Loughran tops Lopez by 1 vote in fierce 3-way battle It was only the second day of April, but there were plenty of evening fireworks in Canton Tuesday night thanks to a dramatic Board of Selectmen race that came down to a couple of hand-counted ballots. In what is surely one of the closest three-way […]
Selectmen on Tuesday approved borrowing $5.9 million to finance the replacement of the Bolivar town pool via a debt-exclusion override, and the proposal will now go to the Finance Committee for review this week. With annual town meeting less than six weeks away and with the updated construction estimates arriving Tuesday, selectmen called a special […]
On Sunday, April 14, the Canton Historical Society will unveil the newly restored 1823 Crane’s Guard Militia hand-painted silk flag at the Canton Public Library. The unveiling will take place during the society’s annual meeting, which runs from 2-4 p.m. and is open to the public. The Crane’s Guards were a militia organization formed on […]
By Judy Bass A search is underway for the next superintendent-director of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton due to the anticipated retirement later this year of James P. Quaglia, who has held the position since 2010. Blue Hills Regional has been a leader in career and technical education for more than 50 years. […]
School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller has announced the appointment of Yeshi Gaskin Lamour as the next principal of the Luce Elementary School. Lamour will replace longtime Principal Robie Peter, who is retiring in June after a 30-plus-year career in education. A resident of Canton, Lamour has served for the past six years as principal of […]
At the March 5 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Fire Chief Charles Doody, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz, and members of the BOS honored two police officers and a crew of firefighters who quickly responded to a call of a baby in respiratory distress. Police officers Steve Saraf and Don Stapleton, first on the scene, cleared the […]
Regen Milani and her sons were taking a walk through the grounds of Pequitside Farm when an unleashed dog jumped on Milani. Having owned dogs and used to being around them, Milani remained calm, but the situation would have been different had the dog jumped on one of her sons. “My son gets very scared […]
On Sunday, April 14, Cops for Kids with Cancer will hold its fourth annual “Not Quite the Marathon” 5K road race, which starts and finishes at the Canton Junction Sports Pub at 399 Neponset Street. All of the proceeds from the race will benefit Cops for Kids with Cancer, a Boston-based nonprofit that raises money […]
Selectmen have come out in support of a town meeting article calling for the elimination of thin film plastic bags at retail. Still acceptable to be used are plastic bags for dry cleaning and for the sale of ice, fish, and newspapers. If accepted by town meeting voters, the ban would take effect six months […]
A Canton man was arrested at his home on Norfolk Street by FBI agents and Canton police on Thursday, February 28, in connection with a federal investigation into multiple armed robberies in Canton and Mattapan. Just before 10 a.m. on February 28, authorities arrested Jerron John Perry, 27, of 71 Norfolk Street, and he was […]
