The following guest column, written by Hemenway Drive resident Denny Swenson, addresses a proposed 40B development on the Milton/Canton town line. The developer, Texas-based Mill Creek Residential Trust, is seeking to build
Milton doesn’t have an affordable housing plan in effect yet and the town doesn’t have the state-required 10 percent quota of affordable housing. So, pursuant to rules that pertain to 40B projects, this project could be fast-tracked past the town’s planning board, past the zoning board, and even the Milton selectmen may not have a […]
(Click here to go back to part 2 or part 1) The nearest fire station in Canton is on Surrey Lane right off of Washington Street near Crowell’s market. The Canton fire truck or ambulance would still have to get down Route 138, which would be no easy feat, especially with the additional traffic from […]
As a fellow citizen of Canton, I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Alice C. Brown for addressing the recent disastrous mishandling of the Knights of Columbus building via town officials. That this building — so sadly languishing and much neglected as it already was — in dire need of numerous improvements […]
By Russ Polsgrove, Assistant Scoutmaster It started with a phone call, “Would you be the Tiger Cub den leader? Don’t worry, you’ll only have seven first grade boys, but they will have a parent with them.” I figured how hard could it be? Nine years later, my Spencer has 140 nights camping — from battleships […]
Canton Girl Scouts hosted a Trashion Show event on Sunday, January 13, in the St. John’s gymnasium. The scouts made belts, bracelets, magnets and much more out of recycled materials/household items. They also donated t-shirts to be sewn into hats to be shipped to Haiti for newborns. A display table of items showcased the many […]
Update: Due to the pending blizzard, the Canton Community Theatre has postponed “Just Desserts” to next weekend. The shows will be Friday and Saturday, February 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m. with an additional 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, February 17. All tickets purchased for this weekend will be honored at any of next weekend’s shows. *** The […]
It’s 2013 and this is the year that you are really, really, really going to get healthy, lose weight and exercise, right? Let’s begin with a short story. Once there was a man
By Judy Bass The Chateau de Bleu student-run restaurant at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton was full to capacity with guests on the morning of Wednesday, December 12. But this was no ordinary breakfast crowd. The people gathered there, including Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey, state representatives William Galvin and Walter Timilty, […]
This is the story of a patch of grass and pine trees that is being transformed into a place of learning and wonder. It’s a story of teamwork and volunteerism — a story that illustrates how a few
