Despite two difficult losses — 3-0 to Dedham and 6-2 to North Attleboro — the CHS softball team continued to show improvement last week. The Bulldogs fared much better against 10th ranked Dedham than they did in the teams’ opening game of the season when they had eight errors and fell 9-0. Last week, Canton […]
DID YOU KNOW … Public hearings by the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the proposed $1.5 billion South Coast Rail Project between Fall River and New Bedford to Boston will be held on May 4 and May 5. The May 4 hearing will be at 7 p.m. at the Qualters Middle School, 240 East […]
Eight dancers from Hazel Boone Studio in Canton spent four exciting days in the Big Apple over the recent April vacation. The students took jazz, hip hop, ballet, and theater dance classes at the Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan. When they weren’t busy dancing, they saw “Anything Goes” on Broadway, went on a dinner cruise, […]
I’ve been teaching writing structures coupled with graphic organizers for the past week. Do those phrases mean anything to you at all? Though it all sounds rather esoteric, it’s really pretty basic stuff that helps students to comprehend what they’re reading. Our students insist that they read just fine, but ask them a question about […]
On September 24-25, the Life is good Festival will return to Prowse Farm in Canton, located at the base of the Blue Hills. The festival is hosted by Life is good, a Boston-based company that spreads the power of optimism through its colorful collection of apparel and accessories and through its social mission to help […]
The first session of Canton’s Annual Town Meeting concluded with a bang Monday night as the last article up for a vote — raising the tax on restaurant meals from 6.25 to 7 percent — ended in an unusual 133-133 tie. The article, which needed a simple majority to pass, ultimately failed by one vote. […]
Canton Fire Chief Charlie Doody was named chairman of the Central Norfolk Regional Emergency Planning Committee, and the group is now applying for state and federal grant money for disaster planning and emergency drills. The group met April 20 at the Canton Public Library and the committee was certified by the state. Doug Forbes from […]
Surprised by a last-minute offer from the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street, the Planning Board, Board of Selectmen, and the Finance Committee united in opposition to a proposed rezoning of the former factory site — and the voters followed suit, defeating the developer-sponsored article by a fairly wide margin Monday night. […]
The Friends of the Canton Public Library have planned an agenda for the spring with something to please everyone. Their programs will begin Thursday, May 5, with a presentation by Robert Martello, PhD, on his new book, Midnight Ride, Industrial Dawn: Paul Revere and the Growth of American Enterprise. Martello is an associate professor of […]
Canton photographer Pete Sutton shared his breathtaking panoramics with the public at his recent exhibit, “The Pathways Project,” held Saturday, April 30, at Pequitside Farm. Sutton’s collection highlights some of the area’s best-kept secrets, including Signal Hill, Brookwood Farm and the Bradley Estate. Click here for a sample of Sutton’s work.
