Unfortunately, through no fault of their own, the CHS boys basketball team will not get to participate in this year’s Division 2 state tournament after a last-minute shuffling of the power rankings pushed them out of the top 32. While finishing just short of the .500 mark needed to earn an automatic qualification, the Bulldogs, […]
School Superintendent Derek Folan will soon have the “interim” tag removed from his title after the Canton School Committee voted 5-0 last week to offer him the permanent position. Both sides were reportedly thrilled with the decision and contract negotiations are already well underway. Folan’s one-year interim contract went into effect last summer and is […]
The chair of the Select Board reported earlier this week that negotiations are progressing between the Boston Archdiocese and the town on the sale of the former St. Gerard Majella Church property, and a deal could possibly be completed soon. “We could be a few weeks away,” noted Mike Loughran. Loughran said Town Counsel Paul […]
The town of Canton’s newly established Affordable Housing Trust recently marked an important early milestone as officials gave the green light for the purchase of an affordable unit at 47 Turtle Brook Road. Emerging from executive session last Tuesday night, the Canton Select Board voted to authorize the use of a loan (approximately $240,000) from […]
Kevin McCormick, president of the Canton Downtown Business Association, implored the Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night to make what he said are needed repairs to the sidewalks in the downtown area. He also asked the board to reaffirm a vote by a previous Select Board and reinstitute a $10,000 annual appropriation for maintenance […]
With the unanimous support of the School Committee, the Canton Public Schools will soon shift to a new at-home COVID testing program that calls for a focus on symptomatic testing and puts rapid antigen tests in the hands of all staff and students. The tests will be supplied by the state Department of Elementary and […]
Firefighters extinguish warehouse fire on Will Dr. On Thursday, January 20, firefighters from Canton and three neighboring communities joined forces to battle a fire at the FW Webb building on Will Drive. The Canton Fire Department received the initial call shortly before 11 p.m. and responding crews found fire inside the warehouse with the sprinklers […]
The Canton Select Board and the town’s newly established Housing Trust Committee are considering whether the trust should pursue its first real estate opportunity by purchasing an affordable housing unit in the Turtle Brook condominium complex located off Route 138. The current owner of the unit has defaulted on payments and the property may go […]
It all started over the recent school vacation week with an impressive, 57-52 away win over nonleague Hingham. Since then, the CHS girls basketball team has kept its foot on the gas, topping 80 points twice last week in consecutive blowout wins over Taunton and North Attleboro. Earlier this week, the Bulldogs added another quality […]
After opening the season with back-to-back losses despite two solid performances, the Canton High gymnastics team managed to break into the win column with another strong effort against Taunton last Saturday at Metro South Gymnastics Academy. With a combination of talent, enthusiasm and perseverance, the Bulldogs were able to narrowly hold off the Tigers while […]
