The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team rebounded last week with a 4-2 record and remerged as a playoff contender. However, Canton (6-8) will still have to overtake two other teams, Holbrook (9-5) and Stoughton (8-7), in order to have a chance at one of the four playoff spots in the division. There were […]
Canton Fire Chief Charlie Doody is urging the public to obey the law and “leave the fireworks to the professionals this year.” “Every summer we see the tragic effects of illegal fireworks use in our state,” said Doody. “In Canton, we have many instances of teens and young adults using illegal fireworks believing that they […]
Canton selectmen voted 5-0 Tuesday night to spend an estimated $250,000 to $300,000 to rebuild the Pleasant Street-Devoll Field intersection and form a roundabout design. Selectmen agreed with DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta that the roundabout (rotary) will significantly slow traffic from an estimated 40 miles per hour to 20-25 miles per hour and make it […]
Over the last several weeks, Canton police have reported an unusual increase in the number of high school students found in possession of alcohol and using fake identifications to purchase alcohol. The CPD Family Services Unit is investigating the identity of these individuals, those who are supplying the false identifications, and establishments that are selling […]
The School Committee has elected not to change start times next year at any of the Canton schools, but it is the goal of the committee to implement some changes by September 2015. Everyone on the committee, along with the administrative staff, believes that high school students could benefit educationally from a start time that […]
The Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team opened the 2014 summer season with high hopes after an exciting end to last season. The 2013 team advanced to the south sectional playoffs — the furthest the squad has gone in team history, after finishing 13-11 in the regular season and upsetting Foxboro 3-0 and Easton […]
The Board of Selectmen will vote in two weeks on a plan presented by DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta and Town Engineer Jim Donovan to design and build a roundabout (rotary) at the intersections of Pleasant Street, Bolivar Street, and Lincolnshire Drive. The project, which is aimed at slowing traffic and improving overall safety, drew initial […]
Over two days last week, Canton firefighters battled a dumpster fire at the United Church of Christ on Washington Street and an oven fire inside the Sika Sarnafil building on Dan Road. In each case a Canton firefighter sustained minor injuries, but both men have since returned to work. Firefighters were called to the dumpster […]
Canton A’s head coach Kee Arguimbau is optimistic that his team will be as good if not better than last year with the return of several top veterans and the addition of some talented newcomers. The team already has its first Cranberry League win after beating Rockland 8-1 in the season opener. Last year, the […]
Pleasant Street is about to undergo many changes, with a major paving project in the works and a new parking ban around Reservoir Pond taking effect this week. If DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta has his way, the entirety of Pleasant Street will be repaved from Washington Street to the Stoughton town line by the end […]
