Canton Public Schools PreK-12 World Languages Coordinator Heidi Olson told the School Committee last week that she plans to cautiously move forward in planning for an elementary language curriculum and is also planning to develop the program at the middle school level for the next school year and beyond. Regarding the future of the elementary […]
It’s been an eventful past few weeks for Canton’s talented student musicians at the middle and high schools. In early May, the Galvin Middle School and Canton High School orchestras had the pleasure of performing at the Massachusetts State House, and the following week, 20 students from the GMS chorus serenaded residents in enhanced living […]
Canton voters ushered in a new era of environmental responsibility and accountability with the approval of a town-sponsored Sustainability/Climate Action roadmap at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting. A total of 31 warrant articles were acted upon throughout the evening, and the session wrapped up after three-plus hours with all business concluded. Article 27, supported by several […]
In a highly anticipated pre-trial hearing that drew over 100 spectators and a throng of media members to Norfolk Superior Court, defense attorneys for Karen Read sparred with county prosecutors over key pieces of evidence and offered radically different theories as to their significance in the January 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. […]
The Canton School Committee has endorsed the efforts of PreK-12 wellness coordinator Adam Hughes in bringing the Bandana Project to the students of Canton High School. Billed as a “simple mental health awareness and suicide prevention program,” the program empowers students to become resources and allies for those who are struggling with mental health challenges. […]
The American Parkinson Disease Association Massachusetts Chapter (APDA MA) is pleased to announce that Team Papa Jay — named after Jay Wassersug and run by Anita Wassersug and family of Canton — has been selected as the 2023 honoree
Town officials on Tuesday announced a new temporary use for St. Gerard’s as the Fire Department prepares to relocate staff and equipment to the former church rectory while the Ponkapoag Fire Station undergoes needed repairs and asbestos removal operations. The work will commence in late May and will take approximately two months to complete. In […]
During a 15-minute public comment period held at the end of Tuesday’s meeting, a woman who identified herself as a new Canton resident expressed serious concerns about the leadership of the town in light of recent media reports related to the January 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. The woman said she had […]
New questions are being raised and assumptions are being reconsidered concerning the January 2022 death of John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer and Canton resident who was found dead in the snow outside a home on Fairview Road. O’Keefe’s girlfriend, Karen Read of Mansfield, was arrested days after his body was discovered and was subsequently […]
There will be some new faces stepping into town leadership positions following a hotly contested local election that culminated Tuesday night at the polls. In all, nearly 4,000 residents cast a ballot in this year’s town election, which featured races for Select Board, School Committee, and Library Board of Trustees. In what could be classified […]
