Two weeks after voting to eliminate the proposed start time changes for the middle and high schools due to budget concerns, the Canton School Committee has found a way to revive the idea, thanks to a compromise plan put forward by new committee Chairman Bob Golledge Jr. Golledge, who had previously voted not to fund […]
Two local men are facing multiple felony charges after allegedly burglarizing the Turnpike Café on Route 138 last Wednesday, April 8. One of the suspects was arrested leaving the scene and another was arrested later that morning, apparently escaping from a swamp. Shortly before 5 a.m., Canton police responded to an alarm at the restaurant, […]
Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street, have launched a new website and have scheduled three upcoming open houses to help Canton residents become better acquainted with their proposed mixed-use redevelopment plan in advance of the May 11 special town meeting. The website, www.plymouthrubberyes.com, features artists’ renderings of the […]
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (BID-Milton) is offering mini-grants in amounts ranging from $500 to $1,500 to local service agencies, nonprofit organizations, boards of health, coalitions and community groups to address specific community health needs outlined in the hospital’s 2014 Community Health Needs Assessment. Last year the hospital provided $11,000 in mini-grants to eight local organizations, […]
Representative William Galvin (D-Canton) and his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted last Wednesday to send additional funding to cities and towns for road and bridge repairs. Canton would stand to receive $780,994 from the $200 million funding bill. The money was divided amongst the communities using the Chapter 90 equation, which is […]
In two separate incidents over the Easter weekend, local and State Police assisted in the arrest of two individuals “whose alleged actions upon our roadways put everyone’s safety in jeopardy.” On Saturday, April 4, around 2 a.m., a Canton police officer was monitoring traffic on Route 138 when he observed a vehicle approaching him at […]
For the first time in more than a decade, the town of Canton will welcome some new faces and new perspectives to the Board of Selectmen after voters on Tuesday opted for a pair of political novices, Kevin Feeney and Mark Porter, in a closely contested five-way race for two open seats. Feeney, a Canton […]
The Canton School Committee, in a lengthy and difficult discussion last week, decided to shelve its earlier decision to alter the start times at the middle and high schools in order to show the Finance Committee a good faith effort toward closing its nearly $1 million budget gap. The surprising reversal, which comes just seven […]
Canton residents Aoife Barrington-Haber and Renee Hanscom are two of the stars in the Canton Community Theatre’s upcoming production of August: Osage County, a high-octane family drama by playwright Tracy Letts. Performances will take place April 16-18 at 8 p.m. and April 19 at 4 p.m. at the Village Shoppes at Cobb’s Corner, 95 Washington […]
The wait for the new Canton Senior Center is finally coming to an end. After a series of delays, DPW crews and moving trucks will be helping the Council on Aging move to its new headquarters at 500 Pleasant Street — the site of the former Knights of Columbus building — on Wednesday, April 1. […]
