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 […]
Accountable to all of Canton. Working for our best future. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life from my family, from my veterinary practice, and from working with committees and organizations in Canton, it’s that you have to be responsible for your actions,” said Susan “Sue” Harrington, who is running for a seat on […]
Submitted by Amanda Ryder I am thrilled to announce my candidacy for a three-year term on the School Committee in the upcoming April 8 election. I grew up in Sharon and moved to Canton in 2012. As a parent of three young children, including a fourth grader and a first grader at the Hansen, I […]
Select Board member John Connolly said this week that he plans to re-file nomination papers and seek reelection for a 13th consecutive term in the April town election. A lifelong Canton resident and a fixture on the board since the late 1980s, Connolly said he enjoys the work and likes being of service to his […]
Veteran School Committee member Maureen Moran announced at last week’s meeting that she will not be seeking reelection in April following the conclusion of her second term. A Canton High graduate and former Luce CAPT member, Moran was first elected to the School Committee in 2019 and was reelected in 2022 to a second three-year […]
Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has announced that nomination papers for the April 8, 2025 annual town election will be available in the Town Clerk’s office beginning on Tuesday, January 7, at 8 a.m. The deadline to obtain nomination papers is Friday, February 14, at 1 p.m. Those seeking office in the election must be 18 […]
The Canton Board of Registrars and the Select Board have announced that early voting for the December 10 Special Town Election will be available in person at Canton Town Hall during the following dates and times: Saturday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, […]
Canton voters stayed largely blue while the majority of the country went decidedly red in a historic 2024 election night on Tuesday that saw Republicans wrest control from the Democrats and deliver Donald Trump back to the White House. With his projected victory, Trump is slated to become just the second U.S. President, after Grover […]
Submitted by the campaign to reelect Richard Staiti Commissioner Richard R. Staiti of Canton, a winner in the Democratic Primary, will be a candidate for reelection for Norfolk County Commissioner in the November 5 general election. Over the past four years, Staiti and his fellow commissioners have successfully managed and distributed over $128 million in […]
A total of 3,788 Canton voters cast a ballot in Tuesday’s State Primary election, including 2,841 for the Democratic primary, 933 for the Republican primary, and 14 for the Libertarian primary (no listed candidates). In the contested races, Canton winners were as follows: Governor’s Council: Tamisha Civil (D) Clerk of Courts: Walter Timilty (D) Register […]
