Police announced that they have juvenile suspects in connection with a previous break-in at the Milton Hoosic Club but no suspects yet in a break-in that occurred early Saturday morning, May 21, at the Wampatuck Country Club in which a safe was taken. Police are also looking at a non-resident adult person of interest in […]
Green Up the Blue Hills, the annual stewardship event sponsored by the Friends of the Blue Hills, will be held on Sunday, June 5, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Ponkapoag Pond in Canton. Volunteers will enjoy music, face painting, crafts, and a scavenger hunt while helping with an essential task: pulling up invasive weeds that […]
Canton joined the nearly 80 percent of Massachusetts communities that offer tuition-free full-day kindergarten after a clear majority of voters approved the measure at the final session of annual town meeting on Wednesday, May 11. A similar proposal, sponsored by resident Tony Braconi, was defeated a year earlier at the 2015 town meeting; however, this […]
The Wolff Sisters & The Last Calvary want to save the honeybees and want your help! On Saturday, May 21, the talented trio, featuring Canton natives Rebecca, Rachael and Kat Wolff, will perform a “Barn Show for the Bees” with Lula Wiles at 9 Stone Bridge Lane in Milton. The all-ages show kicks off at […]
The warm weather has arrived and summer is drawing near, which is good news for Canton schoolchildren but not necessarily for local motorists. For the lazy days of summer also happen to be the peak of the outdoor construction season, and over the next several months there are several major roadway projects planned in Canton. […]
Murder indictments were unsealed last week against the three men — including one from Canton — who have already been charged in the New Year’s Day 2014 kidnapping of an Avon man, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s office. James Robertson was taken from his parents’ Avon home by two men identifying themselves […]
State Representative Walter F. Timilty (D-Milton) announced on Friday his candidacy to represent the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Distract in the Massachusetts State Senate. “I am excited to formally declare my candidacy for the state senate,” Timilty stated. “It has been an honor to serve in the House of Representatives, yet serving a larger constituency […]
Various attempts at reforming municipal government, including proposals by individual citizens and the Finance Committee, were either defeated or postponed indefinitely during the opening session of annual town meeting Monday night. Jim Sims, a FinCom member, sponsored an article proposing term limits for elected and appointed officials; the FinCom proposed to eliminate stipends for board […]
The Board of Selectmen have entered into negotiations with its top choice for town administrator, Charles Aspinwall of Sharon, following a unanimous vote on Friday, May 6. Selectmen went with Aspinwall, the current Millis town administrator, over two other finalists for the position: Harwich Town Administrator Christopher Clark and Middletown Assistant Town Administrator Ryan Ferrera. […]
Nearly 100 people packed the library’s community room last Thursday to listen to the winning entries of the sixth annual Canton Writes contest. Seventy writers, ranging in age from 6 to 60-something, competed in the contest. Prizes were awarded for winning first, second or third place in elementary, middle school, high school, and adult categories […]
