The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Danny DeLuca, was the winning entry in the middle school short story category. Last Two on Earth By Danny DeLuca The end of the world wasn’t beautiful. It wasn’t filled […]
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The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Ella Guarnotta, was the winning entry in the grades 3-5 short story category. The Scream I’ll Never Forget By Ella Guarnotta It was Wednesday, April 12, when my life changed […]
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The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Jaden Lam, was the winning entry in the high school nonfiction category. Question: How Do I Stop Panic Attacks? By Jaden Lam Jackson: I noticed all of your photos disappeared […]
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The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Charlotte Clyve, was the winning entry in the high school short story category. Unknown Past By Charlotte Clyve My backyard is surrounded by forest. Not the kind that anyone would […]
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The Canton Citizen, a sponsor of the annual Canton Writes contest, will once again publish the winning entries as space permits. The selection below, by Abby Nelson, was the winning entry in the adult nonfiction category. POP! By Abby Nelson Rebellion is perhaps the single most attractive thing to an eighth grader. I’ve always been […]
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Superintendent-Director Jill Rossetti would like to congratulate the Class of 2023 upon their graduation from Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton last week. The ceremony was held on Tuesday evening, June 6, on the school’s athletic field in front of friends, family, school administrators, and special guests. The ceremony began with the Pledge of […]
Jun 16 2023 | Posted in
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Thomas Wesner, associate professor in the Business Law and Society Department at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and director of the Carroll School’s Catalyst Program, is this year’s winner of two prestigious teaching awards: the Boston College Alpha Sigma Nu Teacher of the Year Award and the Ever to Excel Rev. John R. Trzaska, […]
May 26 2023 | Posted in
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By State Representative Bill Galvin (D-Canton), 6th Norfolk District We are now five months into the new, two-year legislative session. I filed 35 bills at the start of the session that deal with housing, opioid addiction, healthcare, public safety, and local issues. These bills were recently assigned to committee and are awaiting a public hearing, […]
May 4 2023 | Posted in
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John Connolly, chair of the Canton Select Board, read the following statement on behalf of the town at the conclusion of Tuesday night’s meeting: Over the past several days, we have received inquiries concerning new reports related to the ongoing criminal case dealing with the death of John O’Keefe. The investigation into the matter was […]
Apr 27 2023 | Posted in
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Submitted by Patricia McDermott, Planning Board Chair For more than 20 years, the zoning that created the Canton Center Economic Opportunity District (CCEOD) has been in place in the downtown area. The goal of this special zoning district was to encourage mixed use, manageable growth, and support reasonable expansion. The underlying commitment was intended […]
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