The Canton Board of Selectmen announced a sweeping agreement last week with the developers of University Station, formerly Westwood Station — marking an end to one of the longest and costliest legal battles in town history and paving the way for construction of the long awaited mixed-use project on the Westwood/Canton border. The 21-page “cooperation […]
Update: Another Dunkin Donuts was robbed on Monday, August 19, bringing the count to 12 in eastern Massachusetts since March, according to the Boston Globe. The robbery occurred at 395 Providence Highway in Dedham around 10 p.m., and the suspect matched the description in the other robberies, according to the Globe. The Canton Police Department […]
The Friends of the Canton Public Library will host its annual book sale on Friday evening, October 18, and Saturday, October 19. The Friday evening pre-sale is for Friends members only. Memberships will be sold at the door. Forms are also available at the library’s circulation desk or online at town.canton.ma.us/library/friends.html. The Friends of the […]
Purchase age raised to 21, assorted products banned ~ Beginning next year, tobacco users in Canton will be faced with some of the toughest regulations in the country after the Board of Health voted unanimously Monday night to raise the legal purchase age to 21 while at the same time banning a slew of “nonmedical” […]
The Life is good Coffee House, new this year to the Life is good Festival, will be a relaxed, intimate atmosphere where festival goers can enjoy the new line of Life is good coffee and the following music lineup curated by Ryan Montbleau. The Coffee House acts will join Jack Johnson, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Roots, […]
Informational meeting planned for Aug. 19 in Norwood ~ Irv Kempner, a Sharon resident and son of Holocaust survivors, and Sid Handler of Newton, a Vilna native and Holocaust survivor, are actively recruiting participants for the Friends of the March of the Living (FMOTL) trip to Poland, Lithuania and Israel April 23 to May 7, […]
The Canton School Committee recently reaffirmed plans to restructure the fee schedule for extracurricular activities and performing arts at Canton High School and the Galvin Middle School. The new one-time $60 fee at CHS will cover participation in foreign exchanges, debate team and mock trial, math team, school newspaper and literary magazine (editors), chess club, […]
A regional task force consisting of police detectives from Canton and surrounding towns are continuing to probe a rash of Dunkin Donuts robberies in the area. Last week there were two more robberies reported — one at a Dunkin Donuts in Norwood and another in West Roxbury. Detectives are also following up leads related to […]
The Boston Globe has launched a new e-book from renowned Globe columnist, author and Canton resident Beverly Beckham. The book, entitled The Best of Beverly Beckham: I was the sun, the kids were my planets and other reflections from the Globe columnist, was released last month and reflects on Beckham’s life experiences, focusing on her […]
A tractor hit both a utility and traffic light pole at the intersection of Randolph and Turnpike streets (Rte. 138) just after 6 a.m. on Friday, August 2, causing a fuel spill and a traffic signal outage that lasted several hours. The driver of the truck, Claude McDaniel, 44, of Passaic, New Jersey, was cited […]
