Members and supporters of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509 gathered in front of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children in Canton last week to protest the elimination of three special education teaching positions at the school. Formerly the Mass. Hospital School, Pappas is owned and operated by the commonwealth and serves children and […]
On Saturday, June 15, C.H. Powell employees from all over the country gathered at the Sheraton Boston Needham Hotel to celebrate the Canton-based import/export company’s 100th anniversary. Also on that day, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh issued a proclamation declaring June 15, 2019 to be C.H. Powell Day in the city of Boston. Founded by Charles H. […]
The Canton American Legion Post 24 Senior Division baseball team came from behind to beat an error-prone Holbrook team 10-9 in the bottom of the seventh inning on Monday evening. With the win, Canton improved its record to 2-1 and stood in fourth place in the eight-team District 6 East Division heading into Tuesday’s scheduled […]
Right now, Experian and FICO are offering what they call “credit score boosting” programs, Experian Boost and UltraFICO. Both are free and supposedly could help an individual increase their credit score by about 10 to 40 points. There are reports all over the internet that might lead you to believe that the credit score boosts […]
Canton Police Officer Michael Chin is drawing praise from his superiors for his efforts in stopping a suspected thief who fled from police and crashed a stolen car into a truck on Route 138 on Saturday morning, June 15, around 10:15 a.m. The suspect, Bernaddy Mondesir, 20, of Brockton, was taken to the hospital for […]
Julianne (Julie) Shore, CHS assistant principal and former dean of students, will assume the role of director of technology for the entire Canton school district beginning July 1. In making the selection after nomination from an in-house search committee made up of school administrators, Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller praised Shore as a veteran educator with […]
On July 3, 1756, David Tilden drew his last breath in what was then Stoughton. And up until now, that was merely a historical curiosity that would pass each year without any note or mention. But this year we will gather at his grave and visit a very old friend. We will offer a prayer […]
Project SMILE, a Community Problem Solving team consisting of students from Canton High School, took home first place in the CmPS Senior Division at the Future Problem Solvers International Competition held earlier this month at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Canton teens competed with students from all over the world who worked on a […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the June 20 edition include: * Lifelong game show fan wins big on ABC’s $100,000 Pyramid * True Tales from Canton’s Past by George T. Comeau * Class of 2019 graduates from Blue Hills Regional * Canton […]
The following was submitted by colleagues of Brooke Stephens and originally appeared in the June 6 edition of the Canton Citizen. Brooke Stephens served as the speech-language pathologist (SLP) at the Luce Elementary School for over 15 years. The students, staff and families consider themselves extremely fortunate to have her as a member of their […]
