The Canton Select Board will welcome one familiar face and one enthusiastic newcomer when they reconvene in open session next week after voters voiced their preference for Julie Beckham and JR McCourt in a spirited four-way race for two open board seats in Tuesday’s annual town election. More than 1,400 voters cast their ballots early […]
Earlier this week, the Canton Select Board approved the appointment of Michael Gifford Cruz as the Canton Police Department’s new deputy chief of administration. Canton Police Chief Michael Daniels said the appointment is part of an administrative
In a remarkably smooth, efficient and cordial panel discussion staged live this week in front of a packed audience inside the Community Room at the Canton Public Library, the four candidates in this year’s hotly contested race for two open Select Board seats formally introduced themselves to the voters while also sharing their platforms, skillsets, […]
After more than 30 years of dedicated service to the town of Canton, Town Administrator and former Fire Chief Charles E. Doody will retire on April 10. Transition plans will be announced at the Select Board meeting on March 31. Board Chair JR McCourt said after April 10, Assistant Town Administrator Jen Kemalian will serve […]
After a successful first two years following the adoption of a new municipal energy aggregation program dubbed “Canton Electricity Choice,” town leaders are now setting their sights on a potential renewal of the program — assuming, of course, that the price is still right. That was the key takeaway from a presentation to the Select […]
Canton citizens of all ages are invited to participate in Keep Canton Beautiful, the 5th Annual Townwide Canton Cleanup, on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Keep Canton Beautiful is a community of people who live and work in Canton and want to keep our town as beautiful and litter-free as possible. […]
The near 24-hour snowstorm that hit the region earlier this week dumped over 25 inches of snow; closed Town Hall and the Canton schools for two days; and caused several downed trees and branches, including one tree that fell on a house on Messinger Street. According to DPW Operations Director Bill Walsh, the town utilized […]
The field has been set for the 2026 annual town election, and once again, a contested race for Select Board will be the headliner on the April ballot after four candidates returned papers by Tuesday’s nomination deadline for two open seats on the board. With Select Board member Chris Albert opting not to seek reelection […]
Forty-nine DPW snow removal trucks and 16 private contractors worked around the clock to combat the more than 25 inches of snow that fell over the area between Sunday morning and Tuesday morning. Town crews started working around 11 a.m. on Sunday to treat the roads and worked for a total of approximately 50 hours. […]
The Canton Affordable Housing Trust and Canton Select Board are expected to make a decision soon on whether to retain ownership of the former Gridley School building on Washington Street or sell it to a nonprofit developer to convert it into affordable housing units. At an informational sessional held via Zoom last Wednesday, January 14, […]
