The state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, with guidance from the state Department of Fish and Game, approved a final deer management plan for the Blue Hills State Reservation last week. The plan allows for a controlled deer hunt on November 30, December 1, and December […]
Canton High School will present the acclaimed dark comedy Marvin’s Room on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14, in the CHS auditorium. Director Ryan DeFoe says, “This play is very thought-provoking, entertaining, and ultimately uplifting.” Show times are Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per […]
Slowly but surely, the Paul Revere Heritage Site established last spring by Canton town meeting voters is beginning to take shape at the former Plymouth Rubber property, and renovation work is well underway and mostly on schedule, according to the developer overseeing the project. In the meantime, the committee tasked with identifying uses for the […]
Senator Brian A. Joyce (D-Milton) announced the recent passage of critical, comprehensive legislation to combat the opiate addiction epidemic. “The opiate epidemic has hit Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol counties particularly hard, with fatal opioid overdoses in the three counties rising from 128 in 2004 to 290 in 2014,” said Joyce. “This bill, while not a […]
The Neponset River Watershed Association, the town of Canton, and several other communities in greater Boston will send representatives to an information meeting on October 19 at Canton Town Hall to discuss the impacts of new and potentially burdensome federal storm water regulations. Several communities, including Canton, have joined a consortium to oppose the regulations, […]
The search for a missing Canton man ended in tragedy earlier this week when the body of John C. Cash, 59, was discovered near the Canton Viaduct on Tuesday, October 6. According to a statement posted by Canton Police on the department Facebook page, Cash’s body was located at approximately 1 p.m. on Neponset Street […]
“Arts can be the heart of the school,” says Ida Pappas, performing arts coordinator for the Canton Public Schools. “Arts can be the pumping heart that brings us all together. And the beauty is that everyone can participate in a wide variety of ways. Students, faculty, administration, parents and residents. We need musicians, actors, singers, […]
The Patriots have the unmistakable “Flying Elvis” and the Bruins have that classic “spoked B.” And now the Bulldogs of Canton High School, for the first time in school history, have their own signature look — and one that is every bit as official as the pros thanks to the generosity and expertise of the […]
The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee have approved $350,000 in emergency funds to replace an aging water main on Rebecca Road, which has led to discolored water for 32 homes in the area for over 18 months. Rebecca Road is located off Pleasant Street and abuts Andrea Drive, Walford Park Drive, Trudy Terrace, […]
The Canton Fire Department responded to three drug overdoses in the two week period between September 14 and 28. Emergency responders successfully administered Narcan in two of the cases, while the other victim did not require the administration of Narcan. The individuals treated were a 22-year-old female, a 33-year-old male, and a 26-year-old female. In […]
