An overwhelming majority of residents who made it to the polls on Tuesday voted to “keep Canton swimming” and finance the cost of a new town pool facility, paving the way for construction to begin at the conclusion of the upcoming summer season. While turnout was modest, nearly 80 percent of the 1,907 ballots cast […]
A Canton police officer was transported to Norwood Hospital for a precautionary evaluation but was not injured in a two-car motor vehicle crash on Wednesday, May 15, just before 5 p.m. Police Lt. Charles Rae said the officer was traveling southbound on Washington Street in his cruiser when another vehicle, driven by a Canton resident, […]
The 10th annual “Cheryl’s Kids” Bake Sale will be held on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 557 Pleasant Street, coinciding with the Dean S. Luce 5K and Fun Run. Cheryl Isaksen, a Canton resident and daycare provider for over 30 years, has been hosting the bake sale each year together […]
An energetic base of nearly 370 voters at Monday’s opening session of annual town meeting approved major renovations to the Bolivar Pool facility, endorsed a ban on thin-film, single-use plastic bags at retail establishments, and okayed a Special Tax Agreement (STA) for Spear Street Capital, the new owners of the former Reebok headquarters off Royall […]
Two residents were displaced, but no injuries were reported following a two-alarm fire at a home on Shepard Way last Tuesday, May 7. Fire Chief Charles Doody said the home sustained significant fire, water, and smoke damage estimated at $250,000 and remains uninhabitable. The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. The two residents, […]
Canton’s annual town meeting gets underway this coming Monday, May 13, and it’s shaping up to be another action-packed affair with $113 million in appropriations on the table and proposals ranging from a new town pool to the elimination of single-use plastic bags at retail. With a total of 46 articles on the warrant, this […]
Canton residents wanting to learn more about the proposed town pool renovation project and upcoming debt-exclusion override vote were given two opportunities to do so at recent public information sessions hosted by the Parks & Recreation Department and Board of Selectmen. The sessions were held on April 25 and 29 at the Canton Public Library […]
The Canton Police and Fire departments conducted a joint active shooter training exercise on Thursday, April 18, at B’nai Tikvah on Washington Street. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said 18 Canton firefighters along with half of the Canton police force participated in a drill to simulate an active shooter event with victims. Police officers and firefighter-paramedics […]
The town of Canton has received some more positive financial news as Standard & Poor’s (S&P) recently reaffirmed its AAA bond rating — the highest rating given to a municipality — which in turn led to lower than expected interest rates. Finance Director Jim Murgia, in his final year before he retires, sought authorization on […]
It was a cautious ‘yes’ for a new coffee bar and nanobrewery at the Draper Mills site but another hard ‘no’ for a proposed drug and alcohol detox center on Turnpike Street at an action-packed meeting of the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals held late last month at Town Hall. In a public session that […]
