After 42 years with the Canton Fire Department, firefighter/EMT Herb “Butch” King, otherwise known as the father of Canton’s Emergency Medical Services program, is getting ready to retire from his post. But King’s commitment to teaching CPR will continue, and he is currently coordinating with Fire Chief Charlie Doody to offer a monthly CPR course […]
As part of the 10th anniversary of the Canton Knights of Columbus Public Safety Awards Night, Firefighter/EMT Herbert “Butch” King and K-9 Police Officer Scott Brown and his partner, Bosco, were honored as Firefighter and Police Officer of the Year. The public event was held Friday night, June 18, at the K of C Hall […]
The annual Firemen’s Sunday was celebrated this year on June 13. Members of the Canton Fire Department — both present and retired — attended mass at Saint James Church on York Street. After the mass, Reverend Tom Dornan of St. James Lutheran Church came to the Ponkapoag station for a brief prayer srrvice, after which […]
By Kathy Anderson It all took place in just a few horrifying minutes, but a two-alarm electrical fire that nearly destroyed a Canton home on Tuesday, February 16, did not destroy its occupants’ spirit of survival and gratitude. At approximately 10:11 a.m. that snowy day, the Canton Fire Department responded to a call from a […]
Meet Scott Brown (and no, not that one). This Scott Brown is a patrolman with the Canton Police Department, not the newest member of the U.S. Senate. He is from Canton, not Wrentham, and he drives a police car, not a truck. Scott Brown has become a household name across the entire country, with the […]
