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What's up Canton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Canton athletes shook up Massachusetts high school sports rankings this week
  • What jurors revealed as a Canton-linked murder trial takes shape
  • How a Canton apartment death became a pivotal federal murder trial

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Sunset Hike & Hilltop Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 42.
  • Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Globe Schools Insider: BC hockey commitment, a hole-in-one, and a championship coach steps down (bostonglobe.com) — Canton High's field hockey team notched a big 2-1 upset over traditionally strong Walpole, part of a night of surprising results across Massachusetts high school sports. A Canton athlete, Soley Rodriguez Martinez, also posted a strong volleyball stat line in a busy slate of standout performances and college commitments statewide.
   

• Jury selection nearing end in Matthew Farwell trial; openings expected Friday (bostonglobe.com) — Jurors are being carefully screened in a high-profile federal trial involving former Stoughton detective Matthew Farwell, accused of killing a pregnant woman in her Canton apartment in 2021 and staging it as suicide. The emotionally charged case, which also overlaps with investigators from the Karen Read case, is drawing intense scrutiny that Canton residents will likely see covered extensively.
   

• Is Matthew Farwell still married following Sandra Birchmore's death? (southcoasttoday.com) — A high-profile federal murder case centers on the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore, who was found in her Canton apartment while pregnant, with former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell now accused of killing her. This update explains Farwell's marital status, his ongoing trial in Boston, and how prosecutors say his relationship with Birchmore began when she was a teen in a police youth program.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Norwood

  • 'There is Power in a Union' (blogspot.com)
  • Comparative Evaluation of Two Bioceramic-Based Sealers on Root Dentin Strength and Fracture Resistance Under Varying Tooth Conditions: An In Vitro Study (cureus.com)
  • BGM expands to Connecticut with acquisition of RLD & Co. (consulting.us)

Stoughton

  • 10-07-26 Interview - Rabbi Jonathan Hausman in Stoughton, MA and Retired Boston PD Sergeant Mike Fis (iheart.com)

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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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