For the tenth year, the Dean S. Luce School will sponsor its annual Fun Run on May 1. The event includes two fun runs and a 5K race, which all start from the Luce School at 45 Independence Street. The day’s events kick off at 10 a.m. with a half-mile fun run on a course […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel
The Trustees of Reservations announced last week the opening of their newest Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA) in Massachusetts at the Bradley Estate in Canton. Growing in popularity around the nation with demand significantly outpacing supply, CSAs offer community members the opportunity to buy fresh, local, seasonal food directly from a farmer by purchasing a […]
Apr 14 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Parents of elementary school children who live less than two miles from their school can expect a $180 bus fee for the next school year as School Committee members began dealing with a $1.39 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. The new fee, which amounts to $1 per school day, will be charged […]
Apr 7 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
• School Superintendent Jeff Granatino announced that Kimberly Sefrino will be the new Kennedy School principal, effective July 1. Sefrino will replace Jan Chamberlain, who is serving as interim principal this year after previous JFK Principal Jennifer Henderson was named the district’s director of curriculum and instruction. Sefrino has been a teacher and principal in […]
Apr 7 2011 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
As a way to honor their fellow police officers and firefighters who were killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, the Canton Fire and Police departments will host a gala at the Blue Hill Country Club on May 14. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Canton Area Helpline. “This is […]

Mad Agnes returns to the Open Book Coffeehouse by popular demand on Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. The Open Book Coffeehouse is located at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, and is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students. Mad Agnes is not […]
Apr 7 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

The Canton High School drama club delivered two impressive performances of Harvey (1944), the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mary Chase, on Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26. Later adapted into a popular film starring Jimmy Stewart, Harvey tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd and his imaginary best friend: a six-foot, three-and-a-half-inch tall rabbit. […]
Mar 31 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

After town clerk Tracey Kenney learned the seven races in the upcoming April 5 town election would be uncontested, she spoke with the election commission at the secretary of state’s office to see if the town could forgo this year’s municipal election. Skipping the election would save the town $8,000 to $10,000 in costs associated […]

Within days, Canton firefighters — with help from neighboring towns — battled two house fires: one at 1842 Washington Street on Wednesday, March 16, and the other on Monday afternoon, March 21, at 119 Pecunit Street. No one was in either home at the time of the fire and no firefighters were injured. Both fires, […]
Mar 24 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
One cannot turn on the television lately without seeing and hearing of the sad aftermath of the natural and man-made string of disasters that have transpired recently in Japan. The ongoing events resulting from the 9.0 earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami, and the ensuing meltdown of multiple nuclear facilities in Japan on March 11, […]