The Canton Community Preservation Committee would like to remind all pertinent parties that the due date for Fiscal Year 2025 CPA funding pre-applications is 5 p.m. on August 18, 2023. Pre-application approval is required for all CPA-funded projects. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Pre-applications will not be accepted after 5 p.m. […]
The Canton Select Board took a firm stance against a rental hike for tenants of the Millside Apartments, located across from the fire station. The complex is restricted to people 55 and older and contains 15 units affecting 21 residents that are deemed affordable. Town Administrator Charles Doody said the property owner had reached out […]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed by the State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected on July 6 in the town of Brookline in Norfolk County. […]
The Canton Department of Public Works (DPW) plans to focus a lot of its roadway and sidewalk improvements in the downtown area during the summer construction season. In late May, crews began working on Washington Street to the Stoughton town line, finishing curbing, sidewalk and pavement. DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta said the goal is to […]
A combination of Easton police officers and firefighters and others rescued a missing Stoughton woman in a swampy section of Borderland State Park on Monday evening, July 3. The woman, Emma Tetewsky, 31, had been reported missing since June 26. At approximately 6 p.m. on Monday, Easton police officers were dispatched to Borderland after hikers […]
Continuing a proud Canton tradition of honoring the service and sacrifice of local military members and veterans, the Canton Veterans Services Dept. unveiled a sharp new set of ‘Hometown Heroes’ banners throughout the downtown area last week. Just in time for Independence Day, the banners have been installed on light posts throughout Canton Center, each […]
The Massachusetts Women’s Veterans Network is proud to honor Canton resident Dr. Jenny D’Olympia as its 2023 Deborah Sampson Award recipient. The prestigious award is given annually to one female veteran in the commonwealth who has gone above
Beginning next month, Canton property owners should expect to see a sizable bump in their water-sewer bills following the approval of rate hikes at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting. Canton Finance Director Randy Scollins, chair of the Water-Sewer Rate Policy Committee, outlined the committee’s recommendation, which called for a blended rate increase of 10 percent, […]
The Canton Fire Department, with assistance from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, is investigating a suspicious fire that broke out inside a vacant home under construction at 2300 Washington Street (Route 138) in the early morning hours on Thursday, June 15. According to Fire Lt. John Hutchinson, a Canton ambulance crew had spotted the fire […]
Superintendent-Director Jill Rossetti would like to congratulate the Class of 2023 upon their graduation from Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton last week. The ceremony was held on Tuesday evening, June 6, on the school’s athletic field in front of friends, family, school administrators, and special guests. The ceremony began with the Pledge of […]
