An employee at Reebok’s World Headquarters in Canton has been diagnosed with measles, according to John Ciccotelli, the director of public health in Canton. After the case was identified Friday, June 11, public health officials spent last week helping to prevent this highly transmissible disease from spreading. “To ensure the well-being of all our employees […]
As part of the 10th anniversary of the Canton Knights of Columbus Public Safety Awards Night, Firefighter/EMT Herbert “Butch” King and K-9 Police Officer Scott Brown and his partner, Bosco, were honored as Firefighter and Police Officer of the Year. The public event was held Friday night, June 18, at the K of C Hall […]
Jun 24 2010 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

The annual Firemen’s Sunday was celebrated this year on June 13. Members of the Canton Fire Department — both present and retired — attended mass at Saint James Church on York Street. After the mass, Reverend Tom Dornan of St. James Lutheran Church came to the Ponkapoag station for a brief prayer srrvice, after which […]
Jun 24 2010 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Canton Citizen
A shakeup in the Canton Public Schools’ leadership ranks continued last week when a School Committee member and a high ranking central office administrator both announced, within a span of two days, their plans to step down — albeit for unrelated and seemingly unavoidable reasons. Already set to lose Superintendent John D’Auria and Assistant Superintendent […]
Jun 24 2010 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jay Turner
Editor’s note: The following is a continuation of a series of occasional spotlights on Canton’s town employees, conceived as a way to honor the important work of our many public servants, a number of whom rarely, if ever, get the recognition they deserve. This week we are proud to introduce our readers to Diane Tynan, […]

The sun refused to cooperate but the 196 seniors in the Canton High School Class of 2010 shined anyway in a moving commencement ceremony held in the CHS Morse Auditorium — an initially disappointing but ultimately memorable, and “rather unique,” end to their four-year high school careers. Thursday’s graduation was the first since 2006 to […]
Jun 17 2010 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jay Turner
Four years ago, before her youngest son went off to college, Canton resident Cheryl Conroy asked a group of moms — friends she’d made from her son’s hockey and lacrosse teams — to get together once a month for a social gathering. “My beginning intentions were a little selfish,” Conroy said. “I didn’t want to […]
Jun 10 2010 | Posted in
Features,
News | By
Jeffrey Pickette
The Board of Selectmen Tuesday night approved a replacement Reverse 911 system after the old system performed poorly during the recent state of emergency caused by an MWRA water main break in early May. The new system, which is expected to be on-line within two weeks, will give residents more options as to how they […]
Jun 10 2010 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger

As a researcher whose bread and butter is educational leadership, Dr. John D’Auria came to Canton in 2007 realizing he had the perfect laboratory to test one of his long-held hypotheses: that a superintendent can impact the culture and climate of a school system as much as a principal can impact a school or a […]
Jun 10 2010 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jay Turner
The recent media reports alluding to a possible conflict of interest involving state Senator Brian Joyce and his Canton-based law practice are way off base, according to top officials in Easton, who consider the legislator to be a veritable hero for his role in the preservation of the historic Ames Shovel Works site. Questions about […]
Jun 3 2010 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner