Canton High School students Caitlin Ensins, Caroline Haidul and Haley Gaughan recently held signs on Washington Street in support of the ballot question to adopt the Community Preservation Act, which goes before voters on Tuesday, April 3.
When third grade teacher Jennifer Barucci put a drop of vinegar on a rock to see if it would fizz, all her students’ eyes were focused on the demonstration; fingers pointed, and oohs and ahhs escaped as bubbles formed.
The Revere Barn is one of Canton’s most historic buildings and one of America’s most endangered historic sites. In this week’s installment of True Tales, town historian George Comeau makes his case for the Community Preservation Act.
A lone contest to fill a vacancy on the Housing Authority and a ballot question on the adoption of the Community Preservation Act will be the two major attractions in the upcoming townwide election scheduled for Tuesday, April 3. The rest of the ballot will resemble the past few elections, with a bunch of incumbents […]
Canton is in the hunt for a new high school principal after current principal Dr. Douglas Dias informed his staff and the School Committee late last week that he will be taking a similar position in Medway. Dias, who is a resident of nearby Milford, has served as principal at CHS for the past five […]
The Board of Selectmen has appointed Canton resident Janet Maguire as the town’s new recreation director. Maguire, the lone local candidate, was chosen over three other applicants, although selectmen agreed that all four were strong and worthy candidates. The vote to appoint Maguire was unanimous at 4-0, with Selectman Victor Del Vecchio absent from the […]
The Canton Police Detective Bureau announced this week the arrest of three Brockton men who are believed to be responsible for a rash of home and car breaks in Canton in December of 2011 and January of this year. Detective Mike Lank, who led the investigation, said the probe covered five home break-ins and 10 […]
On Sunday, March 4, Canton resident Damian Kozak placed 10th in a slalom race at the J3 Vermont State Ski Racing Championships. That finish helped qualify him for the Eastern Regionals held March 15-19 at Sugarloaf in Maine. There he was one of 85 racers from the East Coast competing for 10 spots at the […]
On Sunday, March 18, in another 6 a.m. game in Raynham, the Canton Squirt C1 team defeated arch enemy Brockton in one of the most thrilling games in recent memory. The Bulldogs were trying to beat the Brockton squad for the second time in two weeks and secure their spot in the finals. They did […]
The Canton Cobras volleyball team defeated the Andover Pumas to win the New England Region Volleyball 15B club tournament, held March 11 at the UMass Lowell Rec Center. Pictured are: (kneeling in front) Danielle Arthur, Julia Remy, Lauren Peplau, Ariana Sanusi; (back row) Sarah Reissfelder, Rye Verille, Kim Frazier, Julia Mackie, Olivia Devoe, Coach Michelle […]
