An unidentified man passed away at Norwood Hospital after going into cardiac arrest at Friday’s graduation exercises at Canton High School. Fire Chief Charlie Doody said the man left the CHS gymnasium not feeling well and was found outside the gym by spectators, who started CPR. Others called 911 and an ambulance crew on scene […]
Firefighters were able to contain damage to an oven fire at Harbar Corp., a large commercial food service manufacturer on Turnpike Street, on Monday, June 4, around 6:30 p.m. Fire Lt. Thomas Driscoll and his crew from Engine 2 were first on the scene and reported a fire in the ductwork from one of the […]
Quick investigative work and an alert spotting of the suspect’s vehicle led Canton police to arrest a Hyde Park man after he allegedly broke into a Sunnybrook Lane residence on Saturday morning, June 2, around 10 a.m. Robert Cherry, 52, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in the daytime and larceny from a […]
Opponents of the use of electric shocks as a behavioral deterrent staged a protest outside the Judge Rotenberg Center on Turnpike Street on Saturday, June 2. The protest, which grew out of an online petition created by a former JRC teacher, had begun earlier in the day outside the State House in Boston. Participants included […]
Our alumni change emails, jobs, and locations, often making it hard to keep up with them. We have contracted with Harris Connect to update contact information for our alumni so that they can keep up to date on news, activities, and events. Harris will also help produce a beautiful hardcover publication, Canton High School Alumni […]
Service and remembrance were the themes of Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony as speaker after speaker urged those in attendance to express their gratitude to the men and women who served in the military. Guest speaker Bob DeYeso Jr., a colonel in the U.S. Army, told the crowd that he was very happy to be back […]
In 1962, John and Gail Dolan opened a flooring business out of their home in Canton, and through hard work and vision, the company thrived over the next four decades, expanding several times amid a rock-solid reputation for quality and honesty. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary and currently operated by the Dolans’ children, the aptly […]
Startled by a rash of recent car accidents on their street, including one involving six teenagers and another involving a Canton police officer, the York Street Neighborhood Association held an open meeting last week at St. James Lutheran Church, where an estimated 50 people turned out to brainstorm possible calming measures and various other ideas […]
School Committee Chairman John Bonnanzio gave a glowing evaluation of Superintendent Jeff Granatino and offered to extend his contract after reading a summary of committee members’ opinions of the superintendent’s performance during his first two years in Canton. The committee will formally approve the superintendent’s evaluation at the next committee meeting on June 12 and […]
As a result of a past town meeting bond authorization, the town is starting to realize a “guaranteed” $63,000 in annual energy savings for all municipal buildings through a performance contracting plan. In addition, NStar has paid the town $21,443 because it has invested in new lighting equipment. Voters at a past town meeting had […]
