Longtime Canton resident Ryan Sceviour graduated from the Plymouth Police Academy on April 6. Sceviour, a 2007 Canton High School graduate and a 2011 University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate, completed the intensive 21-week Recruit Officers Course training that started on November 14, 2011. At age 23, Sceviour was the youngest member of the 51-cadet class. […]
By Ben Wiseman It was a big weekend for Canton High School’s student filmmakers as four CHS entries were honored at the Hockomock Film Festival’s annual award ceremony, held on May 12 at Stonehill College. Placing first in the Public Service Announcements category was Ben Wiseman for his “Dance Don’t Chance” PSA. CHS senior Zach […]
The mysterious details regarding the financial investigation into the Canton Travel Basketball program and the Canton Recreation Department, covering many executive sessions by the Board of Selectmen over the past several months, were publicly released Tuesday night by the board’s special labor counsel Leo Peloquin. Peloquin began his report by noting that selectmen had released […]
School Resource Officer and Canton Police Detective Chip Yeaton has launched a new text line for high school students aimed at giving teens an alternative method for reporting potential safety issues, such as bullying and assaults. Realizing how often texting is a part of students’ everyday communication, Yeaton said, “We are trying to get into […]
A teacher who electric-shocked students at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton recently hand-delivered 215,000 petition signatures to Massachusetts lawmakers and attended multiple lobbying meetings in an effort to seek a ban on the use of shock therapy in schools. Gregory Miller, a former teacher assistant at the Judge Rotenberg Center, and Cheryl McCollins, a […]
A small but contentious condominium project on Plymouth Street that was previously opposed by the Planning Board is now one step closer to becoming a reality after the Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-0 late last month to approve the plan in concept — much to the chagrin of several abutters who claim the project […]
The School Committee last week enthusiastically welcomed newly hired CHS Principal Derek Folan, who signed a contract and will begin his duties July 1. Folan will leave his current position as assistant principal at Franklin High School. In his introduction to the School Committee Thursday night, Folan said he will treat each student as a […]
It’s almost summer, which means that it’s time once again for the annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair, sponsored by the Board of Health along with other town departments and community groups. This fourth annual fair will take place on Saturday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pequitside Farm. Anyone who enjoys […]
Canton’s 2012 Annual Town Meeting concluded at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, with voters approving a $73.9 million operating budget for fiscal year 2013, which represents a 2.7 percent increase over this year’s budget. The budget will preserve all staff positions while funding some partial staff restorations and program additions to the school department […]
Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said police will be issuing charges to a 17-year-old Milton student who allegedly wrote a threatening bomb scare note and left it in a wastebasket at Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School. The note led school and law enforcement officials to evacuate all students and staff on Monday morning, April […]
