The Irish Cultural Centre will kick off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with its annual event in Boston at the UMass Club, along with Family Weekend hosted at the ICC itself. These March events include a range of musicians, bands, ensembles, Irish step dancers, delicious food, and packed itineraries of cultural activities and displays. The Irish […]
Contested races for Select Board and Planning Board will headline the upcoming annual town election after the field was set on Tuesday with 12 candidates returning nomination papers for 10 open seats. In the race for the lone Select Board up for grabs, veteran incumbent John Connolly will face his first challenge in recent memory […]
A plan for the community reuse of the former St. Gerard’s Church is back on track, following the launch of a grant-funded feasibility study that will analyze the property and provide a range of reuse options and projected costs for the town. “We are excited to kick off this next phase,” said Town Administrator Charles […]
By Darcie Fisher Seven Canton Public Schools students have been recognized with 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. They competed against students from across New England at the regional level. Five of the students received awards in the art category, while two were honored in the writing category. Submissions were based on originality, technical skill, […]
Galvin Middle School eighth grader Grace Starr will join peers from across the state as Canton’s Project 351 ambassador. Founded 15 years ago, Project 351 is a statewide nonprofit organization that represents all 351 communities in the commonwealth and ignites leadership, development, enrichment and impact through youth service campaigns. Project 351 held its annual kickoff […]
The state’s highest court on Tuesday denied an appeal by Karen Read’s legal team to have two of the charges against her dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, clearing the way for her retrial beginning April 1. Defense attorneys had made the case that Read — who has been charged but continues to proclaim her innocence […]
Town Administrator Charles Doody and the Canton Select Board, with the support of local, county, state, and federal officials, are urging the commonwealth of Massachusetts to reconsider closing the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children in Canton. On Friday, January 31, Congressman Stephen Lynch was joined by state senators Paul Feeney and William Driscoll, state representatives […]
The voter-approved independent audit of the Canton Police Department is now more than halfway complete and is reportedly on track to be finished by late March or early April. Bob McCarthy, head of the Police Audit Procurement Committee, said last week that the auditor, 5 Stones Intelligence, recently spent nine days in Canton reviewing and […]
Celebrate love and nostalgia at the Canton Historical Society’s “From Canton…With Love” event on Sunday, February 9, from 1-4 p.m. Enjoy vintage-style crafts, heartfelt love letters on antique stationery, and indulge in sweet refreshments. A $10 suggested donation supports the society’s ongoing preservation efforts. Don’t miss this charming trip back in time! The Canton Historical […]
The Canton School Committee last week endorsed CHS Principal Jeff Sperling’s plan for the school’s 2025-26 program of studies, and while there are many new additions, there is a notable omission in the world languages offerings with the planned elimination of German. Without a German language course, it raised the question of whether the German […]
