Galvin Middle Schooler Avika Shukla proved that she knows how to S-P-E-L-L at the 39th annual Item Scripps National Spelling Bee Eastern Massachusetts Regional. The event took place at Lynn’s Veterans Memorial City Hall Auditorium, where Shukla
The retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman suspected in the January 2022 murder of Boston Police Officer and Canton resident John O’Keefe, will proceed next week as scheduled after the presiding judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by the defense to have the entire case thrown out based on claims of “extraordinary governmental misconduct.” […]
The Friends of the Canton Public Library are excited to announce the second annual Canton Public Library 5K Fun Run on Sunday, April 27. Hosted by the Friends, the race will support the library’s renovation and new park installation initiatives, known as the Next Chapter Library Fund. The 5K Fun Run is open to serious […]
Reports of rising tariffs and utility costs are beginning to impact the cost of the new Galvin Middle School building project as planners and town officials are creating what School Superintendent Derek Folan is calling “healthy contingencies” into the budget
For the first time since July, the Canton Select Board met live at Town Hall on Tuesday and conducted business efficiently and without any incident. The board had made the switch to Zoom meetings in an effort to restore peace and order after several public disturbances; however, the move was not intended to be permanent […]
Canton Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has announced that early voting for the April 8 annual town election will be available beginning Saturday, March 29, at Town Hall. Registered Canton voters will be able to cast their ballots on that day
In a span of less than 36 hours last week at railroad crossings located just a half-mile apart, Canton emergency personnel responded to two collisions involving a motor vehicle and an MBTA commuter rail train. While neither accident resulted in serious injuries, both vehicles sustained significant damage and rail service had to be temporarily suspended, […]
During another tense session at Norfolk Superior Court on Tuesday, Hank Brennan, the special prosecutor assigned to handle the murder case against Karen Read at her upcoming retrial, stated definitively that the federal investigation into the state’s handling of the case amid allegations of corruption had ended and that no charges would be filed. “It […]
Canton’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (CDEI) hosted its annual celebration of Black History Month last Wednesday evening at Topgolf on Dedham Street. This year’s theme was “African Americans and Labor,” both past and present, and featured a keynote address by Carlene McNair, who is dual licensed as a clinical social worker and a certified […]
Officials from the town of Norwood, with the support of state and federal legislators and the backing of dozens of regional municipal and public safety officials, are pleased to launch the “Finish Norwood Hospital” campaign to help bring an acute care hospital back to Norwood. It has been four-plus years since catastrophic flooding damaged Norwood […]
