When a routine blood test was performed on Jennifer Tower’s newborn daughter, Sonya, the words “cystic fibrosis” had never even entered into the new mother’s mind. Neither Jennifer, a music teacher at the Luce Elementary School in Canton, nor her husband, Steve, was aware that they were carriers of the recessive genetic disease. Sonya’s blood, […]
The Mass Audubon Society’s Visual Arts Center held its annual gala, this year called For the Birds, on Saturday, April 2, at Reebok World Headquarters in Canton. The event raises money for children’s programs at the VAC. In the first photo, Irene and Tom Kelley peruse the auction items; pictured in the second photo are […]
The CHS varsity team battled it out with a team made up of parents and coaches at the Metropolis Rink on Saturday night in the second annual Scott Herr Memorial Hockey Game. The event benefits the Scott Herr Scholarship Fund. In the first photo, Joey Herr, Scott’s brother, drops the puck at the start of the […]
Canton High School baseball was scheduled to get underway this week, as new head baseball coach Junior Medina embarks on the new season. Aiming to improve on last season’s 1-19 record, Medina is hoping that the team’s veteran players will lead the Bulldogs to a winning season. The team was scheduled to host Dedham on […]
Parents of elementary school children who live less than two miles from their school can expect a $180 bus fee for the next school year as School Committee members began dealing with a $1.39 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. The new fee, which amounts to $1 per school day, will be charged […]
• School Superintendent Jeff Granatino announced that Kimberly Sefrino will be the new Kennedy School principal, effective July 1. Sefrino will replace Jan Chamberlain, who is serving as interim principal this year after previous JFK Principal Jennifer Henderson was named the district’s director of curriculum and instruction. Sefrino has been a teacher and principal in […]
As a way to honor their fellow police officers and firefighters who were killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, the Canton Fire and Police departments will host a gala at the Blue Hill Country Club on May 14. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Canton Area Helpline. “This is […]
By now you have no doubt created a short list of sites to visit in Canton that demonstrate some of the local curiosities of history and geology. Many people have followed my recent columns and report trips to the Stone Bridge or the Indian Cave. This week we plan another “trespass” to our neighbors up […]
Mad Agnes returns to the Open Book Coffeehouse by popular demand on Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. The Open Book Coffeehouse is located at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, and is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students. Mad Agnes is not […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Army Corps of Engineers and state transportation officials have decided that the new $1.4 billion commuter rail line connecting Boston to New Bedford and Fall River will pass through Canton and Stoughton. After Stoughton, the new line will pass through Easton, Raynham, and Taunton before branching off into two lines: […]
