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🌱 Patch AM: Canton Police Step Up Traffic Enforcement Across 12 Locations

And check out Art In The Park Sharon 2026 on the Canton Patch calendar

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Hi Canton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Canton police ramp up traffic stops on key neighborhood streets
  • College golfers head to Canton's Blue Hill next week
  • How a past Canton-linked case shapes this new legal fight

Also on today's calendar: Art In The Park Sharon 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Canton Police Step Up Traffic Enforcement Across 12 Locations (patch.com) — Canton drivers are seeing stepped-up traffic enforcement as police boost stops and targeted patrols on key streets like Randolph Street, Wentworth Road, and Bolivar Street. Recent data show a notable rise in traffic stops and violations compared with last year, along with focused efforts at 12 locations in response to neighborhood safety concerns.
   

2. Fairfield women's golf places third at Charge at Quail Valley tournament (bridgeporttimes.com) — Canton will host the upcoming Red Bandanna Invitational at Blue Hill Country Club on Sept. 21–22, where Fairfield University's women's golf team continues its strong fall season. Fairfield just finished third in a nine-team tournament in Pennsylvania, led by standout Chulathida Seema's third-place individual finish and several teammates landing in the top 25.
   

3. Lindsay Clancy Taps High-Profile Attorney For Double-Jeopardy Fight (theblast.com) — A high-profile Boston attorney who previously defended Karen Read, whose case centered on an incident outside a Canton home, is now joining Lindsay Clancy's team to argue double jeopardy after her mistrial. The article explains why Massachusetts courts have been skeptical of similar arguments and outlines the legal hurdles Clancy faces before a possible retrial later this month.
   

4. Michael Proctor takes the Fifth at hearing in pending murder case (bostonglobe.com) — A former lead investigator in the Karen Read case, which involved an alleged incident in Canton and later civil claims citing a racist text to a Canton officer, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights at a hearing in another murder case. Defense lawyers now argue his history of offensive messages undermines his credibility, while prosecutors insist other evidence still supports proceeding against the defendant.
   

📸 Around Canton

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Other local events
    Thursday September 17
  • Strategy Board Game Night
    Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St., Canton
    6:00 pm
  • Rehearsal →
    Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children Library, 3 Randolph Street, Canton
    7:00 pm
  • Canton: In-Person SafePlace Meetings for Loss Survivors - Monthly →
    Canton Community Center, 92 Pleasant St, Canton
    7:00 pm
  • YA For Everyone
    Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St., Canton
    7:30 pm
    • Friday September 18
  • My First Storytime
    Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
    10:30 am
    • Tuesday September 22
  • ESOL Conversation Group
    Art & Activities Room Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
    10:00 am
  • Preschool Storytime
    Art & Activities Room Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
    2:15 pm
  • Translated Fiction Book Club
    Art & Activities Room Canton Public Library, 786 Washington, Canton
    7:00 pm
    • Friday September 25
  • Curtain Call Theatre Presents "The Wolves" →
    182 Commercial St, Braintree
    7:30 pm
    • Sunday September 27
  • Eustis Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Market →
    Eustis Estate Museum and Study Center, Historic New England, 1424 Canton Ave, Milton
    10:00 am

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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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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