As part of a new set of guidelines established under the state’s new concussion law, parents will soon be required to attend an information session every September or take an online education course on concussion safety in order for their children to participate in interscholastic sports. If adopted by the School Committee, the new requirement […]
The Canton Police Department is offering a multi-week informational Civilian Police Academy. The academy is designed to give civilians a more in-depth look at the inner workings of the department The academy will discuss topics such as motor vehicle law, identity theft, social websites, drug identification, and home and personal safety. The academy starts March […]
If you are looking for some family fun, then mark your calendar for Sunday, March 11. Back by popular demand, Music Counts! and the Canton Performing Arts Department will present Cantonstock! This event features student performances with an entertaining twist: an all-day festival of music presented in an informal setting, along with fun family activities. […]
Three men were arrested and charged last week in federal court with conspiring to rob a Norwood check-cashing business in a plot that also involved kidnapping the store owner, a Canton resident. FBI and Massachusetts State Police SWAT teams arrested John Salvucci, 65, of Medford, George Whalen, 55, of Winthrop, and James Chambers, 53, of […]
A dog walker found a Boston man, listed by Boston and State Police as missing, on one of the holes at the Ponkapoag Golf Course on Sunday morning, January 29. Canton Fire Lt. Brian Marshall said the 88-year-old man was breathing but unconscious. Canton firefighters and paramedics transported the man to Norwood Hospital, where he […]
The Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center in Canton is pleased to announce a new exhibit, Unfamiliar Faces: Photographs of Vanishing Wildlife by Kevin Schafer. Schafer is an award-winning natural history photographer and writer whose photographs appear in all of the major science and nature publications in the United States, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Natural History and National […]
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Milton Hospital have formalized their long-standing collaborative relationship under a new agreement that will enhance the existing clinical affiliation and allow both institutions to further their common missions of promoting the health of the communities they serve. Under the new arrangement, Milton Hospital will be renamed Beth Israel Deaconess […]
A packed audience buzzed with excitement at the Canton Alliance for Public Education’s sixth annual Spelling Bee, held last Friday evening in the Canton High School auditorium. Participants of all ages beamed with pride as family members snapped their pictures and cheered their spellers on to potential victory. Proceeds from the event are channeled into […]
Last week, the Senate took decisive action to end mismanagement and financial abuses at the commonwealth’s education collaborative — institutions that aim to provide special education services. With a unanimous vote, the Senate passed legislation that establishes strict oversight and accountability of the state’s 30 institutions. Both state officials and the public called for immediate […]
A round of applause by audience members, including administrators and school principals, followed the announcement by School Superintendent Jeff Granatino on January 19 that Peter Boucher has been appointed the new permanent principal of the Hansen Elementary School. Boucher, who previously served as the district’s wellness coordinator, took over in the role of interim principal […]
