An air of skepticism about the town’s ability to manage Reservoir Pond permeated the library’s community room on Saturday during a public “listening session” on future uses and access to the popular town-owned recreation spot. Approximately 60 residents, roughly half abutters and half non-abutters, turned out for the January 30 forum, which was hosted by […]
Town officials are reminding residents to keep a close eye on their pets and report any wild animals exhibiting strange behavior after a recent confirmed case of rabies in the Ponkapoag neighborhood. The diseased animal, a raccoon, reportedly attacked a dog on Greenbriar Road during the daytime hours on Tuesday, January 12. Canton Animal Control […]
How do you persuade your parents to use water more wisely? That was the challenge facing more than 40 students in Canton High School’s Computer Art & Design Classes as they participated in a water conservation poster challenge this fall. Students in Michelle Mendez’s and Carol Gregerman’s classes were visited by the Neponset River Watershed […]
Chris Connolly, current chairman of the Canton Planning Board, has announced that he will not seek reelection in the April town election. A two-term incumbent, Connolly was first elected to the board in 2006 and was reelected in 2011. He operates a private law practice in Canton, specializing in residential and commercial real estate transactions, […]
Canton police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving two recent crimes — an armed robbery attempt and a shoplifting case. The robbery incident occurred on Sunday night, January 24, at 11:25 p.m. at the Blue Hill Express Gas Station on Route 138. Police said a black male came into the store and demanded all of the money […]
School Committee members were pleased with their initial meeting with the Finance Committee concerning their proposal to fund tuition-free full-day kindergarten beginning in the next school year. School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge said at the board’s January 21 meeting that he is optimistic that they will gain the support of the FinCom and the Board […]
Business and community leaders from the Canton area will “do a little time and a lot of good” to help save and improve the lives of people fighting muscular dystrophy and related life-threatening diseases at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Lock-Up fundraising event. Jill Rossetti, principal of Blue Hills Regional Technical School, was one of the […]
In a span of three days next week, Canton residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on two of the town’s most prized public amenities — Reservoir Pond and the soon-to-be constructed Paul Revere Heritage Site. On Wednesday, January 27, at 7 p.m., the Paul Revere Heritage Commission and the Revere Building Use Committee […]
It’s going to be a busy winter for the Canton Planning and Zoning boards with several big developments vying for approvals, headlined by a mixed-use project at the former Plymouth Rubber site and an upscale hotel/restaurant proposal on Royall Street. The two aforementioned projects, which both received widespread support at the 2015 town meeting, recently […]
Selectmen are likely to approve a consolidation plan that would bring the TV-computer (CRT) collection trailer to the Pine Street leaf and yard waste facility and make the facility open year round. Town Administrator Bill Friel said the consolidation will create a single stop at the Pine Street station where residents can dump their yard […]
