The future of the new senior center remains in flux after renovation costs for the former Knights of Columbus building on Pleasant Street came in far above previous estimates. As presented by Building Renovations Committee Chairman Bob McCarthy, town meeting voters in May will have to decide if the town should spend a little over […]
This coming Saturday, December 22, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team will join forces with hundreds of fans to “Pink out the Rink” for their game against Mansfield as a show of support for two members of the Bulldog family who are currently battling breast cancer. Tara Shuman, wife of head coach Brian Shuman, […]
This is the story of a patch of grass and pine trees that is being transformed into a place of learning and wonder. It’s a story of teamwork and volunteerism — a story that illustrates how a few
DID YOU KNOW … The Friendly Visitor Program is a volunteer program through the Canton Council on Aging, which targets seniors who have expressed feelings of loneliness and isolation and have difficulty getting out. After the prospective volunteer is interviewed and screened, he or she is eligible to be matched with a senior. Once matched, […]
Dear Editor: As many of you know, I appeared before the School Committee on December 6 to explain an enhanced lockdown program called ALICE. Although the School Committee was receptive, they rightfully wanted more information than I could give them in a short meeting that was not totally dedicated to school safety. As a result, […]
Dear Editor: Police Chief Berkowitz needs to go ahead with the ALICE [violent intruder defense] training. It appears that many communities in our nation already have done this. Of course, this training won’t be fool proof, but only a fool would not take action in our gun-crazy world. So long as people deny the fact that guns in the […]
Barbara M. “Bobbi” Henriksen (Sheehan) passed away December 17 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Brockton, she was raised in Whitman and graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School. She worked as a hairdresser for Arbor Hair Salon in Boston and Antonio II in Stoughton. She has lived in Canton for the last 45 years. Beloved wife of […]
In 1956, the Canton Garden Club began a tradition of decorating local homes for the holidays as a way to both celebrate the season and raise funds for its beautification and educational projects. These days, touring the beautifully decorated homes has become a tradition in itself for some of the visitors. This year’s holiday house […]
The Canton High School Performing Arts Department held its Honors Recital Night on Tuesday, November 27, in the Morse Auditorium. The following performances were presented as a partial fulfillment of the CHS Music Honors requirements: Lauren Winter on trumpet: “Coronation” by Timothy Johnson; Rose Mancuso on clarinet: “Fantasie-Piece” by Robert Schumann ed. H. Voxman; Paige […]
On Wednesday, December 5, several area business people went “Back to School” as part of an annual event sponsored by the Schools to Career Partnership. Representatives from the private and public sectors spent the day at Canton High School, where they visited classrooms and spoke to students and teachers for a firsthand look at how […]
