Canton Fire Chief and soon-to-be Town Administrator Charles Doody received his first major assignment last week as he was placed in charge of a new 10-member resident committee tasked with identifying and recommending uses for the former St. Gerard’s Church property, which was purchased by the town earlier this year. Doody is excited by the […]
The Friends of the Blue Hills is pleased to announce the return of its “Dinner in the Blue Hills” raffle. This year, the local nonprofit has partnered with the Common Market Restaurant Group in West Quincy to raffle off a meal of a lifetime — dinner for one lucky winner and five guests atop the […]
Canton’s current outdoor water ban will continue indefinitely after state officials reaffirmed the region’s Level 3-Critical Drought status last week. The formal announcement was issued by the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on August 26, and the Select Board reluctantly supported the action at its meeting on Tuesday. Canton DPW Superintendent Mike […]
This story originally appeared in the August 25 edition of the Canton Citizen. Following a busy summer season in which many Canton families took advantage of the town pool, summer concerts, and day camps for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the Canton Parks and Recreation Department has planned a wide range of […]
Approximately an acre and a half of land was badly burned and multiple vehicles were lost as Canton firefighters worked for nearly two hours last Thursday to contain a large brush fire that broke out between two neighborhoods on the easterly side of Turnpike Street. According to Deputy Fire Chief Scott Johnson, the fire began […]
With a worsening drought reaching critical levels across the southeastern part of the state, the town of Canton moved quickly this week to announce an immediate ban on all nonessential outdoor water uses. The new mandate, which is in effect until further notice, applies to all users and prohibits the watering of lawns by any […]
The Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) invites the public to its annual Celebration of Life on Thursday, September 1, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the grounds of the Canton Senior Center at 500 Pleasant Street. Held in conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day
Canton School Committee members and Superintendent Derek Folan were pleased with the first draft of new student handbooks presented by building principals at their meeting last Thursday, August 11. Among the notable changes were tougher policies around absenteeism and tardiness as well as a crackdown on use of electronic devices at the Galvin Middle School. […]
In emergency situations, local police and fire departments respond immediately to help victims and provide rescue and first aid services. During a natural disaster or at large-scale community events, however, many communities also rely on support from trained volunteers. In Canton, as in many other towns and cities across the commonwealth, that support comes in the […]
Canton school leaders are elated with the decision by the state legislature and Governor Charlie Baker to fund the school breakfast and lunch program for the coming year. During the pandemic, the federal government paid to make sure that every student would have a free school lunch. That program expired at the end of the […]
