Canton residents have one more week to offer their comments on a draft Energy Aggregation Plan for Canton Electricity Choice — a new purchasing program that seeks to offer affordable renewable energy options for Canton residents and businesses. The program will allow the town to use its collective buying power in order to give electricity […]
Following a productive mediation session on Saturday, January 14, representatives of the Canton Teachers Association (CTA) announced the formal suspension of its work-to-rule job action as they moved closer to a deal with school leaders on a new employment contract. “The CTA is happy to report that progress was made at today’s mediation session,” said […]
In a community advisory issued on Friday, January 13, the Canton Police Department reported a “significant uptick” in juvenile shoplifting incidents at the Seasons Corner Market in recent weeks, and several of the individuals who have been caught are students in the Canton Public Schools. The advisory urges parents to discuss the issue with their […]
Thanks to the quick thinking of the attendant on duty and the efficient response of the Canton Fire Department, a potentially dangerous situation was averted as firefighters successfully extinguished a car fire at the gas pumps at the I-95 Sunoco on Neponset Street during the early morning hours on Friday, January 6. Fire Lt. John […]
The Canton Fire Department would like to remind the public, especially children, about the danger of unsafe ice. According to Fire Lt. John Hutchinson, not one of Canton’s lakes or ponds is safe right now. They have started to freeze over but remain unsafe. The temperature fluctuating above and below freezing makes ice conditions very […]
The town of Canton is pleased to announce its new Electricity Choice program. The program will be a municipal electricity aggregation, which is a type of purchasing program that will allow the town to use its collective buying power to take a big step toward its sustainability goals while providing affordable renewable electricity to Canton […]
Just as December vacation was getting underway, local officials found themselves back at the Galvin Middle School on two separate occasions in the past week due to water leaks. On Christmas Eve at approximately 5:30 p.m., a police officer who was patrolling in the area noticed water coming out of one of the doors at […]
Thanks to a grant of nearly $100,000 from the state Department of Mental Health, the Canton Police Department will soon be much better equipped to handle crisis calls. As detailed by Police Chief Helena Rafferty and Deputy Chief Patty Sherrill, the grant’s author, at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, the funds will enable the CPD […]
This story originally appeared in the December 15 edition of the Citizen. Veteran Canton High School band/orchestra leader and accomplished trombonist and composer Brian Thomas is thrilled to announce the release of his first album as a solo artist, On the Bone, which is due out later this month. The album features five “groovy soul […]
Town Administrator Charles Doody, chairperson of the St. Gerard’s Reuse Committee, reported that the first public forum on the new town property will be held sometime next month with the final details to be announced soon. Doody said the committee, which is tasked with identifying the best uses for the former church buildings and grounds, […]
