Canton Police Officer Michael Chin is drawing praise from his superiors for his efforts in stopping a suspected thief who fled from police and crashed a stolen car into a truck on Route 138 on Saturday morning, June 15, around 10:15 a.m. The suspect, Bernaddy Mondesir, 20, of Brockton, was taken to the hospital for […]
Jun 22 2019 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
Julianne (Julie) Shore, CHS assistant principal and former dean of students, will assume the role of director of technology for the entire Canton school district beginning July 1. In making the selection after nomination from an in-house search committee made up of school administrators, Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller praised Shore as a veteran educator with […]
Jun 22 2019 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mike Berger

Project SMILE, a Community Problem Solving team consisting of students from Canton High School, took home first place in the CmPS Senior Division at the Future Problem Solvers International Competition held earlier this month at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Canton teens competed with students from all over the world who worked on a […]
Jun 22 2019 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Armed with a convincing mandate from annual town meeting and the recent special town election, the Canton Playground and Recreation Commission is working with the Building Renovations Committee, a project manager, and a design firm to ready final design plans for the Bolivar Street Aquatic Center renovations. The goal is to submit the plans to […]
Jun 14 2019 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger

See this week’s Citizen for complete CHS graduation coverage, including then and now photos, scholarship winners, future plans and much more. The weather was picture-perfect and the speeches hit all the right notes as the 229-member CHS Class of 2019 — a group that achieved greatness by working hard and “honoring the process” — marked […]
Jun 14 2019 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Jay Turner
Additional signage and increased traffic enforcement from the Police Department are expected in the vicinity of Messinger, Dunbar, Walnut, Bailey, and Belcher streets after several residents complained to the Traffic Study Committee about excessive speeding and street parking in the area. Residents said they are concerned about child safety, especially with the Messinger Street Playground […]
Jun 14 2019 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger

With help from the Mass. State Police, Canton police arrested a 27-year-old Florida man on Tuesday who fled from a traffic stop on Route 128 and was found behind St. Gerard’s Church. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said during the search for the man and “out of an abundance of caution,” he placed officers at the […]
Jun 8 2019 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
An overwhelming majority of residents who made it to the polls on Tuesday voted to “keep Canton swimming” and finance the cost of a new town pool facility, paving the way for construction to begin at the conclusion of the upcoming summer season. While turnout was modest, nearly 80 percent of the 1,907 ballots cast […]

A Canton police officer was transported to Norwood Hospital for a precautionary evaluation but was not injured in a two-car motor vehicle crash on Wednesday, May 15, just before 5 p.m. Police Lt. Charles Rae said the officer was traveling southbound on Washington Street in his cruiser when another vehicle, driven by a Canton resident, […]
May 25 2019 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

The 10th annual “Cheryl’s Kids” Bake Sale will be held on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 557 Pleasant Street, coinciding with the Dean S. Luce 5K and Fun Run. Cheryl Isaksen, a Canton resident and daycare provider for over 30 years, has been hosting the bake sale each year together […]
May 18 2019 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen