The note below is from our beloved outreach worker, Robin Tobin, who is stepping down after 11 years and will be missed dearly. Dear Friends of the Canton Senior Center, I write this note with happy tears as farewells are bittersweet chapters in our lives. I have made the decision to resign from my role […]
What do you think the town of Canton should do with the funds raised from the Community Preservation Act (CPA)? Attend a public forum on Monday, April 11, to give your feedback on CPA priorities and help decide how nearly $1 million in annual CPA revenues should be spent. Canton is undertaking a major update […]
Brought to you by Canton’s Sustainability Committee Many people like to argue that recycling isn’t worth all the effort and attention it’s given. To a certain extent they’re right. The way we currently recycle isn’t always worth it, at least not from an economic standpoint. You could make the case that our current recycling system […]
Dear Canton community: I hope you are all doing well! I am writing on a mission to pack the house for the upcoming performances of Grease at Canton High. If you are feeling well and feel comfortable as an audience member, please come out to see Grease. There is not much we can give these kids […]
What better way to warm up at the beginning of spring than by laughing, crying, and laughing again at Canton Community Theatre’s upcoming production of The Viewing Room, which opens Friday, March 11. Written by Stoughton native Mark Smith, The Viewing Room brings a family together at a wake after losing its patriarch. It is […]
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 […]
The following reflections are adapted from a series of social media posts authored by Canton resident and CDEI member Naomi Akan to commemorate Kwanzaa — an annual, seven-day celebration of African heritage, unity and culture celebrated throughout the world. For each day of Kwanzaa in 2020, Akan highlighted one of the holiday’s Seven Principles — […]
By Janet Donnelly and Melanie Floyd Interim Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan and Canton High School Principal Jeffrey Sperling are pleased to announce that CHS students are participating in Team Rival this school year. This program aims to raise awareness about drug use and addiction, and to promote healthy student choices. Sperling has participated in […]
Silversmith Youth Theatre is a community theatre dedicated to the youth of Canton and the surrounding communities that is the brainchild of two parents whose kids longed for more community theatre experiences that were appropriate for their ages.
Brought to you by Canton’s Sustainability Committee Holiday shopping season is upon us, and if past trends are any indication, we’ll be buying lots of gifts online again this year. Part of that has to do with COVID. Shopping from the safety and convenience of home has been a lifeline for many during the pandemic, […]
