With abounding spirit and magnetic energy, the upperclassmen at Canton High welcomed freshmen into their school with an orientation day unlike any other. Rolling out a figurative red carpet, 60 juniors and seniors formed two lines and cheered as freshmen entered the gym like rock stars and superheroes. “I liked how they all clapped; it […]
It may no longer be known as ICONS, but with top-flight entertainment, games, and a host of other activities, the Irish Cultural Centre’s annual Irish Festival remains an iconic event, featuring “the best of Irish culture.” The 20th annual festival begins next Friday evening at 6 p.m., kicking off a three-day Irish extravaganza from September […]
After spending most of the summer getting to know the voters in the other nine communities in the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district, state senate hopeful Bob Burr thought it would be fitting to spend the final week before the September 14 primary campaigning in the place where it all began: his hometown of Canton. […]
St. Louis Blues executive vice president and general manager Doug Armstrong announced last week that the club has named Canton native Dan Brooks as an assistant coach for the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. Brooks begins his professional coaching career with the Rivermen after 14 seasons as an assistant coach at both […]
For the second consecutive year, the Dean S. Luce Elementary School has failed to meet state performance and improvement targets on the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS test – albeit by the slimmest of margins – and must now join the list of Massachusetts schools that have been “identified for improvement” under federal […]
Joins with local partners to create care packages for troops In honor of the National Day of Service to honor and remember those lost on September 11, 2001, Life is good will galvanize volunteers and partners to assemble care packages for local troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan at the 2010 Life is good Festival […]
It’s only a “preliminary recommendation,” but a Court Relocation Committee, formed to help the Massachusetts Court System close a reported $21 million budget gap this fiscal year, has proposed relocating a number of district courts across the state, including the shifting of Stoughton District Court’s services to courts in Dedham and Wrentham. As local law […]
Amy Sasin, a Canton native who has achieved success playing and coaching at two of the most highly-regarded softball programs in the region, is the new head softball coach at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Sasin served as an assistant coach at Wheaton College in Norton for three seasons, assisting in all phases of the […]
In the spirit of spreading “good vibes” and raising as much money as possible for kids in need, Boston-based apparel company Life is good decided to go all-out with its annual music festival this year, partnering with Superfly Productions of Bonnaroo fame to transform it into an event that people would circle on their calendars […]
He’s been pegged as a “shooting star,” an energetic, results-driven leader who went from being a student teacher to being the head of a school district in a little less than two decades’ time. But after years of riding the fast track, Jeff Granatino, Canton’s new superintendent of schools, is now ready to settle into […]
