By Bernard Mendillo Think how amazing it would be to understand — really understand — the animals we share this Earth with. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery, which is why her exciting memoir How to Be a Good Creature is this year’s selection for Canton Reads 2022. Readers […]
Canton school leaders are pleased to announce that 15 student musicians — 13 at Canton High School and two at the Galvin Middle School — have been invited to perform at this year’s Southeastern District Festivals presented by the Massachusetts Music Educators Association. Participation in either district festival — Junior Districts for grades 7-9 and […]
Senior captain Eamon Kelly capped off a career week in the most thrilling way possible and the CHS hockey team made its biggest statement of the season as the Bulldogs outlasted D1 powerhouse Reading in overtime on Sunday to capture the inaugural Ed Burns Coffee Pot championship in the Walter Brinn Division. Organized as a […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the February 17 edition include: * John F. Kennedy School presents Disney’s Moana Jr. * Highlights from the February 15 Select Board meeting * Valentine Spotlight: Part 2 in a series on Canton couples * Where Are […]
Sean M. Brophy, 56, of Wareham, passed away peacefully January 13, 2022, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of Dina Brophy. He was born in Norwood and lived in Stoughton and Wareham for many years. He graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood. Mr. Brophy owned and operated Brophy Builders. Sean […]
Dear Editor: At the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, Canton residents passed Article 30, enabling the town to develop a Municipal Energy Aggregation (MEA) program over the next year. The next step is for the Select Board to establish options for the energy sources that Canton residents can choose from. The Select Board can adopt an […]
The Hansen School fifth graders turned back the clock with their annual Flashback fundraiser on Wednesday and Thursday, February 2 and 3. The audience had a blast as costumed students sang and performed hit songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. See this week’s Citizen for more Hansen Flashback photos. Click here to subscribe today.
Effective at midnight on Monday, February 14, the hotly debated townwide policy on indoor mask wearing will shift from an enforceable requirement to a “strongly” worded advisory following a unanimous vote by the town’s Board of Health earlier this week. Citing a rapid decline in COVID-19 cases, vaccination rates exceeding 80 percent, and increased access […]
This column has always endeavored to discover stories that have their roots in Canton and are historically connecting us through time. In this author’s youth, there were always great stories told within the four walls of the Canton Historical Society. Some of the stories were so fantastical that one would often question the veracity of […]
The town of Canton’s newly established Affordable Housing Trust recently marked an important early milestone as officials gave the green light for the purchase of an affordable unit at 47 Turtle Brook Road. Emerging from executive session last Tuesday night, the Canton Select Board voted to authorize the use of a loan (approximately $240,000) from […]
