It was a big week for the town of Canton in the traffic and infrastructure departments as officials made further progress with residents on curbing the speeding problem in the Wentworth Road neighborhood while also announcing a major funding commitment for the Dedham Street corridor project. The latter development, which has been the subject of […]
After a winter of discontent marred by constant delays, cancellations, and historic snowfall totals, patrons of the MBTA’s Canton Junction commuter rail station have run out of patience and are starting to speak up about the conditions and level of service at the aging railroad stop. While the railway service itself has predictably improved throughout […]
Representative William C. Galvin (D-Canton) and his colleagues in the House passed numerous budget overrides and voted for an August sales tax holiday weekend. The overrides fund budget items for fiscal year 2016 that were vetoed by Governor Baker and will ensure that local programs, education funding, and economic development initiatives are adequately funded. This […]
A pair of home rule petitions that were approved by Canton voters in the last two town meetings have both made their way into the legislative pipeline, although only one of them has gained any traction at the state level thus far. According to current legislative records, the two petitions — one that would permit […]
Update: Last week the Citizen reported all of the names considered by selectmen for the committee. Selectmen did, however, limit the committee to one representative per precinct as well as two selectmen (Kevin Feeney and Mark Porter) and Town Planner Mark Richard, who will serve as a non-voting member. The official eight-member committee, besides Feeney […]
Canton Police and Fire personnel responded to three heroin overdoses last week (July 20-26), and all three people were revived with Narcan. The victims included a 21-year-old female, a 48-year-old male, and a 32-year-old male. In other news, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz announced that the Substance Abuse Coalition will sponsor open gym nights for Canton […]
Following a nearly decade-long rezoning effort that culminated this spring with the creation of a new mixed-use overlay district, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street are eager to move forward with plans to rehabilitate and develop the former downtown factory site. While completion of the entire project is still several years […]
Canton School Committee members were relieved to hear from interim Superintendent Jen Henderson that the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is not forcing Canton to change its methods of teaching and that the school system will still have full control of its curriculum. Essentially, the state is mandating what students should master […]
The Canton Police and Fire departments responded to one drug overdose in Canton last week. EMS coordinator Jamie Meier said that Narcan was not administered; however, the patient did admit to using heroin. In other substance abuse news, Selectman Bob Burr told the Citizen last week that the board will review a suggestion to require […]
Although used by generations of Canton residents for recreational purposes, Reservoir Pond only recently became a town-owned property, and the Earl Newhouse Waterfront serves as the access area for the public to unload their boats into the Rez. However, black and gold signs in the parking lot at the waterfront state that motorized boats and trailers are prohibited, leaving boaters who do not live on the properties that abut the Rez with the option of using canoes, kayaks and other non-motorized boats.
