The town of Canton will have additional Community Preservation Act monies to work with in the coming fiscal year thanks to a record-high match from the statewide CPA trust fund. Canton’s Community Preservation Committee, which is responsible for administering the program locally and recommending projects for funding, relayed the good news in a press release […]
The Select Board gave the go-ahead to Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall to begin preparing bids for a new trash contract and join with other communities on a shared recycling contract that could possibly lead to cost savings for the town. Aspinwall told the board at its meeting on November 24 that its current contract with […]
In separate incidents last week, Canton police arrested two individuals and charged them with various assault offenses. The first call came in around 2 p.m. on Monday, November 23, and involved a fight between two men in the woods near the I-95/Dedham Street construction site. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said the suspect, identified as Harold […]
With the state of Massachusetts now firmly entrenched in a “second wave” of coronavirus cases and the winter holidays fast approaching, the Canton Board of Health is ramping up its enforcement of COVID-related health violations with a particular focus on business infractions. Taking advantage of its authority to levy fines of up to $500 per […]
The Canton Board of Health, Fire Chief Charles Doody and Interim Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan wish to share health and safety guidance for residents as they finalize plans and prepare for their Thanksgiving celebrations this year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), traveling increases one’s potential to be exposed to […]
Despite mounting numbers of COVID-19 cases locally and across the United States, Interim School Superintendent Derek Folan is not giving up on the possibility of more in-person learning in the future. However, he told the School Committee at its November 12 meeting that there are a number of factors that would need to be considered, […]
Update: With the release of the latest DPH report on November 11, Canton has moved to the “green” category, indicating lower risk for COVID-19. The town’s average daily incidence rate fell from 10.8 to 7.1 and its positive test rate fell from 1.67 percent to 1.15 percent. *** The town of Canton has been shifted […]
The Canton Select Board is mulling whether it should bring to the next town meeting a proposal for residents to opt into municipal energy aggregation. The town would negotiate with an electrical supplier for the best price and residents would be able to share in that lowered cost. The supplier would continue to be Eversource, […]
In an election night filled with twists and turns across many key battleground states, Canton voters offered few surprises as they went solidly ‘blue’ in favor of Joe Biden for president along with Democratic incumbents for U.S. Senate and Congress. While the presidential race appeared to be far from over as of press time on […]
The town of Canton received over five inches of snow in a rare fall snowstorm last Friday, October 30. DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta sent sanding crews out in the mid-morning and plowing operations began Friday afternoon and finished around 9:35 p.m.
