-19 Dashboard provides a snapshot of confirmed positive COVID cases and quarantine data within a specified date range while also reporting the […]
A new playground at the Luce School, renovations to the exterior of Town Hall, and a proposed new affordable housing trust will all be in line for some level of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding in the coming fiscal year after receiving the go-ahead from the town’s Community Preservation Committee earlier this month. Six other […]
With a recent rise in positive COVID cases, School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller announced a temporary shift to remote-only learning for select classes at each of the three elementary schools. Most, if not all of the impacted classes should be back to hybrid learning by next week. At the John F. Kennedy School, one grade […]
The Reverend Thomas Rafferty, the pastor of Canton Catholic Community, which saw the merger of St. John the Evangelist and St. Gerard Majella churches into a single parish in October of 2020, announced last week that the new combined parish will be known as St. Oscar Romero. The new name of the parish is likely […]
On Friday, January 15, at 10:30 a.m., Canton firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to a single-car accident that resulted in damage to the entrance of a commercial building at 510 Chapman Street. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said the driver, who was unharmed, struck the stairs at the entrance to the building, damaging the staircase […]
Amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Canton and with the town having moved into the high-risk (red) category, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan said at the January 7 School Committee that the Canton schools would remain in the hybrid learning model for now, but that could change either week to week or […]
For the first time in its ongoing series of public health webinars, Canton health officials and town leaders expressed hope for a return to normalcy in 2021 as the state embarks on a phased delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. Select Board member Lisa Lopez opened the December 30 webinar by noting, “We can finally start planning […]
A Rhode Island man suspected in a string of car break-ins in the Fuller Street neighborhood was arrested last Thursday following a search of the area by Canton police. A resident of Mountain Ave. had initially called police at around 3 p.m. to report that his motor vehicle had been broken into and he had […]
