Area police and fire departments will be playing hockey to benefit Canton Police Officer Ralph Centeno, who is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. The fifth annual charity hockey benefit will be held Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m. at the Metropolis Ice Rink. Stoughton fire/police will play Randolph fire/PD at 8 p.m., followed by Canton […]
The Canton Fire Department, in conjunction with the State Fire Marshall’s office, have issued a special warning about the improper disposal of ashes coming from a fireplace or wood stove. Within the last few weeks, fires that were caused by the improper disposal of ashes were reported in Canton, Milton, Carver, and Plymouth. State Fire […]
Canton firefighters extinguished a car fire, a commercial rooftop fire, and provided mutual aid to house fires in Stoughton and Milton last week. Firefighters were called to extinguish a fully involved car fire on Randolph Street around 5 a.m. on Saturday, December 29. The vehicle’s owner told firefighters he had heard an explosion, went outside […]
Police Chief Ken Berkowitz told the School Committee last week that the implementation of a new school safety protocol for violent intruders will be a collaborative effort between both parties and not a rushed one as he educates the public and the Canton school community about the ALICE program. The acronym stands for Alert, Lockdown, […]
A combination of Canton and Massachusetts State Police and the Metro Area SWAT Team calmed a potentially dangerous domestic situation involving a firearm on Tuesday, November 20, at noon. Milton police alerted Canton police to a domestic disturbance in which a man allegedly pointed a gun at a woman. The woman then drove the man […]
It was a morning of solemn reflection but also one of redemption and hope as a small group of community leaders gathered at St. Mary’s Cemetery last Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Shaun Ouillette, the young man who was brutally murdered by a fellow Canton High School classmate 26 years ago. Held […]
Assistance from a FedEx driver and a Green Street neighbor both giving police a description of partial vehicle license plates helped Canton police make two separate arrests following a bank robbery and an attempted home break-in last week. With the vehicle information and a composite of the bank robbery suspect, a combination of Stoughton, Milton, […]
All things considered, Canton fared well in the recent superstorm known as Hurricane Sandy and incurred minimal damage compared to other Bay State communities and points south such as New York City and Atlantic City. As of early Tuesday morning, approximately 800 homes were without power in the area around Standish Drive, certain pockets of […]
With nearly 62 years of police work between them, Officer Robert Sykes and Sergeant Mark Ronayne have retired from the Canton Police Department: Sykes on Labor Day and Ronayne on October 14. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and Deputy Chief Helena Findlen each had praise and warm wishes for both. Berkowitz and Findlen were trained by […]
Several police officers were involved in a short foot pursuit of a Canton man suspected of breaking into the NStar plant located on Edison Hill near the Viaduct and the entrance to Walpole Street. NStar security personnel notified police on October 5 at 6:48 p.m. after video cameras spotted a man breaking into the plant […]
