Various attempts at reforming municipal government, including proposals by individual citizens and the Finance Committee, were either defeated or postponed indefinitely during the opening session of annual town meeting Monday night. Jim Sims, a FinCom member, sponsored an article proposing term limits for elected and appointed officials; the FinCom proposed to eliminate stipends for board […]
The Board of Selectmen have entered into negotiations with its top choice for town administrator, Charles Aspinwall of Sharon, following a unanimous vote on Friday, May 6. Selectmen went with Aspinwall, the current Millis town administrator, over two other finalists for the position: Harwich Town Administrator Christopher Clark and Middletown Assistant Town Administrator Ryan Ferrera. […]
Nearly 100 people packed the library’s community room last Thursday to listen to the winning entries of the sixth annual Canton Writes contest. Seventy writers, ranging in age from 6 to 60-something, competed in the contest. Prizes were awarded for winning first, second or third place in elementary, middle school, high school, and adult categories […]
Editor’s note: The name of the victim who was interviewed for this story has been changed in order to protect his privacy. When reports first surfaced in late 2012 that Father Thomas H. Maguire had been removed from public ministry in Norwell following allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, Mark L., a Canton native and former […]
See this week’s Canton Citizen for a detailed snapshot of the 2016 town meeting warrant. Full-day kindergarten, traffic and school building studies, historical preservation projects, and an assortment of zoning amendments will all be up for consideration when voters convene for Canton’s 2016 annual town meeting, which kicks off this coming Monday, May 9, in […]
Canton police and detectives, working with Framingham police and ATF and DEA agents, executed a search warrant and seized a fair amount of crack cocaine, cash, and a loaded firearm at an Arboretum Way residence late Friday, April 29. Hollis Owens Jr., 42, of Canton, will be charged with several offenses, including trafficking a Class […]
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs is requiring the town of Canton to prohibit nonessential outdoor water use between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. starting May 1, 2016, through October 1, 2016. The need to limit water use, especially nonessential outdoor water use, is to ensure a sustainable drinking water supply and […]
Representatives of the Paul Revere Heritage Commission received initial positive feedback from the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night following a presentation on proposed uses for the Paul Revere Heritage Site and park, located off Revere Street at the former Plymouth Rubber property. While plans for the heritage site remain a work in progress, commission members […]
Two Canton High School alumni were among 158 new troopers who recently joined the ranks of the Massachusetts State Police following a graduation ceremony at the DCU Center in Worcester on Friday, April 1. Ryan Sceviour ’07 and Christopher Sullo ’08 were both part of the 82nd Recruit Training Troop that entered the State Police […]
The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 on Tuesday night to issue a statement of “no objection” to a proposed medical marijuana dispensary on New Boston Drive in Canton. The proposal was submitted by MD Holistics, owned by the Mullen family, and includes plans for a 5,000-square-foot facility. Selectman Bob Burr cast the lone dissenting vote. […]
