🌱 Patch AM: What Canton police are investigating after a serious crash Wednesday night

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• What Canton police are investigating after a serious crash Wednesday night

Also on today's calendar: Free Webinar: Helping Your Aging Parents Thrive and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 47 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 48, low: 39.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 46 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by car in Canton - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — A man suffered serious traumatic injuries after being hit by a sedan Wednesday evening at Randolph Street and Wentworth Road in Canton, with police still investigating whether he was in a crosswalk. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated, and the victim was transported to a Boston hospital. Authorities say more details will be released as the investigation continues.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 28

• Free Webinar: Helping Your Aging Parents Thrive
  Via Zoom ,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• Water and Sewer Rate Policy Committee Meeting
  Canton, MA Calendar , 801 Washington St , Canton
  10:00 am
• Canton Garden Club Monthly Meeting
  Canton Senior Center , 500 Pleasant St , Canton
  7:00 pm
• Capital Planning Committee Meeting 1/12/26
  Canton, MA Calendar , 79 Pleasant Street , Canton
  7:00 pm
• Canton Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Monthly Meeting
  Canton, MA Calendar , 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor , Canton
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Capital Planning Committee Meeting 1/13/26
  Canton, MA Calendar , 79 Pleasant Street , Canton
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Conservation Commission Meeting
  Canton, MA Calendar , 79 Pleasant Street , Canton
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Capital Planning Committee Meeting 1/15/26
  Canton, MA Calendar , 79 Pleasant Street , Canton
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Board of Library Trustees
  Canton, MA Calendar , 786 Washington Street , Canton
  7:00 pm
• Select Board Meeting
  Canton, MA Calendar , 801 Washington Street 2nd Floor , Canton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 8

• Teen Open Studio
  Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
  3:00 pm
• Iron Chef: Teen Edition!! *Spring Roll Competition*
  Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
  3:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Computer Literacy Level 3: Navigating Social Media
  Turner Free Library , 2 North Main Street , Randolph
  10:00 am
• Coloring (PDF)
  Stoughton, MA Calendar Stoughton, MA 02072
  10:00 am

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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Busy Bees North America posted a job opening for Child Care Certified Toddler Teacher in Canton. Apply here.
• Boch posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Team Members (HO) in Norwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norwood

• Trump administration seeks to restrict Wall Street firms' home purchases (wishtv.com)
• 20-point scorers: Vote for the C&I Boys Basketball Player of the Week (capecodtimes.com)

Stoughton

• Hitting health goals, including eating healthier (wcvb.com)
• D-BAT brings state-of-the-art baseball training center to Stoughton (patriotledger.com)

Dedham

Ok Canton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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