DID YOU KNOW … The Canton Board of Selectmen has stayed on top of the Reservoir Pond Dam issue. Selectman Sal Salvatori informs MAC that the dam’s owner, Canton Development Properties, has been in regular communication with both the town and the state Office of Dam Safety and that CDP’s engineers are working on a […]
The Neponset River Watershed Association and its project partner, the south region of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, would like to invite local residents to participate in a very special program this spring. Help protect local biodiversity by being a Beetle Rancher — grow Galerucella beetles at home! By raising Galerucella beetles and […]
What a day! The sun is out, no clouds, no wind, 50 degrees. And it’s February. This is my idea of a winter that I can live with. For years I’ve said to anyone who will listen, “I wouldn’t mind the winter so much if there was no snow and the temperature stayed in the […]
Officer Scott Connor is recuperating from neck, head, and chest injuries suffered in a one-car accident in which he struck a tree on York Street on Monday afternoon, February 13, around 12:30 p.m. Police Lt. Helena Findlen said Officer Connor is conscious and is being treated for non-life-threatening injures, including several lacerations. He was still […]
Dear Editor: All of us at Living the Dream Auto Care, Father Bill’s & Mainspring, and Allied Auto Parts want to send out a great big thank you! Because of our current guests, new guests, and the shear generosity of the community, our “Free Brakes for Food” promotion was a huge success. There were even […]
Dear Editor: I would like to alert residents about the presence of aggressive coyotes in Canton. Around 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, February 12, while jogging along Elm Street toward Greenlodge Street, I was stalked by two large coyotes accompanied by a smaller one. I yelled at them, tossed sticks and a bottle, but they […]
Deborah J. Gorman-Sprague, 59, of Randolph, passed away February 13 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Brockton, she was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School in 1970. She graduated from Quincy College and received her master’s degree from Leslie College. She worked as an administrator at Human Service Options […]
Monica (Schneider) Allen, 36, a resident of Dorchester (formerly of Canton), passed away unexpectedly January 21, 2012, in her home. Monica was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School before receiving her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Monica is survived by her husband, Craig Allen, her stepdaughter Jenna, […]
Needing to win its final three league games to claim the Hockomock’s Davenport Division crown outright, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team went out and took care of business, crushing basement dwellers Stoughton and Foxboro last week before taking down a talented Mansfield team 4-2 on the road on Monday. The three wins vaulted […]
It’s been a busy winter season for the performing arts in Canton, with recent performances by the John F. Kennedy School, which presented The Wizard of Oz on January 27 and 28, and the Luce School, which presented Annie Jr. on February 3 and 4. In addition, the Galvin Middle School performing arts department held […]
