A Rhode Island man suspected in a string of car break-ins in the Fuller Street neighborhood was arrested last Thursday following a search of the area by Canton police. A resident of Mountain Ave. had initially called police at around 3 p.m. to report that his motor vehicle had been broken into and he had […]
The first two days of appointment-only business at Town Hall went well and were largely uneventful, but on Tuesday afternoon, Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall learned of the governor’s new occupancy orders, which apply to office spaces and could potentially impact staffing at Memorial Hall. Aspinwall said the new, more restrictive order, which goes into effect […]
With the redesign of the Randolph-Washington Street intersection now complete and the Pleasant-Sherman-Angela Street intersection now in the design phase with construction funds authorized, the town’s Traffic Committee began mapping out plans Monday night for its next project — a new sidewalk on portions of Randolph Street leading to Blue Hills Regional Technical School and […]
Fire Chief Charles Doody said town officials are beginning to map out a plan for distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, although it may be a few months away. “We ran the drive-through flu clinics as a prelude to a potential mass vaccination for COVID,” he said. “Once the vaccine is made available to the general […]
The Canton Select Board on Monday night voiced support for Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall’s recommendation to limit public access to town offices by appointment only while encouraging phone calls and emails to conduct town business. The intent of the move is to protect town employees from exposure to COVID-19. As of Wednesday, December 9, Canton […]
The Select Board gave the go-ahead to Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall to begin preparing bids for a new trash contract and join with other communities on a shared recycling contract that could possibly lead to cost savings for the town. Aspinwall told the board at its meeting on November 24 that its current contract with […]
In separate incidents last week, Canton police arrested two individuals and charged them with various assault offenses. The first call came in around 2 p.m. on Monday, November 23, and involved a fight between two men in the woods near the I-95/Dedham Street construction site. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said the suspect, identified as Harold […]
As a proud Canton High football alumnus with many years of experience as both a referee and coach, Anthony Fallon understands perhaps better than most the allure of Thanksgiving Day. “You dream about it all those years,” said the newly appointed Bulldogs head coach.
Despite mounting numbers of COVID-19 cases locally and across the United States, Interim School Superintendent Derek Folan is not giving up on the possibility of more in-person learning in the future. However, he told the School Committee at its November 12 meeting that there are a number of factors that would need to be considered, […]
There were lots of well-deserved cheers and congratulations when the Canton High girls soccer team came off the field after last Wednesday’s 3-2 home win against a formidable Foxboro squad. With the victory, the Bulldogs captured the Davenport Division title for the first time since 2012 and earned the division’s top seed in the Hockomock […]
