Selectmen will call a special meeting on Friday, December 6, at 4:15 p.m. to decide the fate of a new road layout on Wayside Lane and a connector road to a 28-unit subdivision. There is currently a disagreement over whether to build a traffic island on the cul de sac in the new subdivision development. […]
The Canton High School Bulldogs staged a near miraculous comeback against rival Stoughton in the annual Thanksgiving Day finale, surging back from a 28-7 deficit to come within 13 yards of tying the score in the waning minutes of the game. Unfortunately, Stoughton’s Jovani Pires intercepted a pass from quarterback Brian Hagan intended for Derrick […]
Two men were transported to Norwood Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and a third was injured but did not require medical transport following an altercation at the intersection of Neponset and Fuller streets on Friday, November 23, around 1 a.m. The incident reportedly stemmed from an earlier altercation at a beer pong tournament on Thursday evening […]
Canton police detectives, working in conjunction with a special task force of local law enforcement officials and State Police, arrested a Dedham man last week and charged him with armed robbery (handgun) in connection with a pair of robberies at the Dunkin Donuts on Neponset Street in June and July. Isaiah Murphy, 23, was arrested […]
Update: Despite a valiant effort, the CHS football team came up just short at home against rival Stoughton 28-20 in the annual Thanksgiving Day finale. The Bulldogs finish the season at 3-8 while the Knights finish at 10-2. See next week’s Canton Citizen for complete coverage of the game. Just like a school-ending final exam, […]
A state decision to change the way land is valued in all communities has resulted in a property value drop and a 57-cent increase in the residential tax rate, with a larger increase for commercial properties. Selectmen affirmed the recommendation of assessors Friday afternoon and set the tax rate at $12.87 per $1,000 valuation for […]
When the Canton High School Bulldogs take the field tomorrow morning against rival Stoughton in the annual Thanksgiving Day game, it will be hard not to root for CHS senior captain Matt Bagley — a leader and an inspiration both on and off the gridiron. “Matt Bagley is a special person who has left an […]
Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz accepted an award on behalf of the Police Department from outgoing Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis at the recent 100 Club Awards Dinner for first responders of the Boston Marathon bombings
The Shelter Group and Brightview Senior Living have formally started the permitting process to build a senior living community at 125 Turnpike Street, with a cash contribution to the town of $630,084 taking the place of affordable housing units. Attorney Richard Staiti, representing the Shelter Group, informed selectmen Tuesday night that the state Department of […]
School Business Manager Ken Leon is planning to resign from his position at the end of the school year, setting up an immediate search for his successor. The announcement of Leon’s departure toward the end of the November 14 School Committee meeting stunned board members, who have long been impressed with his business acumen and […]
