Friends, family members and colleagues of the late Susan Lipton, a physical therapist in the Canton Public Schools, spent the last year raising the money needed to support their dream of honoring Lipton’s memory and legacy by creating a playground at the Rodman preschool. Their successful efforts will be recognized on Saturday, June 14, with […]
Pleasant Street is about to undergo many changes, with a major paving project in the works and a new parking ban around Reservoir Pond taking effect this week. If DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta has his way, the entirety of Pleasant Street will be repaved from Washington Street to the Stoughton town line by the end […]
When his German Shepherd puppy got control of the gas pedal, John Costello lost control of his car, which landed in Bolivar Pond near the town pool Sunday morning, June 1. The 12-week-old puppy reportedly jumped from the back seat into the front seat, hit a gear, and got entangled with the gas pedal. When […]
The new automated trash and recycling program will now start on Monday, July 7, instead of Tuesday, July 1, and the town is making arrangements to pick up old trash barrels and recycling bins. The collection schedule will be the same as the current existing curbside service. For the first two weeks of the new […]
The 2014 Memorial Day ceremony at the Canton Corner Cemetery was a combination of remembrance for the sacrifices of America’s servicemen and women and hope that veterans across the country will receive the services they need when they return home from a tour of duty. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been criticized in recent […]
The Canton Fire Department had a very busy week as they responded to 65 calls between May 20 and May 27, including two fatal highway crashes, a burn victim on Walpole Street, and an accident involving a police cruiser on a paid detail on Route 128 North. The accident involving the police cruiser occurred on […]
Two missing canoes that were taken from a pickup truck stolen on Jackson Street last Monday were located in the Kohl’s parking lot in Walpole. The stolen truck was involved in an armed bank robbery in Attleboro on May 12. Attleboro Police found the truck abandoned behind a business located near the Norton/Attleboro line. Two […]
Editor’s note: The start of the new automated collection system has been moved from July 1 to July 7. On or around Tuesday, July 1, Canton residents will start to receive new trash and recycling carts as part of the town’s new automated curbside collection program. The new service, according to selectmen, will help to […]
It’s almost summer, which means that it’s time once again for the Board of Health, along with other Canton town departments and community groups to hold their sixth annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair on Friday, May 30, from
All are invited to join the Friends of the Blue Hills for a spring festival of stewardship and fun. The annual Green Up Day will be held on Sunday, June 8, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Ponkapoag AMC Cabins. Volunteers will enjoy music, food, face painting, crafts, and a scavenger hunt while helping […]
