An important but little known committee has been meeting lately to discuss a serious issue facing the residents of the commonwealth: the extraordinary amount of debt we are carrying. At the end of last year, Massachusetts was $21.182 billion in debt. According to the 2010 Census data, this works out to $11,309 for every man, […]
Did you know … Canton selectmen and the Canton Planning Board have joined forces in opposition to a 40B affordable housing development located on the Milton/Canton town line off Brush Hill Road. Part of the proposed 276-unit development extends into the property in Canton known as the Hemenway neighborhood off Green Street and Hemenway Drive. […]
On a snowy December morning in 1784, a few days shy of Christmas, Naomi Downes labored as her husband, Jesse, waited outside for the news of the birth of their child. Naomi pushed and during her last contraction, she uttered to her midwife, “I am ready.” The Downes were not wealthy, and the small house […]
With an undermanned squad and several players playing out of position and many volunteering to pitch, the Canton American Legion Post 24 team made it into the playoffs, earning the fourth spot in District 6 East. Canton now moves on to play Foxboro, the second-place team in District 6 West, in the best-of-three opening round. […]
The Canton A’s have made it to the Cranberry League playoffs after finishing third in the standings with a 15-9 record. The A’s were due to face second-place Weymouth on Tuesday night, with the winner moving on to face either No. 1 Braintree or No. 4 Easton in the championship game on Thursday, July 25, […]
The State Ethics Commission has launched a formal investigation into the business dealings of former Canton Conservation Agent Robert Murphy that focuses on his relationship to an engineering firm that provided paid services to several Canton projects while he was still employed by the town, according to a copy of a summons obtained by the […]
After a record-long confirmation battle that included an assortment of stall tactics and 1,000-plus questions from concerned Republican leaders, former Canton health agent Gina McCarthy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week as the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Nominated by President Barack Obama on March 4, McCarthy, the EPA’s air chief […]
Pequitside campers and counselors have fun at the town pool on Bolivar Street during last week’s heat wave. Camp director Stacia Hanlon is pictured far right. Pequitside Day Camp, offered by the Canton Recreation Department, combines traditional camp activities like arts and crafts, sports and new games, and field trips with swim lessons and free […]
Selectmen followed the wishes of the DPW and the residents of the Pleasant Circle-Capper Drive neighborhood and approved the installation of new stop and no parking signs at the corners of many of the intersections. The signs are intended to slow speeding motorists and to improve safety in the neighborhood. The new traffic measures came […]
The Camp Kids, a local band consisting of 15 musicians from Thacher Montessori, including five Canton residents, will be performing a free concert at the Canton Public Library on Sunday, July 28, from 3-5 p.m. The concert is sponsored by the library and is open to the public. The group got its start last summer […]
