The Board of Selectmen has appointed Canton resident Janet Maguire as the town’s new recreation director. Maguire, the lone local candidate, was chosen over three other applicants, although selectmen agreed that all four were strong and worthy candidates. The vote to appoint Maguire was unanimous at 4-0, with Selectman Victor Del Vecchio absent from the […]
In a 4-1 vote taken Tuesday night, the Board of Selectmen, acting as individual members, said they would not support the Community Preservation Act (CPA) ballot question before Canton residents on Tuesday, April 3. The act would permit the town to levy a 1 percent tax on residential and commercial property that would be set […]
Editor’s note: Click the links below to read the letters referenced in the article. Competing legal interpretations and legitimate safety concerns — not “money and union jobs” as alleged by selectmen — are at the heart of a recent dispute involving construction of a large-scale solar farm on the town-owned Pine Street landfill, according to […]
The financial investigation into the Recreation Department that was alluded to in a recent announcement by the Board of Selectmen has its roots in the Canton Travel Basketball program, according to two town officials with direct knowledge of the situation. The prepared statement by selectmen, which first appeared on the town website on February 10, […]
Selectmen Chairman John Connolly reacted strongly Tuesday night to a mailing sent to residents alleging that selectmen and Town Administrator Bill Friel are having work conducted on a solar energy facility at the site of the former Pine Street landfill by non-licensed electricians and without an electrical permit. The postcard depicts a ticking clock on […]
The co-presidents of the Canton Association of Business and Industry (CABI) told selectmen Tuesday night that while they agree with the “pillars” of the proposed Community Preservation Act, the association will oppose its adoption in Canton because of the additional tax burden on businesses. The act would add a 1 percent tax on homes and […]
Already mulling a zoning change that would prevent any new residences from being built in downtown Canton, the town’s Planning Board last week decided, by the slimmest of margins, not to support a bid by two local developers to build a seven-unit condominium project on Plymouth Street. The project in question, submitted by Scott Lenhart […]
Editor’s note: The following press release was submitted by the Board of Selectmen regarding an ongoing investigation into financial activities at the Recreation Department. The matter has since been referred to the Public Integrity Division of the Attorney General’s Office, which investigates and prosecutes serious criminal misconduct involving public agencies and their employees. In conjunction […]
It will be another quiet election season for Canton voters this year after Tuesday’s filing deadline came and went with only 12 candidates submitting papers for 11 open seats. Of the dozen names that will appear on the April 3 ballot, eight are incumbents, headlined by multi-term selectmen Gerald “Sal” Salvatori and Avril Elkort, who […]
The Board of Selectmen approved a motion earlier this week allowing the board to engage in a process to review changes to the health insurance plans for town employees and retirees. Selectmen Chairman John Connolly stressed to a dozen union representatives who attended Tuesday’s public meeting that there is no guarantee that changes will be […]
