Cigarettes and other tobacco products will soon be harder to come by in the town of Canton after the Board of Health, moved by the impassioned pleas of two local pediatricians, verbally agreed to increase the legal age of purchase to 21 while also banning small cigars and “blunt wraps” in colorful packaging and assorted […]
The developer of the 40-acre Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street is willing to spend up to $7 million on environmental cleanup and infrastructure improvements at the former industrial site in exchange for the right to build 348 homes — a project that will impact nearly all town departments, according to the findings of a […]
First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Canton, located at 1508 Washington Street, will host the premiere of Two Who Dared: The Sharps’ War on April 14 in the chapel. Directed by Artemis Joukowski, Two Who Dared tells the remarkable story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife who boldly committed to a […]
Abutters and frequenters of Reservoir Pond in Canton can expect to see a return to normalcy this season following the successful completion of dam repairs and the return of water levels to normal range. The once popular waterway also has a new steward — the town of Canton — although officials intend to stick to […]
School Committee Chairman John Bonnanzio last Thursday gave the public his first impressions of the proposed housing development on the 40-acre Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street. Bonnanzio believes the project would have a sizable impact on the Canton Public Schools — more so than what the developers are suggesting, he said. Bonnanzio is part […]
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino reported a very successful day for the Canton Public Schools as Secretary of Education Matt Malone spent a good part of the morning on Wednesday, March 27, visiting with students and staff of Canton High School, the Rodman administration building, and the Galvin Middle School. Granatino said Malone was very impressed […]
A 35-year-old Stoughton man was arrested on Friday, March 29, in connection with an attempted armed robbery of Austin’s Mobil on Route 138 in Canton. Carlos Omar Santiago was arrested without incident at his Manor Drive residence within hours of the alleged robbery, which occurred around midnight on Friday. Canton Deputy Police Chief Helena Findlen […]
More than 300 visitors turned out at the Museum of American Bird Art in Canton last Saturday for the museum’s Hoot Happenings family event — an owl-themed day of activities featuring live owl demonstrations, cookie decorating, owl crafts and games, and much more. Children and adults alike were able to interact with barn, barred and […]
Officials opt against combining with primary ~ The town of Canton will hold its annual town election this coming Tuesday, April 2, and once again there should be minimal drama thanks to a contest-free ballot headed by several longtime incumbents. Included in that group is William C. Galvin, a state representative in the Sixth Norfolk […]
A Brockton man will be summoned to court in connection with an alleged road rage incident that occurred on York Street on Tuesday, March 19, around 10 p.m. Francis P. Marnell, 47, will face charges of assault and malicious destruction of property after he allegedly trailed a female motorist the length of York Street, got […]
