Have you ever actually been inside the Canton Historical Society building at 1400 Washington Street? It’s jam-packed with amazing artifacts, documents, books, maps, uniforms, and historic weapons, all related to Canton’s fascinating history. Area residents now have a chance to explore this fascinating place as the society hosts its annual Holiday Open Houses on Sunday, […]
Last Saturday’s gloomy weather did not dampen the mood at the Canton Public Library as town and library leaders came together to officially break ground on the new library park. The focus of the second phase of the library’s “Next Chapter” improvement program, the park is slated to be built on the front lawn of […]
Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan was pleased to inform the School Committee last week that attendance is up at all Canton schools through the first marking period of 2025-26. Last year, Canton schools saw attendance declines that put them near the bottom in a ranking of comparable school districts, and improvement in this area has […]
The sparkling displays of Winterlights, a signature event from the Trustees of Reservations, returns to the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton starting on Friday, November 28. Tickets are on sale now at thetrustees.org/winterlights. For the last seven years, Winterlights has garnered a reputation as a wonder-filled family-friendly event featuring hundreds of thousands of environmentally […]
Following its annual classification hearing on Tuesday, the Canton Select Board voted to cut both the residential and commercial property tax rates for fiscal year 2026, continuing a trend of rate reductions that has stretched on for more than a decade. Acting on the recommendation of the town’s assessors, Select Board members agreed to set […]
This story originally appeared in the October 30 edition of the Citizen. There is a path forward for the state-run Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children to continue meeting the needs of severely disabled children on its Canton campus over the long term, but it’s not a quick fix and is not going to come cheap. […]
Not satisfied with the initial response to their water service line inventory campaign launched earlier this fall, the Canton DPW and its Water Division are planning to again reach out to homeowners to reiterate the importance of checking their water pipes for the presence of lead. At the urging of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
Canton Fire Chief Wendell Robery praised his firefighters for successfully containing a liquid nitrogen leak at a laboratory on Dan Road last week. The leak was reported shortly after 10 a.m. on Friday, November 7, at 45 Dan Road. When fire crews and a state Hazmat team arrived, the building had already been evacuated. No […]
Select Board member Mike Loughran has a new plan for building pickleball courts in town, thanks to the Bank of Canton’s willingness to locate the courts at the back of their corporate headquarters on Route 138. Loughran said the courts are 1,000 feet away from the nearest residence. Loughran recently submitted a request to the […]
A call to the Canton Police Department for a suspicious motor vehicle led to the arrest of a Dedham man last week for drunk driving and multiple firearms violations. The incident occurred on Washington Street in the early morning hours on Saturday, November 1. According to Deputy Police Chief Patty Sherrill, when officers responded, they […]
