The Canton-based Judge Rotenberg Center, a self-proclaimed school of last resort and currently the only one in the nation using electric shock therapy as a behavior modification tool, has found itself at the center of yet another controversy after video surveillance footage of a student being restrained and then repeatedly shocked was played in a […]
Floral arranger Joan Marie Driscoll, owner of Floral Scents in Canton, and assistant arranger Maribel Powell, president of the Canton Garden Club, will represent the Garden Club during Art in Bloom 2012 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. This three-day festival showcasing flower arranging as an art form takes place Saturday to Monday, […]
The Open Book: Canton Public Library News If you are out and about on April 23 you just might be lucky enough to receive a free book as part of World Book Night — the annual celebration of reading held in the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Ireland. It will see tens of […]
With the local Knights of Columbus council deciding it’s time to get out of the hall rental business, the Canton Council on Aging has swooped in with an eye toward making the Pleasant Street property its new home. While COA Chairman John Friel stressed that the idea is still in the preliminary stages, he did […]
The School Committee has asked Superintendent Jeff Granatino and Galvin Middle School Principal Dr. William Conard to review the decision to cut the first- and second-year German instructional programs at the middle school and to see if any compromise can be made to restore some of the classes for next year. Approximately 20 parents, students, […]
The Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator Bill Friel, in consultation with the Department of Public Works, have identified some of the road priorities for the coming year after receiving news that the town will receive nearly $775,000 in Chapter 90 roadway money for the 2013 fiscal year. Friel said the funding amount is very […]
Brothers Nate and Jacob Sharpe, the world-renowned juggling duo hailing from Canton, are among the featured players in a new documentary about Circus Smirkus, New England’s acclaimed traveling youth circus. The award-winning Circus Dreams, directed and produced by filmmaker Signe Taylor, is set to premiere on WGBH on April 21 — World Circus Day — […]
Dream no more: Driving around town in a brand-new 2012 red Ford Mustang may become a reality for some lucky winner. In collaboration with Rodman Ford, Temple Beth Abraham is holding a raffle for an open-end two-year lease of a new Mustang. Purchasing a raffle ticket will not only give you a chance to be in the […]
A grassroots effort to make Canton the latest beneficiary of the state’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) came up short at the polls on Tuesday as voters said “no” to a proposed ballot question by a fairly wide margin.
Even though Canton police recently solved a major case of home and car breaks, a new rash was reported last week, particularly last Monday night and Tuesday and again from Thursday night to Friday morning. Six car breaks were reported on Tuesday, including two on Wheeler Circle and others in the areas of Diana Drive […]
