Tom Birmingham, head of the town’s Energy Advisory Committee, informed the Select Board Tuesday night that the state Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has accepted Canton’s application for its electrical aggregation program, called Canton Electricity Choice. Utilized by more than 150 Massachusetts communities, municipal aggregation programs enable cities and towns to purchase electricity supply on […]
In the wake of another collision involving a semi-trailer truck, the town’s Traffic Committee will be recommending to the Select Board that the Bolivar Street Bridge be painted and more visible signs be posted well ahead of the bridge. Traffic Committee members took up the matter at their most recent meeting on Monday, January 22. […]
With a fifth consecutive dual meet sweep and a final combined record of 12-2, Canton High’s varsity swimmers have solidified themselves as bona fide contenders heading into Hockomock championship weekend in Milford. Already the girls team, a perennial league powerhouse, can call themselves title winners after going unbeaten in the Davenport Division for a third […]
There are only a few tickets remaining for the first of two comedy shows scheduled for Saturday evening, February 24, at the Canton Public Library as part of the Friends of the Library’s second annual Comedy Night Fundraiser. This year there will be two shows — one at 7 p.m. and another at 9 p.m. […]
Late last year, the news came out that Intuit was shutting down its budgeting app, Mint. One news report said it was because most people are not much interested in managing their money — supposedly because personal money management is not “fun.” Although Mint was referred to as “beloved,” the reality was that this free […]
Canton Writes, the town-wide writing contest, once again invites everyone in Canton to sharpen their pencils, or fire up their laptops, and become the authors they are meant to be. Authors can enter in one of five age groups: grades K-2, grades 305, middle school, high school, and adult. Authors must live in Canton and […]
Update: The Canton Farmers Market has reduced ticket prices for its Feb. 29 Farmers Market Specials Dinner event at Northern Spy to $150 per person. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help ensure the farmers market remains sustainable for years to come while enabling CFM to continue its mission to educate residents and increase food access […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the January 25 edition include: * Court unseals letters between Norfolk DA and feds * New downtown restaurant honors legacy of owner’s late grandmother * CHS Drama Club hosts annual Talent Show * Highlights from the 1/18 […]
Ronald Vangel Nasson, 91, of Walpole, formerly Jamaica Plain, passed away on January 20, 2024. Loving and devoted husband for 66 years to Iris (Duhaime). Cherished father of Linn Galligan and her husband, Edward, Lisa Sullivan and her husband, Frank, Cheryl Meehan and her husband, Ken, Rhonda Gropman and her husband, Michael, Andrea Varkas and […]
The CHS boys basketball team went toe to toe with league-leading Franklin Monday night and came within five points of upsetting the Panthers in an eventual 59-54 defeat. Franklin is now 10-1 and leads the Kelley-Rex Division while ranking third in Division 2 as of January 12. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, are ranked 17th and currently […]
