A major transformation could soon be underway at one of Canton’s most storied churches as the United Church of Christ contemplates both a defection from the UCC denomination and a return to its historical roots as a Congregational church. At a special meeting on Sunday, November 22, members of the congregation will be asked to […]
Nov 12 2015 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
Canton Police Department K9 Officer Dunkin, one of the newest members of the force, joined the department in July. His partner, Officer Robert Zepf, is spending his shifts familiarizing Dunkin with a police officer’s daily routine and introducing him to residents who are running errands in Canton Center. Dunkin, a black English Labrador, was seven […]
Nov 12 2015 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mary Ann Price
One man was injured and another has been pronounced dead following a highly publicized domestic disturbance incident at a Washington Street residence on Tuesday, November 3. The deceased man, who has since been identified by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office as Larry King Jr., 49, was reportedly involved in a standoff with police and […]
The Traffic Advisory Committee, headed by selectmen Mark Porter and Kevin Feeney, has identified three or four projects that the committee will be examining in the coming months. The committee will be working with Town Planner Tim Richard in designing options for the Randolph-Washington Street intersection and looking at whether a roundabout makes sense at […]
Nov 5 2015 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
On Friday, October 23, state and local officials and stakeholders gathered at Ponkapoag Golf Course, which is located within the Blue Hills State Reservation in Canton, to officially reopen the historic Course No. 1. Recently, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation
Nov 5 2015 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
This week the weather has been mild with sunny skies and temperatures almost summerlike in the 60s and 70s. Snow, ice, cold temperatures, and roof raking are the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. But DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta,

Former Canton Conservation Agent Robert Murphy has been ordered to pay $10,000 in civil penalties for multiple violations of the conflict of interest law while he was employed by the town, the State Ethics Commission announced earlier this week. In its decision, issued October 27, the commission found that Murphy violated section 17(a) of the […]
Oct 29 2015 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Jay Turner
A foot chase by two Canton police officers, with assistance from a Randolph Police Department canine, led to the arrest of two Randolph brothers who were allegedly seen breaking into cars at the Avalon housing development on the Canton-Randolph line on Sunday morning, October 25. A witness called police at 4:24 a.m. and reported seeing […]
Oct 29 2015 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
The Canton Library will be aglow the evening of November 21 as the Friends of the Canton Public Library host the James P. Moran Technology Gala. Moran lived in Canton for many years and gave of his time to the town by serving on a number of committees and town boards. He passed away in […]
Oct 29 2015 | Posted in
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Mary Ann Price

All three key issues discussed at Thursday night’s Canton School Committee meeting — full-day kindergarten, administrative office space, and before-school staffing at the Kennedy School — had one common denominator: the need for more building space. School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge told the 35 parents who attended the October 15 meeting as well as those […]