The quest to build public pickleball courts in Canton is reportedly alive and well, as detailed by members of a citizens’ group who spoke at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting. The small but passionate group of residents, led by Pam Berman, has been working since May on a list of potential sites in collaboration with […]
On June 9, due to limited groundwater recharge this spring, the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs placed the town of Canton in a Level 2 drought condition, indicating “significant drought.” Level 2 calls for limiting outdoor watering using only hand-held hoses, drip irrigation, or watering cans between the hours of 5 p.m. […]
By Darcie Fisher The 2026 Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Competition will be held at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester on Friday evening, June 19, with the finals scheduled for Saturday evening, June 20. Among those vying to be the 86th Miss Massachusetts is Tess O’Riordan, a 2022 Canton High School graduate and 2026 graduate of the […]
The town of Canton issued the following statement last week in response to a newly filed lawsuit pertaining to the discovery of offensive text-message exchanges between former State Trooper Michael Proctor and ex-CPD Sergeant Sean Goode. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Karen Read, names both the Mass. State Police and Canton Police Department as […]
After considerable discussion at its meeting on Tuesday, the Canton Select Board, in a 3-2 vote, approved a new Zero Emission Vehicle First Policy as proposed by the Canton Sustainability & Climate Action Plan Committee. Pending a vote of approval from the School Committee at its June 11 meeting, the town will complete its Climate […]
At last week’s meeting of the Canton Select Board, board member Mike Loughran announced that the “Finish Norwood Hospital” campaign had launched a signature drive urging state lawmakers and Governor Healey to support Bill H.5192, a land-taking
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the opening of the designated swimming areas at the state’s inland and coastal beaches for the 2026 summer season. During an event held at Houghton’s Pond in the Blue Hills State Reservation, leaders from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), Mass. State Police, and Mass. […]
Despite persistent showers and a late change of venue, the Canton community came out in impressive numbers on Monday to honor America’s servicemen and women at a solemn and moving ceremony held at the American Legion Post 24 hall. More than 150 people turned out for the event, which was moved indoors to the Legion […]
Current Canton Fire Captain Jamie Meier was the unanimous choice of the Select Board to be the town’s next fire chief following interviews with the two finalists on Tuesday evening, May 19. Meier will now negotiate with Human Resources Director Jody Middleton and Interim Town Administrator Jen Kemalian on a new contract. All of the […]
With 190 people in attendance, Canton voters opted to stick with the Specialized Energy Code adopted just two days prior, rejecting a motion to reconsider Article 33 during the second and final session of Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday evening, May 13. Voters concluded the session by unanimously approving a $133.7 million town operating budget […]
