Canton Writes, the town-wide writing contest, celebrated the 2018 winners at an awards night at the Canton Public Library on Thursday, April 26. All of the nearly 100 entries are published, with the authors’ permission, in the Canton Writes book, which is now available at the front desk of the library for $10. Winners also […]
Samantha Cohen, a sixth grade student at the Galvin Middle School and the daughter of Elyse and Jonathan Cohen, was named Massachusetts Miss Amazing 2018 at the organization’s annual pageant, held March 24 at Medfield High School. Samantha will travel to Chicago in August to participate in the National Miss Amazing 2018 pageant. Massachusetts Miss […]
Canton Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti recalls the Memorial Day parades of years past as events that played a big role in his childhood. The parades, to this day, are sponsored by the Edward J. Beatty American Legion Post #24. “Year after year, they provided a great service to the town,” Andreotti said of the American […]
Massasoit Community College welcomed Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito on Friday, April 13, for a ribbon cutting of the college’s new state-of-the art engineering lab on the Canton campus. While on campus, the lt. governor also toured the clinical instruction space that supports the school’s veterinary technology degree program. Both instructional sites were funded in part […]
By Nancy Fyler, Neponset River Watershed Association During one of the heavy rain events this past March, a number of residential properties along Dedham Street in Canton (between Maplecroft and Cedarcrest roads) became flooded. And while it’s not unusual for flooding to occur due to intense rainstorms, this particular flood event, and the associated costs, […]
The third annual Festival at the Farm, presented by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, will return to Prowse Farm in Canton September 15-16. Early Bird tickets went on sale beginning last Thursday at festivalatthefarm.com. Produced by Six Chair Productions, Festival at the Farm is a one-of-a-kind event bringing all ages together for live music, local […]
Armed with an additional spending recommendation of $1.8 million from the Finance Committee to help alleviate budget deficits in FY18 and FY19, the Canton School Committee is ready to come into the May town meeting with a healthy budget increase of 5.4 percent for the next school year. However, even with the additional money, School […]
A Canton woman and a Dedham man are facing a slew of theft-related charges after a visit by Canton police to serve two outstanding warrants led to the discovery of stolen goods. Police were originally called to a residence on White Sisters Way to serve a warrant to Viktoriya M. Blindman, 31, for motor vehicle […]
The Board of Selectmen, in a 4-1 vote on Tuesday, agreed to call a special town meeting on the second night of the 2018 annual town meeting on Wednesday, May 16, to hear a request for a one-year moratorium on new structures proposed for use as a hospital, convalescent or nursing home within the town […]
The incumbents carried the day in Tuesday’s annual town election with the two sitting selectmen on the ballot, Kevin Feeney and Mark Porter, both returning to their posts after successfully fending off a challenge from newcomer Kathy McCormack in this year’s lone contested race. Despite coming up short in her first ever bid for elected […]
