Town Clerk Tracy K. Kenney has announced that the last day to register to vote for the April 7 town election will be Wednesday, March 18. The Town Clerk’s office will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 18. Residents who would like to have a voter registration form mailed to them […]
Editor’s note: School officials, at the suggestion of the Board of Selectmen, have withdrawn its proposed debt-exclusion override from the April 7 town ballot. The measure will instead be introduced at the May town meeting and, if approved, will be put before voters in a subsequent special election. After yawning their way through the last […]
Tempers flared over a proposed solar overlay district and one member waxed philosophic on the current state of zoning as the Canton Planning Board commenced public hearings last week on the 12 proposed zoning changes for 2015. Approximately two dozen citizens turned out for the February 4 meeting, which lasted more than three hours and […]
Selectmen have given the developers of the former Plymouth Rubber property until the close of business tomorrow, February 13, to file a formal agreement with the town on the 40-acre Revere Street site. In return, selectmen on Tuesday night agreed to call a special town meeting at the beginning of the May annual town meeting […]
Canton residents who are interested in running for office in the April 7 town election have until next Friday, February 13, at 5 p.m. to obtain nomination papers from the Town Clerk’s office. Interested candidates must obtain the signatures of at least 50 registered voters in the town of Canton, and nomination papers must be […]
In only one week’s time, the DPW has overspent its annual snow removal budget of $414,500 by approximately $350,000 after two major storms dumped nearly 45 inches of snow in Canton. DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta estimates he will need another $120,000 — beyond the current $350,000 deficit — to get through the rest of winter […]
Town Administrator Bill Friel, who has served as the town’s executive secretary and town administrator for the past 25 years, will retire next February 1, 2016, giving the town a year to select his replacement. Friel’s contract was set to end on June 30, but selectmen opted to extend it another seven months at the […]
Selectman Sal Salvatori, elected to the board when it expanded from three to five members in 2004, announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in the April 7 town election. The announcement comes less than a week after School Committee Chairman Cindy Thomas informed her board that she would also not seek re-election this […]
The Recreation Department is hoping that a quick response to seeding after a major vehicle vandalism incident in November will help to contain damage to several athletic fields at the Kennedy School. The full extent of the damage, however, will not be known until the fields thaw out in the spring. In response to the […]
The deadline to submit both zoning and non-zoning articles for the 2015 Annual Town Meeting warrant will close on Friday, January 9, at noon. All warrant articles must be delivered to the Board of Selectmen’s office, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021. First snowstorm leads to 2 MV crashes Police and fire crews responded to […]
