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SB chair announces return of public comment period

Tom Theodore, chair of the Canton Select Board, announced at Tuesday night’s board meeting that the public comment period will be returning as of Tuesday, October 24. Theodore said this issue was raised by many of the 17 residents who attended the Select Board’s first office hours on Tuesday, October 3. Theodore had announced the […]

SB to resume public comment period Oct. 24

Tom Theodore, chair of the Canton Select Board, announced at Tuesday night’s board meeting that the public comment period will be returning as of Tuesday, October 24. Theodore said this issue was raised by many of the 17 residents who attended the Select Board’s first office hours on Tuesday, October 3. Theodore had announced the […]

Residents and staff offer input at first GMS forum

The process of designing a new or renovated Galvin Middle School began in earnest on Wednesday, September 27, as a group of approximately 40 residents and staff members met with representatives of design firm Ai3 and Project Manager LeftField to offer their input as part of a public forum held in the Canton High School […]

CHS girls cross country races to 3rd straight win

The Canton High girls cross country team continued their winning ways with a convincing, 17-45 dual-meet victory over rival Stoughton last Tuesday, September 25, at Pequitside Farm. The talented young squad is in the midst of a breakout season and as of Monday they were tied with Oliver Ames for the top spot in the […]

SB announces office hours as residents stage protest

Facing a standing-room crowd in the Salah Meeting Room and a sea of signs criticizing the actions of town leadership, the Canton Police Department, and what many believe is the unjust prosecution of an innocent woman, Select Board Chair Tom Theodore said it was his decision to suspend the public comment portion of Select Board […]

Select Board announces office hours as residents stage protest

Facing a standing-room crowd in the Salah Meeting Room and a sea of signs criticizing the actions of town leadership, the Canton Police Department, and what many believe is the unjust prosecution of an innocent woman, Select Board Chair Tom Theodore said it was his decision to suspend the public comment portion of Select Board […]

Canton students do ‘remarkably well’ on MCAS

Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan was thrilled to report to the School Committee last week that Canton students performed “remarkably well” on last year’s MCAS tests while meeting — and in many cases exceeding — most district and state goals. “Last year we set bold goals to increase the number of students meeting or exceeding […]

Football dominates D-R in abbreviated home opener

The lights at Memorial Field went out with less than five minutes left in the game, but the CHS football Bulldogs already had things well in hand as they rolled to a 28-0 shutout victory over nonleague Dighton-Rehoboth in Friday’s season opener. The game was eventually called due to the lighting outage, which CHS Athletic […]

School Supt. offers mixed review of early bus returns

The same transportation problems plaguing the Canton school district at the start of the last school year resurfaced this year as parents complained of late arrivals; some middle school students having problems finding seats; and some students spending an hour on the bus before arriving home in the afternoon. While School Superintendent Derek Folan estimated […]

New comment portal will connect residents with SB members

The town will soon be adding a new citizen comment portal to the town website that will allow residents to air concerns or make requests to the Select Board either privately or publicly. The comments will be shared with Select Board members as well as Town Administrator Charles Doody, and someone from the Select Board’s […]

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