Canton Writes, the annual town-wide writing contest sponsored by the Friends of the Canton Public Library and the Canton Citizen, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 contest. Winning entries were published in the Citizen throughout the summer. Poetry Elementary K-2: “Scissors” by Ilsa Fernsten Elementary 3-5: “The Fire Whispered” by Daksh Nayak […]
The Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) has partnered with the town of Dedham, Weston & Sampson, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), and several other Neponset Watershed communities — including Canton — to undertake a comprehensive planning project for climate impacts. This collaborative effort aims to develop strategies to mitigate flood risk and facilitate more […]
The Canton Citizen is proud to present its 32nd annual Salute to the Fine Arts, an eight-page special section celebrating the visual and performing arts in the Canton Public Schools. Highlights from the fine arts section include: * Spotlight on special guest musicians who visited Canton music classes this year * A look back at […]
Doris E. Lund, 106, a 68-year resident of Canton, passed away on Sunday, May 21, at the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. Doris was born on July 10, 1916, in Brockton, the daughter of the late Leon and Harriet (Fairbanks) Edmonston of West Bridgewater. She was predeceased by her sister Kathleen Zion Simmons and […]
For a while now, people have been encouraged to be practically obsessed with their credit score. Getting a high score. Keeping it high. Monitoring it on a regular basis. Even signing up for add-on credit score boosting services that want access to more and more of your personal information for the possibility of maybe manipulating […]
Hello Canton. There has been a lot going on in town over the past month. April was Earth Month. First celebrated in 1970, the first Earth Day marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement. While April 22 is Earth Day, the entire month is dedicated to raising awareness about the environment. In Canton, the […]
By State Representative Bill Galvin (D-Canton), 6th Norfolk District We are now five months into the new, two-year legislative session. I filed 35 bills at the start of the session that deal with housing, opioid addiction, healthcare, public safety, and local issues. These bills were recently assigned to committee and are awaiting a public hearing, […]
This story originally appeared in the Canton Citizen on March 30, 2017 and was reprinted this week. The weather in the Bahamas is quite beautiful this time of year, and for the members of the Skycombers Flying Club it would be a perfect way to spend a weekend away after a tough New England winter. […]
John Connolly, chair of the Canton Select Board, read the following statement on behalf of the town at the conclusion of Tuesday night’s meeting: Over the past several days, we have received inquiries concerning new reports related to the ongoing criminal case dealing with the death of John O’Keefe. The investigation into the matter was […]
People expect that the money they keep in a bank will be safe. That is certainly a reasonable expectation. Bad news and frightening news always seem to get the most attention. But the good news — the reassuring news — is that today, in 2023, the American banking system is very strong and American banks […]
