Selectman Mark Porter, head of the Traffic Study Committee, has completed an initial draft of the town’s first sidewalk betterment policy, which would allow for neighboring residents to request and collectively fund sidewalk improvements. In some cases, the town would pay for 50 percent of the cost. The policy has been submitted for review and […]
The state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will close a portion of Dedham Street over I-95 for a three-week period in the overnight hours beginning Monday, September 23. The detours, originally scheduled for late July and early August, will be in effect Monday through Thursday of each week between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 […]
The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 17, to discuss a proposed change to the development agreement with the owners of the Paul Revere Heritage Site regarding planned improvements to Revere Street. As a result of a policy change implemented at the 2018 town meeting, selectmen are now empowered to […]
With overwhelming support from town employees and department heads, the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday agreed to extend the new summer hours at Town Hall until November 1 while seeking more feedback from residents. As part of the agreement, the town will post a survey on its website asking for public input and selectmen will […]
The full version of this story appears in the August 22 print edition. ~ Opting for a wait-and-see approach to the parking dynamics at the soon-to-be-opened Paul Revere Heritage Site, the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously earlier this month to approve a site plan and special permit for Northern Spy — a new […]
Update: One additional EEE-positive mosquito sample was detected in Canton on August 20. For the latest state testing results, visit the Massachusetts Arbovirus Daily Update page at mosquitoresults.com. *** As of this writing, August 16, based on information compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project (NCMCP), […]
The Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) is in the midst of preparations for its third annual Celebration of Life event to be held on Thursday evening, August 29, at 7 p.m. on the grounds of the Canton Senior Center at 500 Pleasant Street. The event honors those who have been lost and those currently […]
Canton Holdings, owner of the Plymouth Rubber redevelopment project, will join forces with the Canton DPW to come up with a unified plan to fully reconstruct Revere Street. If the plan is approved by the Board of Selectmen, work would begin this fall with final paving to be done in the spring of 2020. Meeting […]
Motorists and pedestrians traveling on Neponset Street in recent weeks have likely noticed a new bridge under construction at the Paul Revere Heritage Site that could soon alter the traffic patterns on Revere and Neponset streets. Contractors for the mixed-use development have begun erecting the steel planks of the bridge, which is located opposite Norfolk […]
The state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) along with SPS New England, the contractor working on the Dedham Street improvement project, plan to close a portion of the work zone over I-95 during the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday at some point in mid to late August for a period of […]
