Is America’s “high-stakes and high-pressure” culture hurting its children? Are students today really overworked, overstressed, and underprepared for the working world? That is the argument put forth by filmmaker and mother of three Vicki Abeles, whose first feature-length documentary, Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture, will be presented to the Canton […]
State health officials have alerted 200 Massachusetts communities — including Canton — of a public advisory not to eat fish caught by local fishermen because of elevated organic mercury levels. In Canton, the four principal locations impacted by the advisory are Reservoir Pond, the Neponset River, which stretches from Walpole to Boston, the Ponkapoag River, […]
At the John F. Kennedy Elementary School, students of all ages share the playground. Sometimes the fifth graders use it; sometimes the first graders use it. Last fall, one first grade girl, Lucy Falcone, was having so much fun that she didn’t want to leave the playground. A fifth grader, Jenny Wolicki, was standing on […]
For the first time in many years, the Canton High School graduation ceremony will take place on a different day of the week at a new location. The Canton School Committee, in consultation with Dr. Doug Dias, voted last Thursday to change the date of this year’s ceremony from Thursday, June 7, to Friday, June […]
The issue of traffic was a recurring theme at the Planning Board meeting last Wednesday as the board held hearings on three separate site plan proposals — a gas station/convenience store on Route 138, a large liquor store in the Blue Hills section of Route 138, and a seven-unit condominium project on Plymouth Street in […]
On October 1, Dan King was enjoying a day at the beach in Bill Baggs State Park in Key Biscayne, Florida. King spent the morning swimming and soaking up the sun with his friend Rachel Molk, whom he was visiting, and her mother Elyse. The 2009 Canton High graduate and University of Central Florida sophomore […]
As part of his “Congress on Your Corner” series, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch will visit Canton on Thursday, October 20, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will take place outside Canton Town Hall at 801 Washington Street, where Lynch will be available to take your questions and listen to your concerns. Please note: The […]
A bird’s nest and the carcass of a dead animal found on top of a water storage tank on Indian Lane were the apparent causes of the E. coli bacteria found last week in the town’s water supply. The presence of E. coli prompted state health officials to issue a boil water order for all […]
When Mary Ellen Hudner first signed on as co-director of the Canton Food Pantry, she did so with minimal expectations and with no idea how long it would last. Nearly six years and hundreds of volunteer hours later, Hudner still returns every Wednesday to open the pantry’s doors and still makes regular shopping trips to […]
Residents have responded well to a police officer’s request for donations to rescue a dog from war-torn Afghanistan. In two weeks, residents have sent in $1,578 — more than half the goal — according to Police Lt. Helena Findlen. The fundraising effort is being spearheaded by Canton Police Detective Glen Piro, who is currently serving […]
