Selectmen announced Tuesday night that Paul Bastable, the town’s animal control officer, has been placed on 30-day administrative leave with pay, pending an internal investigation into an alleged drug incident that occurred in the parking lot of Page’s Convenience Store in Stoughton on Monday, August 8. Stoughton police stopped Bastable in the town ACO vehicle […]
It’s not exactly a rags to riches story. But in today’s economic climate, where concerns over the national debt crisis has led to the first credit downgrade in U.S. history, even the smallest examples of fiscal recovery can offer hope for a brighter future. At the local level, the Canton Fire Department is one such […]
CFD advances in Over 30 Men’s Softball playoffs The Canton Fire Department softball team awaits the winner of the Schneiders and Schneiders and Legion teams before advancing to the next stage of the Canton Over-30 Softball League playoffs. CFD defeated Red Ball 18-16 in the final game of a double-elimination tournament. Schneiders and Schneiders and […]
The Canton School Committee has reported some progress in its talks with the teachers’ union as both sides have agreed to return to face-to-face contract negotiations without the aid of a mediator, beginning August 30. The committee also announced at its meeting on July 28 that it has reached a one-year settlement with the custodial […]
The School Committee last week agreed on a $780 family cap on athletic user fees for the 2011-2012 school year, which begins on September 6. Earlier this year, committee members had voted to increase the user fee from $125 to $195 per student, which enabled them to save a handful of programs that had been […]
Two arrested in home breaks ~ Two local men were charged last week with breaking and entering into a home during the daytime and may have been involved in earlier attempted home break-ins. Police arrested Daniel J. Gentile, 24, of Westwood, and William Harry Daniels, 24, of Dedham and charged them with breaking and entering […]
Momentum wasn’t on the side of the Canton A’s this weekend as they lost a pair of very close games to fall out of the Stan Musial playoffs. Canton lost 2-1 to Kingston, NH, in extra innings in Haverhill on Saturday and 1-0 to Horan Building of Rhode Island at Canton High Sunday afternoon. The […]
With two weeks to go in the regular season, Canton Junction, with a 15-1 record, has a three-game lead over Golden China, who is in second place with a 14-4 record. As of Sunday, July 24, Halfway Cafe was in third at 11-4, followed by Hannington’s at 9-4, T ’n B Pub at 8-7, and […]
The town received a bit of good financial news this week as higher than expected state aid totals and fewer state charges resulted in an additional $280,000 in free cash for the current fiscal year. In addition, through persistent applications by Town Accountant Kathleen Butters, Canton will be receiving $125,000 from a federal FEMA grant […]
Officer arrests Sharon man in sign theft ~ Police praised the work of Police Officer Rob Quirk, who followed up on a report of stolen metal signs at the Dan Road Industrial Park and arrested a Sharon man who possessed state highway and assorted street signs in his van. Officer Quirk arrested Alan Dutchman, 63, […]
