An ongoing criminal investigation into a New Year’s Eve party at a vacant home on Weathervane Road has widened considerably over the past few weeks, uncovering an alleged sexual assault that occurred at the party and leading to the arrest of a 52-year-old Canton man. While police are not commenting on the specifics of the […]
They gave it their all, but the better team prevailed. That was the assessment of CHS girls hockey coach Dennis Aldrich after the lady Bulldogs’ 2-0 loss to Winchester in the MIAA Division 2 tournament last week. Unlike last year, when an evenly matched Winchester team dashed the girls’ postseason dreams in a double-overtime heartbreaker, […]
Talking portraits, state-of-the-art exhibits, a “destination” restaurant and taproom, a true village green — it’s all part of the bold vision for the future Paul Revere Heritage Site and cultural center off Neponset Street, and it is rapidly moving into the realm of possibility, armed with the backing of the influential Revere Heritage Commission and […]
As was the case across the rest of the Bay State on Tuesday, Donald Trump trounced the field of GOP candidates and Hillary Clinton earned a solid victory on the Democratic side in an action-packed primary day that saw more than half of all Canton voters turn out at the polls. Trump, the billionaire reality […]
Approximately 70 guests, including school and municipal leaders, members of the local law enforcement community, and students ranging from preschool age to young adults, gathered in the Distance Learning Lab at Canton High School last Wednesday for a Black History Month celebration hosted by Canton Families Embracing Diversity (CFED). The evening’s keynote speaker was Leonard […]
CHS senior wrestler Brendan Lewis capped off a stellar four-year career with an eighth-place finish at the MIAA All-State meet held last weekend at Reading High School. One of this year’s breakout stars in the 126-pound class, Lewis once again proved he belonged against the very best wrestlers in the state, finishing 2-3 at the […]
This coming Sunday, February 28, will mark the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Canton’s Metropolis Skating Rink, and while the rink still sits in ruins and frustration continues to mount over the lack of progress with the rebuilding effort, new information from town officials suggests that there could finally be some real cause for […]
Canton High junior swimmer Sebastian Melendez further etched his name into the school record books on Saturday, capturing double gold in a dazzling performance at the MIAA Division 2 Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at Boston University. Competing in his two strongest events, Melendez swam with poise and purpose, shattering his seed times in both […]
This coming Tuesday, March 1, is Primary Day in Massachusetts, and unlike the upcoming April town election, Canton voters will have some honest-to-goodness choices to make as they cast their ballots in the race for the U.S. presidential nomination.
Downtown Canton was the scene of considerable curiosity last week when federal agents descended on the private law practice of state Senator Brian A. Joyce, removing dozens of boxes from his Washington Street firm over a period of several hours
