No one was hurt after a roof collapsed at DXL Group (formerly Casual Male) on Turnpike Street on Tuesday morning, February 10, around 7:15 a.m. The collapse impacted a 20×20-foot section of roof in the warehouse above the loading dock. Workers were shoveling snow on another portion of the roof at the time of the […]
For the second week in a row, the Fire Department responded to several carbon monoxide alarms resulting from clogged gas vents. According to Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury, several of the 16 calls received in Monday’s snowstorm were for blocked gas vents. Firefighters also responded several times to a duplex on Indian Woods Way, where a […]
The Canton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is inviting students to rename the coalition with a shorter, “more catchy” name. The contest is open to students in grades 4-12, including students at Blue Hills Regional and St. John’s School. The winner will receive one iPad Air II or a $550 gift card to the Apple store […]
Two Brockton men are facing an assortment of criminal charges — ranging from possession of a stolen vehicle to drug and gun charges — following a search and subsequent arrest at a Canton gas station last weekend. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Saturday, January 17, at the Shell station on Route 138. An […]
No one was hurt following a one-car accident in which the driver hit the side of the Hillside Pub, located at 2 Royall Avenue, on January 6 around 2:30 p.m. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the accident damaged a side door leading to the bar area. The restaurant closed for the day and a carpenter […]
The deadline to submit both zoning and non-zoning articles for the 2015 Annual Town Meeting warrant will close on Friday, January 9, at noon. All warrant articles must be delivered to the Board of Selectmen’s office, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021. First snowstorm leads to 2 MV crashes Police and fire crews responded to […]
The Norfolk County Technical Fire Rescue Team, which includes Canton fire captains Wendell Robery and Andy Morgan, searched for a possible body when an NStar crew uncovered a boot in the ground in Franklin on Friday, December 26, around 4:30 p.m. Canton Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the NStar crew, while attempting to install a […]
The controversial Pleasant Street roundabout project is substantially completed and has come in well under budget, Town Administrator Bill Friel announced last week. In addition, Canton police said there have been two official accidents, both minor, and three complaints about the new rotary from November 1 to December 12. Originally approved by selectmen in June […]
Canton Fire Chief Charlie Doody, who also serves as the town’s emergency management director, said he has received a great public response to his request for emergency volunteers. A month ago, Doody issued a call for 50 volunteers to serve as part of the town’s Emergency Management Response Team, and as of December 19, he had […]
As one of Canton’s longest-married couples at 68 years and counting, Nick and Mary Bartone have seen their share of life’s challenges and then some. Yet nothing could have possibly prepared them for the shock and devastation they experienced last Wednesday afternoon on the day before Thanksgiving, as a fire tore through their modest two-family […]
