In the wake of another collision involving a semi-trailer truck, the town’s Traffic Committee will be recommending to the Select Board that the Bolivar Street Bridge be painted and more visible signs be posted well ahead of the bridge. Traffic Committee members took up the matter at their most recent meeting on Monday, January 22. […]
The CHS boys basketball team went toe to toe with league-leading Franklin Monday night and came within five points of upsetting the Panthers in an eventual 59-54 defeat. Franklin is now 10-1 and leads the Kelley-Rex Division while ranking third in Division 2 as of January 12. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, are ranked 17th and currently […]
In a span of just hours on Thursday, January 4, Canton emergency responders were alerted to two bomb threats — one received by Temple Beth David shortly after 8 a.m. and another reported by the Norfolk Probate Court on Shawmut Road at 10:30 a.m. Deputy Police Chief Patty Sherrill said the threats were communicated by […]
The Canton Public Schools is moving ahead with its newly designed Student Information System (SIS) with the earliest implementation beginning as soon as March for Canton High School course selections. The new fully customized, web-based system, which will run on the PowerSchool cloud-based software program, will be used across the district by students, staff and […]
In what may be a precursor of positive things to come for several CHS indoor track athletes, the Bulldogs turned in an impressive performance at the MSTCA Holiday Challenge held last Wednesday at the New Balance track facility in Boston. Head coach Anna Amico said the MSTCA meet is an elite event featuring some of […]
Canton police officers joined a search for three armed suspects near the Blue Hills reservation in Milton and Canton last Wednesday following a reported carjacking that took place one day earlier in Randolph. The victim reported he had been carjacked by three people, one armed with a gun and another with a knife. The vehicle […]
Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty told Select Board members at a recent capital budget meeting that the CPD plans to outfit five of its officers with body cameras as part of a pilot program that is due to launch early this year. Rafferty said after the meeting that she would release more details when the […]
Using its strengths in speed, rebounding and athleticism, the CHS boys basketball team improved to 2-1 with a 70-62 win over Taunton last week at CHS. Four Bulldogs scored at least 15 points as Canton built leads of 21-12 after the first period and 35-25 at the half. The Bulldogs extended the lead to 55-37 […]
In a series of momentous votes taken at a joint meeting on Wednesday, December 20, school and community leaders gave the greenlight to a new grade reconfiguration plan while offering wholehearted support to building a full auditorium at the Galvin Middle School. The new configuration calls for fifth graders to join grades 6-8 at a […]
A new proposal for not one but two dog parks at the Paul Revere Heritage Site — one large and one small — was unveiled this week during a presentation before the Canton Select Board. As detailed by Bernie Plante of Canton Holdings LLC, developer of the Heritage Site, and Carolyn Molway of the Friends […]
