After a four-day layoff due to the recent blizzard, the Canton High boys’ ice hockey team returned to action last week and showed little signs of rust, extending their unbeaten streak to a whopping 12 straight games with a win and a tie against Division 2 contenders Mansfield and Newburyport. All three teams are headed […]
St. John the Evangelist School in Canton held its Community Helper Appreciation Day on Wednesday, January 30. Photos 1-4: First graders thank the Canton Police Department for helping to keep them safe; third graders thank Father Michael McLellan and the parish priests; fourth and sixth graders thank the Canton Fire Department for their service to […]
As a fellow citizen of Canton, I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Alice C. Brown for addressing the recent disastrous mishandling of the Knights of Columbus building via town officials. That this building — so sadly languishing and much neglected as it already was — in dire need of numerous improvements […]
Dear Editor: I read with interest some recent letters from Ms. Alice Brown. She is quite articulate, and like many seniors in Canton is upset about the issues surrounding the former Knights of Columbus building at 500 Pleasant Street. A little history is in order for clarity’s sake, and I must also clarify a couple […]
Dear Editor: We are writing to express our appreciation for the rapid and thorough removal of snow in our neighborhood by the maintenance crew of the Canton Housing Authority during the recent blizzard. All snow and ice were quickly removed from our street, walkways, balconies, and outside stairways. The crew began the snow removal and […]
A committee has been working on a plan for the 50th reunion of the Canton High School class of 1963, to be held on October 26, 2013. An initial letter has gone out to those whose contact information was available; however, organizers are still in need of contact information for the following people: Elinore Banks, […]
DID YOU KNOW … The FAA has proposed a new departure route from Logan International Airport in Boston that would have planes flying directly over parts of Canton, Milton, and Randolph. In a letter drafted by state Senator Brian A. Joyce to Canton neighbors, he said the new route would have a significant adverse impact […]
For the second time in the past three years, the town of Canton will hold a contest-free election after the February 11 nomination deadline came and went with only a single candidate submitting papers
The Canton Police Department’s entire midnight shift, along with the Canton and Norfolk County canine units, worked together to track down a man suspected of robbing the CVS Pharmacy at the Villages Shoppes on Friday, February 15. Police arrested John Paul Gretchen, 42, of Hyde Park, and charged him with unarmed robbery, larceny over $250, […]
On Friday, February 15, the Canton Police Department received reliable information that there may be a large marijuana delivery via an unsuspecting transport company coming into Canton. Plainclothes and uniform personnel from the Canton Police Department, including detectives Glen Piro and Paul Gallagher and officers Sean Goode and Glen Nix, joined by partners from the […]
