School defends practices amid damaging news reports The convergence of recent local and international headlines had officials at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton doing another round of damage control last week after separate reports cast the controversial school in a negative light — first in a Boston Globe story that hinted at a climate […]
On June 24, more than 100 Canton seniors attended the Council on Aging’s annual cookout at the Senior Center, where they enjoyed entertainment and fine food by Centerfield’s Bar and Grill. In addition, Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio surprised outreach worker Diane Brady with a certificate of recognition for 20 years of service to the town. […]
Recent Canton High School graduate Christian Bates repeated as champion in Sunday’s 43rd annual July 4 road race, winning for the third consecutive year with an impressive time of 31:05. The race drew nearly 100 participants with 24 children running in the 1.8-mile fun run and 73 runners, including teenagers and adults of all ages, […]
Tom Bartosek’s teaching and coaching legacy spans nearly 34 years, and he will forever be remembered as the man who turned wrestling into a viable sport in Canton. But as he told this year’s graduating seniors, every end signifies a new beginning and new opportunities, and he feels that it is now time for him […]
With exciting wins over Norwood and Dedham last week, the 6-7 American Legion Post 24 baseball team is still in the playoff hunt with a week remaining in the regular season. As of Sunday, July 4, Canton was tied for seventh place, but just two games out of fifth place with five games left to […]
The Canton A’s lost three consecutive close games last week despite some very good pitching. The team was hurt by a lack of depth — with some pitchers being forced to play in the field due to injuries — as well as spotty defense and an overall team batting slump. Only newcomer Brian Williams is […]
DID YOU KNOW … Hooray! The Canton Board of Selectmen finally changed its collective mind about the flags/banners that were incorrectly hung from the new light poles in the Downtown Business District several months ago. They were incorrectly installed parallel to the street rather than perpendicular, and thus, they have been difficult to see and read […]
Alan B. Dewey, Canton Public Schools’ head of student services for the past eight years, began his career as a special education teacher in Burlington and later Hanover, where he worked with autistic students – in the mornings at an elementary school and at the high school in the afternoon. “I was young and in […]
Last fall the Hansen School unveiled a portrait and learning center in honor of recently retired principal Bill Griffin. When Griffin’s portrait was added to a wall in the lobby, a group of veteran teachers realized the Hansen now had portraits honoring two of the school’s three past principals — Griffin and the school’s first […]
The familiar windbreaker with the green CHS cap won’t be seen on a regular basis at the CHS baseball diamond next year as Tom Healy, who coached baseball at Canton High for 40 years as well as other boys’ and girls’ sports, has tendered his resignation as a CHS coach. A few years ago, Healy […]
