Joseph (Joe) H. Comeau, 68, passed away in Allentown, PA, on January 17 after a short illness. Joseph was born in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia, as the eldest son of Louis P. Comeau and Anne Melanson. Growing up in rural Nova Scotia, he attended schools in Clare County, moved to the United States in 1961, and […]
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Milton Hospital have formalized their long-standing collaborative relationship under a new agreement that will enhance the existing clinical affiliation and allow both institutions to further their common missions of promoting the health of the communities they serve. Under the new arrangement, Milton Hospital will be renamed Beth Israel Deaconess […]
A packed audience buzzed with excitement at the Canton Alliance for Public Education’s sixth annual Spelling Bee, held last Friday evening in the Canton High School auditorium. Participants of all ages beamed with pride as family members snapped their pictures and cheered their spellers on to potential victory. Proceeds from the event are channeled into […]
Last week, the Senate took decisive action to end mismanagement and financial abuses at the commonwealth’s education collaborative — institutions that aim to provide special education services. With a unanimous vote, the Senate passed legislation that establishes strict oversight and accountability of the state’s 30 institutions. Both state officials and the public called for immediate […]
The Franklin Park Zoo, a 72-acre treasure located in the heart of Boston, will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, and no one could be more proud of this milestone than John Linehan, the zoo’s president and CEO since 2001 and a man whose own career at the zoo goes back more than three decades. “I […]
A round of applause by audience members, including administrators and school principals, followed the announcement by School Superintendent Jeff Granatino on January 19 that Peter Boucher has been appointed the new permanent principal of the Hansen Elementary School. Boucher, who previously served as the district’s wellness coordinator, took over in the role of interim principal […]
The Board of Selectmen approved a motion earlier this week allowing the board to engage in a process to review changes to the health insurance plans for town employees and retirees. Selectmen Chairman John Connolly stressed to a dozen union representatives who attended Tuesday’s public meeting that there is no guarantee that changes will be […]
Canton police said an 18-year-old woman was able to secure herself in a locked bedroom and call 911 to alert police to a burglary in progress at a home on Green Street last Friday, January 20, just before 11 p.m. Hearing suspects downstairs, the woman cried out that she was immediately calling police, and the […]
The Canton Alliance for Public Education held its sixth annual Spelling Bee last Friday, January 20, in the CHS Morse Auditorium. Winners included the Hansen Bengals (grade 3), Hansen Lions (grade 4), Luce Spelling Lemons (grade 5), the GMS eighth grade team, the CHS seniors, and the Canton Library team featuring Mary Owens, Patty Ryburn, […]
DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Board of Selectmen will once again offer to Canton senior citizens (age 60 and older) the “Senior Citizen Tax Credit Program.” The program affords seniors the opportunity to work part-time for the community. In exchange, the town will provide residential property tax credit up to $1,000 per year. Participants […]
