In only one week’s time, the DPW has overspent its annual snow removal budget of $414,500 by approximately $350,000 after two major storms dumped nearly 45 inches of snow in Canton. DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta estimates he will need another $120,000 — beyond the current $350,000 deficit — to get through the rest of winter […]
Town Administrator Bill Friel, who has served as the town’s executive secretary and town administrator for the past 25 years, will retire next February 1, 2016, giving the town a year to select his replacement. Friel’s contract was set to end on June 30, but selectmen opted to extend it another seven months at the […]
For the second week in a row, the Fire Department responded to several carbon monoxide alarms resulting from clogged gas vents. According to Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury, several of the 16 calls received in Monday’s snowstorm were for blocked gas vents. Firefighters also responded several times to a duplex on Indian Woods Way, where a […]
The community is invited to a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary The Lady in Number 6 on Sunday, February 8, at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham in Canton. This Academy Award-winning documentary is being presented
The Canton School Committee decided last Thursday night to submit a “catch-up budget” for the next fiscal year that would substantially eliminate higher classroom counts at the middle and high schools. The new budget number is $37,159,654, approximately $175,000 more than the one proposed a few weeks ago by Superintendent Jeff Granatino and $1.38 million […]
The Canton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is inviting students to rename the coalition with a shorter, “more catchy” name. The contest is open to students in grades 4-12, including students at Blue Hills Regional and St. John’s School. The winner will receive one iPad Air II or a $550 gift card to the Apple store […]
Two Brockton men are facing an assortment of criminal charges — ranging from possession of a stolen vehicle to drug and gun charges — following a search and subsequent arrest at a Canton gas station last weekend. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Saturday, January 17, at the Shell station on Route 138. An […]
Canton Writes, the town-wide writing contest, kicks off this week. This year, there will be four age categories for authors to enter: elementary school, middle school, high school, and adult. Authors may submit a short story, poem, or nonfiction/memoir — and no more than one entry in each format. No entry may exceed 1,000 words. […]
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey sees substantial challenges ahead as he enters his second four-year term. “The opiate crisis continues to burn out of control,” Morrissey said, after being sworn in by Secretary of State William Galvin at a January 7 ceremony at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham. “In these past four years, we […]
Selectman Sal Salvatori, elected to the board when it expanded from three to five members in 2004, announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in the April 7 town election. The announcement comes less than a week after School Committee Chairman Cindy Thomas informed her board that she would also not seek re-election this […]
