One day after the March 12 School Committee meeting, Superintendent Jeff Granatino named current interim Hansen Principal David Brauninger to the permanent principal position pending successful negotiations. On Thursday night, Granatino had announced that Brauninger was one of two finalists and that the final selection would come shortly. Brauninger, who has been the interim principal […]
The town has started insurance proceedings and is seeking full replacement value for the repair of Metropolis Rink, which suffered a partial roof collapse on the morning of Saturday, February 28. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, which occurred while players and coaches from Norwood Youth Hockey were practicing on the ice. Town […]
The following is an excerpt from a story that appears in the March 5 edition of the Canton Citizen. Emotions remain raw and frayed and numerous questions have yet to be answered following the sudden collapse of the roof atop Canton’s beloved Metropolis Skating Rink on Saturday morning, February 28. Even the cause of the […]
Members of the School Committee had mixed reactions Thursday night when they began a preliminary review of a town meeting article seeking full-day kindergarten. The article was submitted by resident Anthony Braconi. Most of the committee members who spoke Thursday night agreed with the benefits of full-day kindergarten, yet questioned the timing of the proposal. […]
Police, fire and public utilities officials responded to a roof collapse at 135 Will Drive on Friday, February 27, around 12:15 p.m. The portion of the building impacted by the collapse is vacant. No injuries were reported. The rear part of the building, used by food distributor DPI-Mid-Atlantic, was not impacted; however, that portion of […]
In a landmark decision Monday night that followed months of intense negotiations, the Board of Selectmen threw its unanimous support behind a draft agreement with Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber factory site, on a proposed 35-acre mixed-use development that could potentially reshape a large portion of downtown Canton from Revere Street […]
The inherent dangers of rooftop snow removal came into glaring focus in Canton over the past week as local authorities reported three serious falls within a span of four days, including one on Will Drive on Sunday that claimed the life of a Medfield man. An initial media release from the Canton Police Department had […]
Town Clerk Tracy K. Kenney has announced that the last day to register to vote for the April 7 town election will be Wednesday, March 18. The Town Clerk’s office will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 18. Residents who would like to have a voter registration form mailed to them […]
Ken Berkowitz, chief of the Canton Police Department and current president of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC), is a featured author in the latest edition of The Police Chief, the official publication of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). In a piece entitled “Regional Partnerships: The Greater Boston area’s approach to large-scale […]
Editor’s note: School officials, at the suggestion of the Board of Selectmen, have withdrawn its proposed debt-exclusion override from the April 7 town ballot. The measure will instead be introduced at the May town meeting and, if approved, will be put before voters in a subsequent special election. After yawning their way through the last […]
