Recent Canton High graduate and basketball all star Matt Kelley has been selected to participate in the prestigious A Shot for Life Challenge, which raises funds and awareness for brain cancer research. The second annual event will take place at the University Sports Complex in Hanover on Saturday, August 2. The A Shot for Life […]
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team ended the 2014 season on a high note, beating playoff-bound Holbrook 1-0 in a rain-shortened, six-inning game. Canton finished the season in sixth place in the nine-team East Division of District 6 with a record of 11-12. Kevin Powers, a rising junior at Canton High School, pitched […]
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is requiring Canton and other communities serviced by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to prohibit non-essential outdoor water use between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. through October 1. Handheld hoses are still permitted during this period. Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio said the water restriction comes because […]
DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta outlined the paving schedule and the details of the rotary redesign for Pleasant Street over the remaining weeks of the summer. Paving and the replacement of manhole covers, which began last week from Washington Street to Sherman Street, is continuing and should be completed by next Tuesday or Wednesday, July 30 […]
CHS head football coach Dave Bohane recently announced his offseason weightlifting awards and also released the schedule for the 2014 football season. Bohane made the announcements at a “Pub Night” fundraiser held June 20 at the Turnpike Café. That fundraiser, along with a previously run event, netted $3,300 for the high school and middle school […]
With three more wins last week, the red-hot Canton A’s have climbed over .500 for the season and captured the fourth seed in the Cranberry League playoffs. The A’s will begin the playoffs this Saturday as the home team in a “play-in game” against the No. 5 seed, most likely Rockland, beginning at noon at […]
Three cars were broken into and another vehicle was stolen from Grand Street between Thursday night, July 10, and Friday morning, July 11. The common denominator in all of the thefts was that the vehicles were unlocked and in some cases the keys were left inside. The keys and in one case Sony speakers were […]
An out-of-state developer appeared before the Canton Board of Selectmen earlier this week with a proposal to build a high-end apartment complex with space for retail and commercial development at the former Cumberland Farms property at 777 Dedham Street. The property, which is currently zoned industrial, has been vacant since 2009, when Cumberland Farms relocated […]
Over 100 local runners braved the pre-downpours of Hurricane Arthur and in some cases set new records amidst threatening skies in the 47th running of the Canton July 4th Road Race. Louis Raffetto, 32, of Canton, set a modern-day course record with a time of 28:52 in the five-mile race. Andrea Widberg, 39, a Kennedy […]
Selectmen approved a tentative new drop-off site for white goods and bulk items to be set up this week on Hudson Road, which is off Shawmut Road (off Dedham Street). Residents will also be able to use the site to dispose of excess trash, particularly after a family party or a heavy trash week. Large […]
