Six months after being rejected by the ZBA in its bid to qualify as a nursing or convalescent home under the zoning bylaw, the proponents of a proposed 48-bed substance abuse detoxification facility on Turnpike Street have gone back to the zoning board — this time with a new legal argument and hopes of a […]
With more than 50 percent of the Reservoir Pond dam repair project now completed and approved by the state, DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta estimates that Pleasant Street could reopen sometime within the next two to five weeks. Trotta pegged the end of Thanksgiving week (Nov. 23-24) as the best-case scenario with a more probable reopening […]
The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night formally decided not to call for a special town election to fill the seat vacated last month by Kevin Feeney and will instead await the town’s regular election in early April to fill the vacant seat. Feeney formally resigned during an executive session on October 16 after being […]
One week from today at the Canton Public Library, local residents will be invited to share and discuss their vision for the future of Canton as part of a public workshop hosted by the town’s Master Plan Steering Committee. Scheduled to run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and open to all ages, Thursday’s workshop is […]
Selectmen are tentatively considering December 12 as the date to hold a special town meeting to consider additional town expenditures to build a new ice rink at the site of the Metropolis Rink, which has been vacant since the roof collapsed in the winter of 2015. Architects have pegged the cost of the new rink […]
It appeared that traffic conditions were at an all-time low on Thursday, September 13, when a utility pole fell across the intersection of Washington Street and Heritage Lane during the early morning drive time hours. It took one motorist 45 minutes to cross town to get to Route 128, traveling the full length of Washington […]
Selectmen were quite pleased with the work of planning consultant KZLA in drafting a working master plan for improving the Earl Newhouse Waterfront Area on Reservoir Pond. On Tuesday night, the board asked Town Planner Laura Smead to apply for grants as well as Community Preservation Act funding in the coming fiscal year. They also […]
In what is perhaps the clearest sign to date of tangible progress at the Paul Revere Heritage Site, members of the Revere Heritage Commission have finalized their selection of a restaurant operator and are ready to make a formal recommendation to the Board of Selectmen. Meeting on August 20 at Canton Town Hall, the commission […]
The Reservoir Pond dam improvement project began on Tuesday, September 4, with the mobilization of the contractor to the Pleasant Street site and the lowering of the water level in the pond. The water will be released in a controlled manner, and DPW engineers will monitor the weather forecast and adjust flow rates as needed. The stream […]
The Board of Selectmen earlier this week authorized the start of the process of rezoning the former Gridley School — which has been deemed unsafe — from a public building to a residence for sale. Selectmen also authorized Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall to work with the Zoning Board of Appeals and Building Commissioner Ed Walsh […]
