The Canton Public Schools have engaged the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) to assist them in the search process for a new superintendent of schools. An integral part of the process involves parent and community participation in focus groups. The groups are designed to obtain participant input about the attributes, experience, and knowledge that […]
On Tuesday, November 24, from 7-9 p.m., the Trustees of Reservations will host an evening of classical and contemporary music and light hors d’oeuvres in celebration of Eleanor Cabot Bradley’s Thanksgiving tradition of preparing the holiday meal for family and friends at her home in Canton. Bradley was proud of serving foods she raised and […]
Canton’s Town Administrator Search Committee released its top four candidates on Tuesday night and they include two Massachusetts town executives as well as administrators from Portland, Maine, and a suburb of Chicago. Selectmen will now interview each of the following candidates in public session in the coming weeks: Greg Enos, assistant town administrator of Whitman; […]
A major transformation could soon be underway at one of Canton’s most storied churches as the United Church of Christ contemplates both a defection from the UCC denomination and a return to its historical roots as a Congregational church. At a special meeting on Sunday, November 22, members of the congregation will be asked to […]
Canton Police Department K9 Officer Dunkin, one of the newest members of the force, joined the department in July. His partner, Officer Robert Zepf, is spending his shifts familiarizing Dunkin with a police officer’s daily routine and introducing him to residents who are running errands in Canton Center. Dunkin, a black English Labrador, was seven […]
One man was injured and another has been pronounced dead following a highly publicized domestic disturbance incident at a Washington Street residence on Tuesday, November 3. The deceased man, who has since been identified by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office as Larry King Jr., 49, was reportedly involved in a standoff with police and […]
The Traffic Advisory Committee, headed by selectmen Mark Porter and Kevin Feeney, has identified three or four projects that the committee will be examining in the coming months. The committee will be working with Town Planner Tim Richard in designing options for the Randolph-Washington Street intersection and looking at whether a roundabout makes sense at […]
On Friday, October 23, state and local officials and stakeholders gathered at Ponkapoag Golf Course, which is located within the Blue Hills State Reservation in Canton, to officially reopen the historic Course No. 1. Recently, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation
This week the weather has been mild with sunny skies and temperatures almost summerlike in the 60s and 70s. Snow, ice, cold temperatures, and roof raking are the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. But DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta,
Former Canton Conservation Agent Robert Murphy has been ordered to pay $10,000 in civil penalties for multiple violations of the conflict of interest law while he was employed by the town, the State Ethics Commission announced earlier this week. In its decision, issued October 27, the commission found that Murphy violated section 17(a) of the […]
