Update: At its meeting on June 26, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve a lease of the David Tilden House (Little Red House) at Pequitside Farm to the Canton Historical Society. Selectmen will decide on June 12 whether to authorize the Canton Historical Society to lease and lead a major preservation project for the […]
B’nai Tikvah is the new name of a vibrant Jewish community with its home in Canton. Located in the former Temple Beth Abraham building at 1301 Washington Street, B’nai Tikvah is the name of the congregation formed by the recent merger of Temple Beth Abraham and Temple Beth Am of Randolph. B’nai Tikvah, which means […]
St. Gerard Majella parish has a long history of outreach trips every summer to underserved communities and to areas needing disaster relief work. Last summer a youth group was able to travel to Cuba for the first time to bring a modified Kids Camp to the children in Cuba. A group will return again in […]
Six Chair Productions announced the addition of Trampled by Turtles, Martin Sexton, Joseph, and The Ghost of Paul Revere to the lineup for the third annual Festival at the Farm, presented by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs at Prowse Farm in Canton September 15-16. Festival at the Farm will feature two stages of nationally known […]
By the slimmest of margins at last Wednesday’s final session of annual town meeting, Canton voters approved an all-out ban on the retail sale of marijuana, outlawing recreational marijuana establishments in all zoning districts within the town. With a two-thirds approval needed in order to amend the zoning bylaw, the article just squeaked by with […]
The group behind a proposed substance abuse detoxification facility on Turnpike Street will now try its luck in court after failing to convince the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals of its right to operate within a business zone. In a unanimous vote issued last Thursday, the ZBA elected not to overturn a prior ruling by […]
While Monday’s opening session of town meeting saw continued progress being made on a number of public projects with the help of Community Preservation Act funds, the news about renovating the damaged Metropolis Skating Rink was, according to Selectmen Chairman John Connolly, “disheartening.” Selectmen had hoped to bring a consultant’s report to town meeting outlining […]
Canton’s rich history will be on display throughout Memorial Day weekend as the Canton Historical Society will lead guided tours of the Paul Revere Heritage Site as well as the Canton Viaduct. The tours are a fundraising effort by the society to assist in the creation of the Paul Revere Heritage Corporation. The soon-to-be established […]
A ban on recreational marijuana sales, funding for Metropolis Skating Rink, another round of CPA spending, and a boatload of proposed zoning changes are among the many noteworthy items that will be up for discussion at Canton’s jam-packed 2018 annual town meeting, which kicks off this coming Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m. in the […]
Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz got an up-close look at how British security forces react to terrorism during a recent trip across the pond as an invited guest of U.K. law enforcement. The trip was put together and fully sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Berkowitz, who serves as president of the Metropolitan […]
