Julianne (Julie) Shore, CHS assistant principal and former dean of students, will assume the role of director of technology for the entire Canton school district beginning July 1. In making the selection after nomination from an in-house search committee made up of school administrators, Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller praised Shore as a veteran educator with […]
Armed with a convincing mandate from annual town meeting and the recent special town election, the Canton Playground and Recreation Commission is working with the Building Renovations Committee, a project manager, and a design firm to ready final design plans for the Bolivar Street Aquatic Center renovations. The goal is to submit the plans to […]
Additional signage and increased traffic enforcement from the Police Department are expected in the vicinity of Messinger, Dunbar, Walnut, Bailey, and Belcher streets after several residents complained to the Traffic Study Committee about excessive speeding and street parking in the area. Residents said they are concerned about child safety, especially with the Messinger Street Playground […]
Two agenda items pertaining to the Paul Revere Heritage Site — including a revision to the development agreement concerning the definition of family housing as well as a draft set of rules for the new public park on the property — will be open for public comment at the next Board of Selectmen’s meeting on […]
With help from the Mass. State Police, Canton police arrested a 27-year-old Florida man on Tuesday who fled from a traffic stop on Route 128 and was found behind St. Gerard’s Church. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said during the search for the man and “out of an abundance of caution,” he placed officers at the […]
Update: The final qualifiers for All-States are Maddie Rousseau and Junior Sainvil. At least Maddie Rousseau and possibly Junior Sainvil, Jonathan Chery and Sarah Collins will be moving on to the MIAA All-State meet this weekend as a result of their performances at the Division 3 Eastern Mass. Track & Field Championships held last weekend […]
Canton police on Tuesday announced the arrest of an 18-year-old Sharon man who is wanted in connection with a rash of recent armed robberies in the Cobb Corner area. The suspect, Matthew Tiernan, was apprehended in Canton shortly after midnight on Tuesday after a brief pursuit and subsequent struggle with officers. He had been spotted […]
A Canton police officer was transported to Norwood Hospital for a precautionary evaluation but was not injured in a two-car motor vehicle crash on Wednesday, May 15, just before 5 p.m. Police Lt. Charles Rae said the officer was traveling southbound on Washington Street in his cruiser when another vehicle, driven by a Canton resident, […]
Two residents were displaced, but no injuries were reported following a two-alarm fire at a home on Shepard Way last Tuesday, May 7. Fire Chief Charles Doody said the home sustained significant fire, water, and smoke damage estimated at $250,000 and remains uninhabitable. The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. The two residents, […]
Every point mattered in the CHS boys track team’s 68-67 win over Sharon last week at home — the first time the Bulldogs have beaten the Eagles in the last 14 seasons. The girls team also had a good showing, falling to Sharon by single digits, 72-64. Head coach Anna Amico said the meet featured […]
