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Town election candidate forums set for March 14 & 19

The public is invited to two upcoming town election candidate forums at the Canton Public Library presented by the Canton Voter Guide team in partnership with the Canton Lions Club. The first forum will take place on Thursday, March 14, and will feature candidates for Library Board of Trustees (6:30 p.m.) and Select Board (7:30 […]

Clerk proposes voting clickers for future town meetings

Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has proposed a modern technological tool to record voters’ opinions at town meetings: the clicker. At the February 6 Select Board meeting, while presenting her operational budget requests for the next fiscal year (FY25), Kenney mentioned a $10,000 line item for the rental of 1,000 electronic voting devices. The handheld, battery-powered […]

April town election to feature multiple contested races

The field has been set for the 2024 annual town election and Canton voters will have no shortage of options this year with 18 candidates returning nomination papers for 12 open seats. Continuing a trend of local elections producing contested races, this year’s ballot will offer choices for five offices: Select Board, School Committee, Planning […]

Early voting for Primary election starts February 24

Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has announced that early voting for the March 5 Presidential Primary will be available in person at Canton Town Hall during the following dates and times: Saturday, February 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, February 26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, from 8 a.m. to […]

DPU green-lights ‘Canton Electricity Choice’

Tom Birmingham, head of the town’s Energy Advisory Committee, informed the Select Board Tuesday night that the state Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has accepted Canton’s application for its electrical aggregation program, called Canton Electricity Choice. Utilized by more than 150 Massachusetts communities, municipal aggregation programs enable cities and towns to purchase electricity supply on […]

Officials seek solutions after crash at Bolivar bridge

In the wake of another collision involving a semi-trailer truck, the town’s Traffic Committee will be recommending to the Select Board that the Bolivar Street Bridge be painted and more visible signs be posted well ahead of the bridge. Traffic Committee members took up the matter at their most recent meeting on Monday, January 22. […]

News Notes: Police search for carjacking suspects

Canton police officers joined a search for three armed suspects near the Blue Hills reservation in Milton and Canton last Wednesday following a reported carjacking that took place one day earlier in Randolph. The victim reported he had been carjacked by three people, one armed with a gun and another with a knife. The vehicle […]

CPD set to launch pilot body cam program

Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty told Select Board members at a recent capital budget meeting that the CPD plans to outfit five of its officers with body cameras as part of a pilot program that is due to launch early this year. Rafferty said after the meeting that she would release more details when the […]

Two new dog parks proposed at Revere Heritage Site

A new proposal for not one but two dog parks at the Paul Revere Heritage Site — one large and one small — was unveiled this week during a presentation before the Canton Select Board. As detailed by Bernie Plante of Canton Holdings LLC, developer of the Heritage Site, and Carolyn Molway of the Friends […]

Town of Canton forms Anti-Scam Task Force

In an effort to prevent Canton residents from becoming victims of scams, the town of Canton recently formed the Canton Anti-Scam Task Force. Headed by Diane Tynan, director of the town’s Department of Elder & Human Services (DEHS), the task force formalizes the already ongoing collaboration between town departments, local banks, and law enforcement. Other […]

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