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 […]
Jan 1 2015 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
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 […]
Dec 26 2014 | Posted in
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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 […]
Dec 4 2014 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
In two separate incidents, firefighters were called to extinguish a pellet and wood stove fire. The first incident occurred at a Dedham Street residence on Wednesday, November 19, around 10:30 a.m., and the second incident took place at a Dunbar Street home on Sunday morning, November 23. In both instances, there was smoke emanating from […]
Nov 26 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the person or people who are responsible for damaging the Kennedy School athletic fields last week. The fields were extensively damaged by a vehicle. Police have few clues and are asking the public to report any suspicious activity that may have been observed […]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody will ask selectmen to issue a commendation for two Canton youths, W.T. Khoury and Matt Casamento, after both contacted the Fire Department — one by cell phone and another by using a nearby call box — to alert police to a growing fire inside Cathy’s Nails, located at 574 Washington Street, […]
Nov 6 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The Canton Police Department’s Family Services Unit will present two community education nights next month: an internet safety session for parents on Thursday, November 6, and “notMYkid” on Tuesday, November 18. Both events will be held in the CHS library beginning at 7 p.m. Topics for the internet safety night will include the risks involved with […]
Oct 30 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Over the last several days, Canton police have received several reports of burglaries into houses that are either under construction or for sale. The thieves appear to be after copper piping, which has been reported missing in the breaks. Police would like to remind the public to report any suspicious activity near unoccupied residences or […]
Oct 23 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Sixteen firefighters, with assistance from the Stoughton Fire Department, battled a warehouse fire at 30 Industrial Drive on Friday, October 3, around 8 p.m. No one was injured in the fire and the building was evacuated. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the fire was contained to a pallet of lithium batteries; however, he said the […]
Oct 9 2014 | Posted in
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Mike Berger