Unlike last year, the Canton School Committee is in a mode of restoring rather than cutting programs and staff after receiving positive news from the town’s Revenue Committee, which came back with a bottom-line projection of $31.77 million for next year’s operating budget. School Committee members had prepared three versions of the budget in anticipation […]
Another Canton High School student has returned home from the hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a two-car accident on York Street on Friday, March 2. However, one student remains in serious condition at a Boston hospital. The accident injured seven people in all, including six CHS students, all of whom were traveling in one […]
In memory of the late Jonathan Forman — a Canton single father whose courage in the face of cancer touched countless lives around him — two local women have organized a “dining out” fundraiser this coming Sunday, March 18, at the Halfway Café in Canton. From open to close on Sunday only, any Halfway Café […]
The Canton Veterans Department celebrated the tenth year of monthly coffee hours on March 1. During the event, which was held at the Town Club, Marine Corps veteran George Sykes, who coincidentally celebrated his 93rd birthday March 1, was also honored. (Above l-r) Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti, George Sykes and Bob DeYeso
Three players and the coaching staff of the CHS girls’ ice hockey team represented Canton at the SEMGHL All Star game at Gallo Ice Arena in Bourne on February 25. Pictured (l-r): Coach Wanless, junior Meaghan McKenna, senior captain Haley Gaughan, junior Meghan Lennon, and Coach Kelly Rider. Photo submitted by Pam Gaughan
Brittany Lyons, a former standout athlete at Canton High School who plays forward for the Division 1 Quinnipiac University women’s ice hockey team, scored one of the team’s two goals in a 2-0 victory over No. 3 Clarkson in the deciding game of the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinals. Lyons’ goal — her seventh of the season — […]
The Canton Squirt C1 ice hockey team readied themselves for a postseason run with an exciting 5-4 win over Brockton. The kids knew that this was a team they will face in the playoffs, so they came out with a determined and focused attitude. Canton jumped out to a quick lead when Barrett Pratt made […]
DID YOU KNOW … As MAC is out of town in Florida, this week’s column will consist of facts and information contained in Canton’s History and Demographic Report, which is full of basic town information that you may or may not know but should. For instance, today’s Canton was originally part of the large colonial […]
Dear Editor: I read with dismay about the most recent serious accident on York Street and certainly hope for a speedy recovery for those involved. Those of us who live on or near York Street and travel it several times a day are all too aware that not a week goes by without an accident […]
Dear Editor: I have always believed that “government is run by those who show up.” It’s important to show up to the April 3 town election despite the fact there is only one contested seat on this year’s ballot. That’s because we have the opportunity to approve the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Canton has numerous […]
