The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is requiring Canton and other communities serviced by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to prohibit non-essential outdoor water use between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. through October 1. Handheld hoses are still permitted during this period. Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio said the water restriction comes because […]
Former Canton Conservation Agent Robert Murphy is facing state ethics charges and some potentially hefty civil penalties for “repeatedly violating” the conflict of interest law while he was employed by the town, the State Ethics Commission alleged last week. The charges, which are detailed in an “order to show cause” that was filed by the […]
DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta outlined the paving schedule and the details of the rotary redesign for Pleasant Street over the remaining weeks of the summer. Paving and the replacement of manhole covers, which began last week from Washington Street to Sherman Street, is continuing and should be completed by next Tuesday or Wednesday, July 30 […]
Following its narrow and somewhat surprising victory at the 2014 annual town meeting in May, a controversial citizen’s petition that aims to move the Canton municipal elections from April to November is on its way to the state legislature, although approval will not come fast or easy, according to state Representative Bill Galvin. In a […]
An out-of-state developer appeared before the Canton Board of Selectmen earlier this week with a proposal to build a high-end apartment complex with space for retail and commercial development at the former Cumberland Farms property at 777 Dedham Street. The property, which is currently zoned industrial, has been vacant since 2009, when Cumberland Farms relocated […]
Selectmen approved a tentative new drop-off site for white goods and bulk items to be set up this week on Hudson Road, which is off Shawmut Road (off Dedham Street). Residents will also be able to use the site to dispose of excess trash, particularly after a family party or a heavy trash week. Large […]
This coming Monday, July 7, the town of Canton will officially make the switch to a new automated trash and recycling program, and town officials have been hard at work trying to educate residents about the new service while also ironing out any last-minute wrinkles. One such wrinkle, involving the disposal of excess bulk items, […]
Canton selectmen voted 5-0 Tuesday night to spend an estimated $250,000 to $300,000 to rebuild the Pleasant Street-Devoll Field intersection and form a roundabout design. Selectmen agreed with DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta that the roundabout (rotary) will significantly slow traffic from an estimated 40 miles per hour to 20-25 miles per hour and make it […]
Very few Canton teens identify themselves as current smokers, but an alarming number are puffing on electronic cigarettes, according to a draft report on youth smoking issued by the Canton Board of Health last month. The report, based on a survey of more than 1,500 Galvin Middle School and Canton High School students administered in […]
The Board of Selectmen will vote in two weeks on a plan presented by DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta and Town Engineer Jim Donovan to design and build a roundabout (rotary) at the intersections of Pleasant Street, Bolivar Street, and Lincolnshire Drive. The project, which is aimed at slowing traffic and improving overall safety, drew initial […]
