A clear two-thirds majority of more than 600 voters who packed the CHS auditorium Monday night offered their enthusiastic approval for the Plymouth Rubber redevelopment project — a historic action that Town Moderator Alan Hines said will “certainly
The countdown to town meeting 2015 is officially underway, and Canton voters may want to rest up and get ready as this one could well be a blockbuster. With a whopping 49 warrant articles to deliberate and vote on, including
The Board of Selectmen plan to spend nearly $500,000 for traffic-calming measures on Dedham Street and are also urging residents to contact the governor and state highway officials in an attempt to preserve funding for the Canton Interchange Project and related Dedham Street corridor improvements. Following a public hearing two weeks ago and after consultation […]
A new hotel on Royall Street, restaurants and entertainment on Dedham Street and 138, a solar installation on Walpole Street, a Paul Revere heritage site, nine acres of parkland, condominiums, shops, a child care center, even a new roadway — it’s a veritable zoning bonanza, and it’s all on the table beginning Monday, May 11, […]
For the first time in more than a decade, the town of Canton will welcome some new faces and new perspectives to the Board of Selectmen after voters on Tuesday opted for a pair of political novices, Kevin Feeney and Mark Porter, in a closely contested five-way race for two open seats. Feeney, a Canton […]
The wait for the new Canton Senior Center is finally coming to an end. After a series of delays, DPW crews and moving trucks will be helping the Council on Aging move to its new headquarters at 500 Pleasant Street — the site of the former Knights of Columbus building — on Wednesday, April 1. […]
The Canton Public Library is proud to announce the first annual Canton Community Volunteer Fair, to be held at the library on Thursday, April 16, from 4-8 p.m. The event coincides with National Volunteer Week (April 12-18), which is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. […]
The town has started insurance proceedings and is seeking full replacement value for the repair of Metropolis Rink, which suffered a partial roof collapse on the morning of Saturday, February 28. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, which occurred while players and coaches from Norwood Youth Hockey were practicing on the ice. Town […]
The following is an excerpt from a story that appears in the March 5 edition of the Canton Citizen. Emotions remain raw and frayed and numerous questions have yet to be answered following the sudden collapse of the roof atop Canton’s beloved Metropolis Skating Rink on Saturday morning, February 28. Even the cause of the […]
In a landmark decision Monday night that followed months of intense negotiations, the Board of Selectmen threw its unanimous support behind a draft agreement with Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber factory site, on a proposed 35-acre mixed-use development that could potentially reshape a large portion of downtown Canton from Revere Street […]
