The Board of Selectmen, in an initial vote Tuesday night, came out against a pair of citizens’ petitions proposing curb improvements to Chapman Street and a change in the town election season from April to November. Both petitions have been submitted onto the 2014 warrant and will be discussed at the annual town meeting on […]
On Saturday night, April 12, the Canton Police Department, in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Police, conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Neponset Street. According to Lt. Patty Sherrill, a brief interaction was made with the operator of every vehicle passing through this checkpoint during the initiative. Only four arrests were made throughout the evening, down […]
Following the destruction of the Lakeview Pavilion in Foxboro on Saturday night, April 5, Canton High School junior class advisor Joyce Stenmon worked with students to find a new location for tomorrow night’s junior prom. CHS Principal Derek Folan informed parents in an email Sunday night that the prom would be moved to the Blue […]
Despite losses last week to Attleboro and North Attleboro, CHS head baseball coach JP Scott is excited about the talent and potential of this year’s team. In last
The School Committee decided to come in line with what the Finance Committee and Finance Director Jim Murgia has recommended for an operating budget for the next fiscal year. The committee voted to send a budget of $34,629,256 to the May 11 town meeting. That figure represents an increase of 3.9 percent, or $1.3 million, […]
At least 25 Canton firefighters and members of the Canton Police Department attended the funerals of two Boston firefighters, Lt. Ed Walsh and firefighter Mike Kennedy, who died while battling a nine-alarm blaze in the Back Bay last Wednesday. Flags at the two Canton fire stations were flown at half mast from March 26 through […]
Last Wednesday, March 26, members of the Canton Police Department joined police and fire personnel from across Norfolk County at a training session on the administration of naloxone, or Narcan, an opiate overdose reversal drug that has saved the lives of thousands of overdose victims. More than 80 first responders took part in the training […]
Selectmen voted 4-1 on Tuesday night to approve a new trash and recycling contract that will increase recycling and add very little fees, but will require residents to use a designated cart for trash and recyclable materials. The new contract and service begins July 1 and selectmen plan to institute a major public information program […]
Driver arrested following police pursuit, crash A 36-year-old Canton man is facing a long list of charges after leading police on a car chase shortly after midnight on Sunday, March 23. Michael Fernandes of Oakdale Road was charged with six counts of failure to stop or yield, OUI (third offense), reckless operation of a motor […]
Enthusiastic about the ever-increasing amount of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses at Canton High School, the School Committee last week approved a course of studies that will require AP students to take an AP administered exam. Those students who cannot afford the $89 cost per exam will be able to apply for a financial […]
