Selectmen received good financial news on many fronts Tuesday night with word that the town is getting a large grant and a pair of interest-free loans from the Mass. Water Resources Authority while also realizing a significant energy savings from the Pine Street solar facility. The only bit of negative news involved the town’s disbursement […]
A group of 13 children from the Hansen Elementary School and the Canton Community Kindergarten recently gathered at the headquarters of School on Wheels of Massachusetts (SOWMA) in Brockton to help fill backpacks for children who are impacted by homelessness. During a time of extreme instability, School on Wheels kids are given a backpack to […]
The Paul R. Matthews Foundation is pleased to announce that the fourth annual Celebration of Community Spirit will take place at Pequitside Farm in Canton on Friday, September 20, beginning at 7 p.m. In addition to the silent auction, raffles, and refreshments, this year’s celebration features a performance by Renee Rancourt of Boston Bruins fame. This celebration raises […]
Canton Police are still searching for a man who is believed to be responsible for a rash of armed robberies at several Dunkin Donuts locations in Canton and surrounding communities. The most recent robbery occurred last Wednesday evening, July 24, at 600 Neponset Street — the same location that was robbed a month earlier, according […]
On Saturday, August 3, Canton residents John, Mary and Rachel Shapiro will ride up to 190 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge as part of Team Erica’s Entourage. The Shapiros will be among 100 cyclists whose goal is to pedal to raise $1 million for the Erica Kaitz LMS Research NOW Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Last […]
Canton firefighters and paramedics responded to a fatal accident that killed a 33-year-old Boston man on Route 95 southbound near the Canton-Norwood exit in the early morning hours of Monday, July 22. The accident closed I-95 south in that location for several hours before being reopened to traffic at 8:30 a.m. Around 4:15 a.m., emergency […]
The State Ethics Commission has launched a formal investigation into the business dealings of former Canton Conservation Agent Robert Murphy that focuses on his relationship to an engineering firm that provided paid services to several Canton projects while he was still employed by the town, according to a copy of a summons obtained by the […]
After a record-long confirmation battle that included an assortment of stall tactics and 1,000-plus questions from concerned Republican leaders, former Canton health agent Gina McCarthy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week as the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Nominated by President Barack Obama on March 4, McCarthy, the EPA’s air chief […]
Selectmen followed the wishes of the DPW and the residents of the Pleasant Circle-Capper Drive neighborhood and approved the installation of new stop and no parking signs at the corners of many of the intersections. The signs are intended to slow speeding motorists and to improve safety in the neighborhood. The new traffic measures came […]
Avery Morgan, a Boy Scout with Canton Troop 77, has been awarded the National Certificate of Merit by the Boy Scouts of America’s National Court of Honor. National awards for lifesaving and meritorious action are made only for outstanding and unusual acts that demonstrate unusual heroism, skill, or bravery and reflect Scouting ideals. The National Certificate […]
