A Yarmouthport man died Friday night at Boston Medical Center after his motorcycle left the roadway and hit a stonewall on High Street in Canton. The accident occurred around 11:15 p.m. near the intersection of High and Dolman streets. Police identified the motorcyclist as 27-year-old William Donovan. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said EMTs had initially […]
Grief counselors and support services were made available and CHS students all wore royal blue as a show of solidarity in honor of 16-year-old Paul O’Brien, a CHS sophomore who died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Chapel Street on Friday evening, September 11. An investigation is ongoing, but police believe O’Brien […]
Canton Police continue to search for a man who allegedly exposed himself and attempted to solicit sex from a woman walking her dog at the Farnham-Connolly Memorial Park, the new state park located at the grounds of the former Canton Airport off Neponset Street. The alleged incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. on August 17. Deputy […]
The Blue Ribbon Traffic Committee has identified its first two focus areas and they are Randolph and Washington streets and the recently redesigned intersection at Randolph Street and Route 138 (Turnpike Street). The latter intersection has generated complaints about the lack of through traffic lanes and the difficulty that trucks have had making turns. The […]
The Canton Police and Fire departments reported one non-fatal overdose of heroin in Canton last week. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 22. The victim, a 27-year-old male, was administered the opiate reversal drug Narcan. The newly renamed Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA), made up of various public safety, health and community officials, will […]
Quick thinking by an off-duty Canton police officer led to the arrest of a Roxbury man and a Worcester woman last Thursday at the Village Shoppes mall. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said Officer Ryan Sceviour notified the police station after he observed the male suspect peering into car windows and getting in and out […]
Canton Police and Fire personnel responded to three heroin overdoses last week (July 20-26), and all three people were revived with Narcan. The victims included a 21-year-old female, a 48-year-old male, and a 32-year-old male. In other news, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz announced that the Substance Abuse Coalition will sponsor open gym nights for Canton […]
The Canton Police and Fire departments responded to one drug overdose in Canton last week. EMS coordinator Jamie Meier said that Narcan was not administered; however, the patient did admit to using heroin. In other substance abuse news, Selectman Bob Burr told the Citizen last week that the board will review a suggestion to require […]
The house is surrounded. Come out with your hands up. It is the stuff of TV and movies, but for a few tense moments last Tuesday evening, July 7, it was reality for Hubbard Street resident Marty Herman, who found himself as the unwitting victim of a telephone hoax known as “swatting.” Equally as dangerous […]
The communities of Canton, Stoughton, Holbrook, and Walpole have applied for and received a state grant to finance the appointment of a full-time substance abuse coalition coordinator to coordinate activities within the four towns. Canton Fire Chief Charlie Doody said the coordinator will mobilize the four communities to help prevent alcohol and drug abuse among […]
