The Reservoir Pond dam improvement project began on Tuesday, September 4, with the mobilization of the contractor to the Pleasant Street site and the lowering of the water level in the pond. The water will be released in a controlled manner, and DPW engineers will monitor the weather forecast and adjust flow rates as needed. The stream […]
Firefighters responded to an emergency call for power lines down on a box truck at 323 Turnpike Street on Thursday, August 23, around 11:30 a.m. According to Fire Lt. Tom Norton, Engine 2 arrived to find the wires on top of the truck and the driver and a passenger still inside the vehicle. After determining […]
The Board of Selectmen earlier this week authorized the start of the process of rezoning the former Gridley School — which has been deemed unsafe — from a public building to a residence for sale. Selectmen also authorized Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall to work with the Zoning Board of Appeals and Building Commissioner Ed Walsh […]
The Luce Elementary School will be adding another section of kindergarten this fall due to increases in enrollments since the end of the last school year. School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller provided an update on the enrollment figures at last Tuesday’s School Committee meeting. According to the superintendent, total kindergarten enrollment has risen from 224 […]
With the first practices of the 2018 season getting underway this week, CHS head football coach Dave Bohane recently announced the winners of the team’s offseason weightlifting and strength awards. The weightlifting program began in early December and was held throughout the winter and spring and continued this summer with daily 6:30 a.m. workouts Monday […]
A fundraiser to benefit Canton Police Detective Johnny Ruane has been set for Saturday, September 22, from 7-11 p.m. at Brookmeadow Country Club, 100 Everendon Road in Canton. Ruane, a 25-year member of the CPD, has been diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. He has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the Police […]
DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta will be meeting this week with officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to map out a strategy to fill the town’s water-sewer supervisor position, which has been vacant for all but a few months since last spring. Trotta is serving as the acting water-sewer supervisor until the position […]
Local motorists can expect to endure travel disruptions and detours for a lengthy period this fall as the town embarks on a major construction project to repair the Reservoir Pond dam on Pleasant Street. Details about the project were announced at the Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday night, and selectmen are urging town departments […]
Editor’s note: See this week’s print edition for a tribute to Jimmy Paschal. The Canton community remains in a state of shock and sadness following the accidental drowning death of a local resident in Reservoir Pond last week. The body of the victim, James Paschal, 26, a lifelong resident and CHS graduate, was recovered around […]
A close semifinals loss to Walpole in the American Legion District 6 baseball playoffs ended an exciting and productive season for the Canton Post 24 team last week. The July 24 evening at Braintree High began with a 9-7 win over regular season champion Quincy and ended with a 5-4 defeat to No. 2 Walpole, […]
