Did you know … The Canton School Committee will seek a debt-exclusion override at the May annual town meeting in order to fund an eight-room addition at the Hansen Elementary School. The project was originally set at $3.6 million but has since risen to $4.1 million. The override also requires approval on a town ballot. […]
After tearing through the regular season with a perfect 23-0 record, the Canton fifth grade girls “A” basketball team is headed to the state tournament. The girls, coached by Michelle Gallery and assistants Joanna Darling and David Donlon, easily captured first place in the South Shore Youth Basketball League — outscoring opponents by an average […]
It still doesn’t feel real to me. Maybe it’s because I no longer live just down the road, or haven’t skated there in a number of years. More likely, it’s because the roof collapsing at the rink I literally grew up in is something I just don’t want to believe is true. Okay, “literally grew […]
The following is an excerpt from a story that appears in the March 5 edition of the Canton Citizen. Emotions remain raw and frayed and numerous questions have yet to be answered following the sudden collapse of the roof atop Canton’s beloved Metropolis Skating Rink on Saturday morning, February 28. Even the cause of the […]
As an old and distinguished man, he had earned a well-deserved rest in the autumn of his life. Yet Paul Revere was not like his contemporaries of the day; throughout his life he remained driven and entrepreneurial. And at age 65, he was about to undertake his most ambitious project yet. He needed a secure […]
Members of the School Committee had mixed reactions Thursday night when they began a preliminary review of a town meeting article seeking full-day kindergarten. The article was submitted by resident Anthony Braconi. Most of the committee members who spoke Thursday night agreed with the benefits of full-day kindergarten, yet questioned the timing of the proposal. […]
Police, fire and public utilities officials responded to a roof collapse at 135 Will Drive on Friday, February 27, around 12:15 p.m. The portion of the building impacted by the collapse is vacant. No injuries were reported. The rear part of the building, used by food distributor DPI-Mid-Atlantic, was not impacted; however, that portion of […]
