Town officials on Tuesday announced a new temporary use for St. Gerard’s as the Fire Department prepares to relocate staff and equipment to the former church rectory while the Ponkapoag Fire Station undergoes needed repairs and asbestos removal operations. The work will commence in late May and will take approximately two months to complete. In […]
During a 15-minute public comment period held at the end of Tuesday’s meeting, a woman who identified herself as a new Canton resident expressed serious concerns about the leadership of the town in light of recent media reports related to the January 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. The woman said she had […]
There will be some new faces stepping into town leadership positions following a hotly contested local election that culminated Tuesday night at the polls. In all, nearly 4,000 residents cast a ballot in this year’s town election, which featured races for Select Board, School Committee, and Library Board of Trustees. In what could be classified […]
Submitted by Patricia McDermott, Planning Board Chair For more than 20 years, the zoning that created the Canton Center Economic Opportunity District (CCEOD) has been in place in the downtown area. The goal of this special zoning district was to encourage mixed use, manageable growth, and support reasonable expansion. The underlying commitment was intended […]
Initial ideas for the reuse of the former St. Gerard’s Church property are focused on multi-purpose, community-minded uses for the buildings and a mixture of passive and active recreation options for the adjacent land. The early consensus, based on the roughly 200 survey responses submitted to date, shows an opposition to private development, particularly for […]
After going a year without any contested races, Canton voters can again look forward to having some options on the ballot with a number of newcomers stepping up to challenge for elected office this spring. With Valentine’s Day (February 14) marking the deadline to certify nominations, the field is now officially set for the 2023 […]
The future Paul Revere Museum of Innovation and Discovery has been given a boost from the Norfolk County Commissioners with the approval of a $450,000 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant to help cover design costs. The announcement was made by Select Board Chair John Connolly and Town Administrator Charles Doody at the Select Board […]
Canton residents have one more week to offer their comments on a draft Energy Aggregation Plan for Canton Electricity Choice — a new purchasing program that seeks to offer affordable renewable energy options for Canton residents and businesses. The program will allow the town to use its collective buying power in order to give electricity […]
The town of Canton is pleased to announce its new Electricity Choice program. The program will be a municipal electricity aggregation, which is a type of purchasing program that will allow the town to use its collective buying power to take a big step toward its sustainability goals while providing affordable renewable electricity to Canton […]
Town Administrator Charles Doody, chairperson of the St. Gerard’s Reuse Committee, reported that the first public forum on the new town property will be held sometime next month with the final details to be announced soon. Doody said the committee, which is tasked with identifying the best uses for the former church buildings and grounds, […]
