Blue Hills Regional Technical School is accepting applications for residential and commercial additions, alterations and repairs. The Construction Technology Department is also accepting decks and other larger projects that are wood-framed construction for the next school year. Residents or property owners within the nine district towns are eligible to submit applications no later than March […]
A pair of separate yet strangely intertwined senior housing proposals experienced a reversal of fortunes at last month’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, where the smaller of the two projects, proposed on a commercial parking lot site on Revere Street by the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property, received its long-awaited special permits, while the […]
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino is proposing a 6 percent increase in next year’s school operating budget. Half of the funds (almost $1 million) would be for contract obligations, and the other half would go toward proposed program enhancements, additional textbooks, operational needs, and rising special needs costs. Granatino also recommended additional staffing to meet classroom […]
On Saturday, January 4, around 1:45 p.m., Canton Fire and Police received calls reporting that three small ponies were running along Route 138 in the area of Sassamon Street. Motorists were concerned that a passing car might hit one of the ponies. Police, firefighters and members of the town’s Animal Control Department were able to […]
Two downtown hair salons were burglarized over a five-day span last week. Break-ins were reported at Savoy Salon, 635 Washington Street, on Saturday, December 21, at 11:20 p.m. and the Mane Event, 590 Washington Street, on Thursday, December 26, at 11 a.m. Entrance to both buildings was gained through a rear window and cash was […]
The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a serial bank robber, the Brim Beanie Bandit, who is alleged to have robbed four banks and one attempt in the greater Boston area from December 10-23. While a weapon has not been seen during the commission of any of the robberies, […]
The town of Canton is about to get a whole lot tougher on tobacco. Beginning next Wednesday, January 1, Canton will join neighboring Sharon, Needham, and a handful of other Massachusetts communities in raising the minimum purchase age for tobacco products from 18 to 21, per order of the Canton Board of Health. The new […]
In an effort to address an apparent critical need for more classroom space, the Canton School Committee last week announced the start of a two- to three-year plan to replace four modular classrooms at the Hansen Elementary School with eight permanent classrooms. The first step in the process was authorizing $250,000 for architectural plans as […]
The town of Canton was able to collect $361,000 through a public real estate auction held on Thursday, December 12, at the Canton Public Library. Town Administrator Bill Friel said the auction attracted 50 interested bidders and was very successful. The auction was originally to feature three parcels; however, the town was informed by the […]
In an effort to jumpstart a disengaged electorate and lure more residents back to the polls, a Canton voter has launched a grassroots initiative to shift the annual town election from April to November so that it coincides, at least in the even-numbered years, with state and federal elections. Bruce Rohr, a former Conservation Commission […]
