After waiting 16 years for their streets to be brought up to town standards, the residents within the Knob Hill subdivision off Walpole Street finally received a bit of good news late last month when the Planning Board voted 3-0 to cease negotiations with the developer and have the town take control of the necessary […]
Hundreds turned out at the Galvin Middle School for Canton’s Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, July 4. Sponsored by the Recreation Commission, the popular annual event featured amusements, concessions, live music, and a gala fireworks display. Check out the photo gallery or see this week’s Canton Citizen for additional images from the July 4th celebration. […]
Canton has certainly come a long way since it was once part of Dorchester in the mid 1500s. And for folks who complain about traffic, here they join in a recurring theme throughout the history of the town. With over 440 public and private ways and perhaps a cumulative length of 115 miles of roadways, […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton’s very own singing duo “The Oladipo Sisters,” Oladunni, 13, and Olayeni, 11, have just released a brand-new single called “A Song for America.” It is an original patriotic song that celebrates the true American spirit. The song is dedicated to all our veterans and everyday unsung heroes. The Community Club […]
Imagination is a Refrigerator By Dasol Lee First Place Middle School Poetry Imagination is a refrigerator You open it up And there is a heap of things Yearning to get your attention Saying, “Eat me, eat me.” You rummage through the cans of corn and peas And the cartons of milk and juice Until at […]
This year’s July 4th Road Race proved to be unique and memorable in many ways. For the first time in recent memory, it rained heavily at the start of the race before clearing up midway through. Also, the five-mile adult race was decided by the stretch of a hand, and a 10-year-old Brockton girl became […]
Congratulations to Canton Arsenal (U10) and AC Milan (U11) for winning their respective divisions in the Boston Area Youth Soccer League this season. The Arsenal finished atop the standings in Division 2F with a near-perfect record of 9-0-1. AC Milan also finished first, winning the Division 3L championship with a 7-0-2 mark, including seven shutouts […]
With three wins last week to go along with improved hitting and pitching, the Canton A’s baseball team has put itself in a good position to make a run during the second half of the season. Now at the midpoint, the A’s are 6-8-1, good for seventh place in the nine-team Cranberry League. Last week […]
With half of the season still to be played, the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team finds itself in seventh place at 5-7 and just two games out of the fifth and final playoff spot. Last week the Legion team endured a rough stretch, losing to Franklin 1-0, Norwood 5-0, and Needham 5-3. The […]
The final bell for the school year has been delayed for a group of Canton teachers. This past week they attended a three-day STEAM workshop to help prepare Canton students for future employment. STEAM (formerly STEM) is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. It is these fields that are projected to have […]
