One of the tasks that Veterans’ Agent Tony Andreotti performs each year is to decorate the veterans’ memorials near the Canton Corner Cemetery with wreaths at the holidays. The memorials honor those who served in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. Several years ago, a Canton family called […]
The future of the new senior center remains in flux after renovation costs for the former Knights of Columbus building on Pleasant Street came in far above previous estimates. As presented by Building Renovations Committee Chairman Bob McCarthy, town meeting voters in May will have to decide if the town should spend a little over […]
In 1956, the Canton Garden Club began a tradition of decorating local homes for the holidays as a way to both celebrate the season and raise funds for its beautification and educational projects. These days, touring the beautifully decorated homes has become a tradition in itself for some of the visitors. This year’s holiday house […]
Police Chief Ken Berkowitz told the School Committee last week that the implementation of a new school safety protocol for violent intruders will be a collaborative effort between both parties and not a rushed one as he educates the public and the Canton school community about the ALICE program. The acronym stands for Alert, Lockdown, […]
Submitted by the Canton Water Department ~ Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation. We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water […]
Canton students of all ages – from elementary to high school to alumni – are pitching in to help the less fortunate. Below are just a few examples of recent charitable acts: * Griffin Lincoln, a fifth grader at the Kennedy School, held his second annual candy drive for the patients at Dana Farber Cancer […]
Americans received a bit of encouraging economic news last week when the U.S. Department of Commerce reported better than expected growth in the third quarter to go along with steady increases in housing prices and a modest decline in the number of jobless claims. It is a promising snapshot to be sure, yet it’s hardly […]
The town’s financial planners will need to be creative with capital budget funding options for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2013. As of this week debt capital requests total $1.976 million — far exceeding the $241,000 available for capital funding. Department heads presented their requests to selectmen Tuesday night. Leading the list […]
More questions than answers came out of a progress report of the South Coast Rail Project heard Tuesday night at Town Hall. The project, which will bring rail service to Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford, will originate in Boston’s South Station and travel through the Canton and Stoughton rail corridors. The same questions posed […]
A combination of Canton and Massachusetts State Police and the Metro Area SWAT Team calmed a potentially dangerous domestic situation involving a firearm on Tuesday, November 20, at noon. Milton police alerted Canton police to a domestic disturbance in which a man allegedly pointed a gun at a woman. The woman then drove the man […]
