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A 14-year-old girl has been charged with killing her grandmother in suburban Detroit, authorities said Saturday.

Five Holocaust survivors reflect on the significance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and hope to get back to a life without restrictions.

Students from Canton brought Valentine’s Day cards to frontline workers at several health care facilities in the region this Sunday. Hospital officials said students from Canton Intermediate School and Canton Middle School brought the cards to Hartford Hospital. “Very profound, and we couldn’t be more thankful,” said Hartford Hospital President Bimal Patel. Patel says this kind gesture means a...

Students from Canton brought Valentine’s Day cards to frontline workers at several health care facilities in the region this Sunday.

Kids and parents delivered 400 Valentine’s Day cards to staff at several health care facilities in the region.

It’s the beginning of a new chapter for some 21 adults who for the very first time are moving out of mom’s and dad’s house and settling into their very own apartment. Favarh, along with the state, is providing the adults who have intellectual developmental disabilities with a safe and secure housing environment at the Bear Woods Apartment complex...

Silas Peyre has experienced a lot in his short life. When the Canton boy was 5-years-old his parents noticed a large mass on his abdomen. “We took him in to see what was going on. We thought he was just bloated,” explained Ashlee Maldonado, Silas’s mom. After taking Silas to doctors and running tests, his family learned that he...

Silas Peyre was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. Now in remission, he used his wish to get a camper his whole family could enjoy.

The FDA has approved two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use. Moderna is the latest to receive the greenlight and shipping is underway in the state. Pfizer’s’ vaccine is currently being rolled out in long-term care facilities around Connecticut. Emotions were high at Cherry Brook Nursing Center in Canton after both residents and staff received their vaccine. There were sounds...

A victim services advocate from Canton is facing charges related to the alleged distribution of child sex abuse material, according to the US Department of Justice. Robert Eccleston, 56, was arrested on Friday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with distributing child pornography, according to the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John Durham. Court documents show that…

The town of Canton and police officials are warning residents to be careful of COVID-19 mail fraud. Police said a Canton resident reported a fraudulent document they received in the mail. The document claims to be from the Administrative Offices in the Town of Canton, however, officials said the town did not send it. Canton police said similar solicitations have…

Two people were transported to the hospital following a house fire in Canton on Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to reports of fire and smoke in the basement of a home on Gemstone Road just after 7 p.m. where they found heavy fire in the basement, according to Canton Fire Chief Bruce Lockwood. The two patients were in the process of…

A fire in Canton led to two people being transported to the hospital Tuesday night.

In just 90 minutes, the absentee ballots started to stack up inside the dropbox at Avon’s town hall. “In 2016, we had a large number of absentee ballots but nothing compared to this,” said Nick Hogan, Avon’s assistant town clerk. So far, 5,500 absentee ballots have been requested and 4,200 were turned in to the town.  Janet Miller dropped off…

Anyone looking to register to vote in Connecticut must do so by Tuesday or otherwise will have to wait until Election Day for same-day registration.

“Compassionate care and just being able to touch your loved one I think means so much to them,” said Judi Bellenger of Simsbury. Bellenger’s father, Richard Stone, was admitted into Cherry Brook Health Care Center in Canton mid-March. Stone was supposed to be there for two weeks; then he caught COVID-19. He survived but lost the use of his arms and...

Some businesses in Canton are being evacuated after a transformer fire with live wires down in the road on Saturday. Police said the transformer fire and live wires are down on Albany Turnpike. Businesses in the area are being evacuated out of an abundance of caution, officers added. The eastbound lanes of the road are closed to traffic and drivers…

The FOCUS Center for Autism is a specialized school in Canton. Its curriculum provides education and socialization programs for autistic students from 10 to 21 years old. Like all schools, they’ve been closed since March, forcing students there to adapt to a virtual learning program. FOCUS officials say they gather students via interactive media each morning. Assignments are given and…

All across the state, high schools have been forced to reinvent graduation ceremonies. That creativity continues; this time in Canton. On Friday night, teachers and students found a way to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2020 class. In a socially distant yet, festive way, the graduation started in the school parking lot. “You know, this is a whole new experience,”…

Students and parents watched on big screen in Canton shopping plaza while students were honored and given diplomas.