Twenty years ago, Chris Herren was a local basketball hero with a seemingly limitless future in front of him. A three-time all-state selection for Durfee High School in Fall River, Herren became a national media darling in the early 1990s and was recruited by several of the country’s top Division 1 programs. But even as […]
The Canton High School drama club presented I Never Saw Another Butterfly on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, in the CHS auditorium. The play, by Celeste Raspanti, is based on the story of Raja Englanderova, one of the few Jewish children who survived the Terezin concentration camp during World War II. Cast & […]
Live owls will headline the activities at the Hoot Happenings family event on Saturday, March 16, from 1-4 p.m. at the Museum of American Bird Art (MABA) at Mass Audubon in Canton. Come visit with either a great horned owl, a barn owl, or a screech owl as Mass Audubon staff engage and educate visitors […]
The Irish Cultural Centre of New England, located at 200 New Boston Drive in Canton, is gearing up for another season of March Madness — St. Patrick’s Day madness, that is. The ICC kicks off the weekend on Friday, March 15, with a concert by U2 tribute band Joshua Tree. The celebration continues on Saturday […]
The Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild will hold its biennial quilt show, “Traditions and Treasures,” on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton. The show will feature a special exhibit of the Martha Howard quilt, an […]
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells — taken without her knowledge in 1951 — became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been […]
The Galvin Middle School performed the popular musical Fiddler on the Roof on Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2, in the CHS auditorium. Above: The Rabbi (Riley McDonnell) officiates the wedding of Tzeitel (Kayla Smigielski) and Motel (Evan Tondre). Paul Burega photo
Milton doesn’t have an affordable housing plan in effect yet and the town doesn’t have the state-required 10 percent quota of affordable housing. So, pursuant to rules that pertain to 40B projects, this project could be fast-tracked past the town’s planning board, past the zoning board, and even the Milton selectmen may not have a […]
(Click here to go back to part 2 or part 1) The nearest fire station in Canton is on Surrey Lane right off of Washington Street near Crowell’s market. The Canton fire truck or ambulance would still have to get down Route 138, which would be no easy feat, especially with the additional traffic from […]
Area police and fire departments will be playing hockey to benefit Canton Police Officer Ralph Centeno, who is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. The fifth annual charity hockey benefit will be held Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. at the Metropolis Ice Rink. Stoughton fire/police will play Randolph fire/PD at 8 p.m., followed by Canton […]
