The Canton community packed the stands at Memorial Field Friday night for a special charity scrimmage event hosted by the CHS football program in honor of former Bulldog great Billy Cravens, who was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The inaugural “green and white” game raised nearly $12,500 for the Cravens family through ticket […]
Did you know … Dunkin’ Brands Group, the corporate parent of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands, is asking the town of Canton to extend the current 10-year tax increment financing deal for five years. The tax break, which will need town meeting approval, would reduce the annual property tax payments by 20 percent. The company’s […]
Beginning next Saturday, September 21, thousands of festival goers will descend on Prowse Farm in Canton for the fourth annual Life is good Festival, a two-day celebration of music and optimism sponsored by Boston-based apparel company Life is good in partnership with acclaimed concert promoter Superfly Presents. The “one of a kind,” all-ages event is […]
In the fall of 2011, the newly elected officers of the CHS Spanish Club were adamant and unanimous in their hopes and expectations for the upcoming year. “We want a trip to Spain,” was the mantra
The Canton Police Department and Dunkin’ Brands announced last week that they will increase the cash reward from $2,500 to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a string of recent armed robberies at Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in eastern Massachusetts. The suspect is described as a white/Hispanic male. In […]
The 23rd annual Rodman Ride for Kids will be held on Saturday, September 28, starting at 10 Lincoln Road off Route 1 in Foxboro. Founded by Canton resident and noted philanthropist Don Rodman, the Rodman Ride for Kids is an umbrella matching gift charity raising funds for youth-focused social service agencies that support at-risk children […]
Canton police posted the above surveillance image on the department’s Facebook page showing a male suspect who used stolen credit cards to purchase merchandise at a retail store. The cards were reported stolen from two cars in the Ponkapoag neighborhood during Labor Day weekend. Deputy Police Chief Helena Findlen said a third car was broken […]
On Saturday, September 21, Canton-based Humboldt Storage and Moving will host its second annual truck pull to benefit the programs of Special Olympics Massachusetts. As of last week there were several spots still open to enter a team. The truck pull will start at 10 a.m. on the campus of Boston College. Teams of 10 individuals […]
The Canton Fire Department, along with the Animal Rescue League and Canton Animal Control, worked together to rescue a trapped swan caught in the sluiceway in downtown Canton near Centerfields on Monday, September 2, around 3 p.m. Firefighters lowered a ladder down and an Animal Rescue League staffer netted the swan, which was later released […]
Former players and their families gathered last Saturday at the Jenkins home to celebrate five years since the Canton Junior Little League team went to the World Series in Michigan in 2008. That summer the team won the district and state championships, and the families found themselves traveling to New Jersey where they clinched the […]
