The ‘Move the Vote” campaign, which garnered widespread support at the April town election and in a follow-up vote at this year’s Annual Town Meeting, received another major boost on Tuesday when the Canton Select Board voted unanimously to send a draft home rule petition to Town Counsel Paul DeRensis for review before submitted it […]
Fire crews from Canton and several surrounding towns converged on the driveway of a home on Hemlock Drive on Saturday evening to battle a fully involved hybrid Jeep fire that also threatened the home as well as two other nearby vehicles. According to Fire Lt. John Hutchinson, the initial 911 call came in from a […]
Saturday, August 9 will be a busy day in the Canton area with two different family-friendly festivals scheduled for that afternoon. Just over the Canton/Sharon border at Crescent Ridge Dairy, the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office and the Sharon Police Department are once again teaming up to host their popular Summer Safety Fest, which runs from […]
The pressure has been mounting for waste removal giant Republic Services to resolve its labor dispute with Teamsters Local 25 and get the striking employees back to work after another week of disrupted trash service in Canton and in communities across greater Boston. On Friday, Canton leaders signed onto a second joint letter from impacted […]
By Darcie Fisher Canton Public Schools has hired Tami Rebello as the new principal of the Hansen Elementary School. Rebello joins the district from the Norfolk Public Schools, where she has served as the principal of the H. Olive Day School since July 2023. She will be replacing Paul McKnight, who resigned in June after […]
The impact of an ongoing work stoppage by hundreds of waste collection workers is being felt across Canton as residents braced for a week without curbside collection heading into a busy holiday weekend and another stretch of hot summer weather. More than a dozen Massachusetts communities are said to be affected by the Teamsters Local […]
Outgoing Police Chief Helena Rafferty said a Saturday afternoon pedestrian accident in downtown Canton is under investigation by the Mass. State Police accident reconstruction unit. Rafferty said a female resident was struck by non-resident male operator and both were transported to area hospitals. The accident was reported around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, near […]
The town of Canton invites residents and visitors to attend its annual Summer Concert Series, held Wednesday evenings throughout July and into mid-August. The series will begin on Wednesday, July 2, and continue weekly through August 13. All performances are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Rodman Center, located at […]
The Canton Select Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to back the recommendation of Town Administrator Charles Doody and Human Resources Director Jody Middleton and appoint former Middleboro Police Chief Joseph Perkins as the town’s interim chief. Board members JR McCourt (chair), Mike Loughran, Trish Boyden and Susan Harrington approved a six-month contract for Perkins, who […]
A Canton homeowner was transported to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation following a fire that broke out in his basement on Sunday morning, June 15. Crews arrived at approximately 10 a.m. to find smoke showing from the rear of the house on Talbot Road. Firefighters entered the walkout basement and extinguished the fire, […]
