Barring any setbacks in the public health arena, there will be ‘pomp and circumstance’ after all for the Canton High Class of 2020 this summer. In a letter to the seniors and their families dated May 28, CHS Principal Derek Folan said he was “thrilled” to announce plans for an in-person commencement to be held […]
Note: Dates for certain senior events have been updated since the print edition. It will be a festive scene in the center of Canton on Saturday with a celebratory ‘car parade’ on tap for the members of the Canton High School Class of 2020 and their families. Organized by the school in conjunction with local […]
Many facets of everyday life remain on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, but democracy is still alive and well in Canton with a municipal election and both an annual and special town meeting on the horizon in June. In the case of the town election, in-person voting has been rescheduled to June 16 but […]
He devoted nearly 20 years of his life to protecting and promoting the health of Canton’s residents, but in the midst of the most severe public health crisis in over a century, John Ciccotelli, the town’s longtime health director and by all accounts a picture of quiet strength, had physically nothing left to give. After […]
The dramatic upheaval of day-to-day life in Canton continued unabated through the weekend and into this week — and will likely only intensify in the days and weeks ahead — as local leaders enact extraordinary measures and many residents hunker down at home in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. First detected in December […]
In celebration of another sensational winter season, the Canton Citizen proudly presents 20 remarkable facts about the 2020 champs. * During the 2019-20 season, CHS hockey teams posted a combined record of 40-2-7 (.888), including a perfect 7-0 mark in the playoffs.
Update: The MIAA Board of Directors announced on Thursday afternoon its decision to CANCEL the high school championship games scheduled for this weekend due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Teams that would have been participating in the state finals — including both Canton hockey teams — are being considered co-champions. The story below was published prior […]
President Donald Trump (R) and Joe Biden (D) both won big in Canton in Tuesday’s presidential primary elections, mirroring the results across the state of Massachusetts. In the Democratic Primary, Biden picked up 39.4 percent of the local vote, compared to 33.7 percent statewide. Michael Bloomberg also fared better in Canton with 15.3 percent of […]
Another packed house is expected in the Salah Meeting Room next Thursday evening as the Zoning Board of Appeals resumes deliberations on a contentious new daycare proposal opposite Canton High School. The applicants in the case, Digvijay and Tsering Gurung of Medfield, are seeking site plan approval to build and operate a Goddard School franchise […]
A movement toward a cleaner and more environmentally conscious Canton will get a jumpstart on March 11 when the town’s new plastic shopping bag reduction bylaw takes effect for large retailers. Beginning on this date, retail establishments with at least 3,500 square feet of floor area (either in a single location or combined across multiple […]
