The Dean S. Luce CAPT invites members of the Canton community to its 14th annual 5K and Fun Run on Sunday, May 17, at the Luce School at 45 Independence Street. This event provides an opportunity for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to participate in a morning of fun activities in a […]
Did you know … As the town and the school department now knows, Canton School Superintendent Jeff Granatino is leaving after five years to run the Marshfield School Department. He will remain in Canton until June 30. In MAC’s opinion, Granatino was the best Canton school superintendent we have had over the past 30 years, […]
It was one of the most successful weeks in recent years for the CHS varsity baseball team as the Bulldogs improved to 6-3 with an extra-inning win over Sharon and shutouts of league opponents Attleboro and Franklin. The week started off with a dramatic, 6-5 road win over Sharon that featured a three-run seventh inning, […]
Dear residents: Canton needs tuition-free full-day kindergarten (FDK) for all children. Stoughton has offered tuition-free FDK for 10 years for all their kids. Canton charges students $3,500. Statewide, 90 percent of children attend FDK; more than 70 percent of towns charge zero tuition. During this current school year, only about 70 percent of Canton kids attend FDK and the norm […]
The heartbreak continued for the CHS girls lacrosse team last week as the Bulldogs endured two more close losses, falling to Apponequet and Oliver Ames by a combined three goals. The team is now 2-7 on the season, with six of their nine games having been decided by three goals or less. “Our games have […]
Marjorie “Margie” Anderson (Graves) passed away May 3 at Heights Crossing in Brockton surrounded by her loving family. Born in Seattle, WA, she lived in San Francisco and Beverly Hills as a young girl and later moved to Summit, New Jersey, where she attended high school. She later went on to study art at Hood […]
Dr. Ralph R. Fritz, 94, of Stoughton, formerly of Canton, died on April 21 from kidney failure. Ralph served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in Italy. He opened an optometry office in Boston’s South End after his service in the Army and worked there until his retirement in the mid 1980s. He […]
Dear Editor: On Sunday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cheryl’s Kids are hosting their sixth annual “Cheryl’s Kids Bake Sale.” Daycare provider Cheryl Isaksen and her “kids” (past and present) will host a fun-filled day of selling sweets and treats, with all funds to be donated to charity. As the event is in […]
Jen Henderson, the Canton Public Schools’ current director of curriculum and instruction, has been named interim superintendent effective July 1, the date that current School Superintendent Jeff Granatino leaves to run the Marshfield Public Schools. The appointment is subject to contract negotiations. School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge Jr. and Granatino acknowledged at the April 30 […]
This coming Monday, May 11, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property will go before the town’s voters and state their case for redevelopment of the historic 35-acre factory site. Standing behind them in support of this effort will be a chorus of Canton town officials and community stakeholders, and we, the editors of the […]
