Selectmen approved a tentative new drop-off site for white goods and bulk items to be set up this week on Hudson Road, which is off Shawmut Road (off Dedham Street). Residents will also be able to use the site to dispose of excess trash, particularly after a family party or a heavy trash week. Large […]
This coming Monday, July 7, the town of Canton will officially make the switch to a new automated trash and recycling program, and town officials have been hard at work trying to educate residents about the new service while also ironing out any last-minute wrinkles. One such wrinkle, involving the disposal of excess bulk items, […]
Canton Fire Chief Charlie Doody is urging the public to obey the law and “leave the fireworks to the professionals this year.” “Every summer we see the tragic effects of illegal fireworks use in our state,” said Doody. “In Canton, we have many instances of teens and young adults using illegal fireworks believing that they […]
After a string of construction delays spanning nearly three full years, a new state park at the former Canton Airport site on Neponset Street is just about finished and will soon be open to the public, according to officials at the Department of Conservation and Recreation. “Contractors are wrapping up the landscaping work now,” said […]
Cornerstone at Canton, the town’s new 86-unit senior living community, held its official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, June 11. Located on Revere Street across from the former Plymouth Rubber site, Cornerstone will offer local seniors in Canton and neighboring communities throughout the Neponset Valley area “service-enriched assisted living and a state-of-the-art Compass Memory Support Neighborhood,” […]
Canton selectmen voted 5-0 Tuesday night to spend an estimated $250,000 to $300,000 to rebuild the Pleasant Street-Devoll Field intersection and form a roundabout design. Selectmen agreed with DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta that the roundabout (rotary) will significantly slow traffic from an estimated 40 miles per hour to 20-25 miles per hour and make it […]
Over the last several weeks, Canton police have reported an unusual increase in the number of high school students found in possession of alcohol and using fake identifications to purchase alcohol. The CPD Family Services Unit is investigating the identity of these individuals, those who are supplying the false identifications, and establishments that are selling […]
Very few Canton teens identify themselves as current smokers, but an alarming number are puffing on electronic cigarettes, according to a draft report on youth smoking issued by the Canton Board of Health last month. The report, based on a survey of more than 1,500 Galvin Middle School and Canton High School students administered in […]
The School Committee has elected not to change start times next year at any of the Canton schools, but it is the goal of the committee to implement some changes by September 2015. Everyone on the committee, along with the administrative staff, believes that high school students could benefit educationally from a start time that […]
Although the skies were leaden and rain was falling lightly, 192 members of the Class of 2014 at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton refused to let the murky weather dampen their spirits as they bade farewell to their high school days and anticipated their future. Senator Brian A. Joyce (D-Milton) was the keynote […]
