
Two missing canoes that were taken from a pickup truck stolen on Jackson Street last Monday were located in the Kohl’s parking lot in Walpole. The stolen truck was involved in an armed bank robbery in Attleboro on May 12. Attleboro Police found the truck abandoned behind a business located near the Norton/Attleboro line. Two […]
May 22 2014 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
Editor’s note: The start of the new automated collection system has been moved from July 1 to July 7. On or around Tuesday, July 1, Canton residents will start to receive new trash and recycling carts as part of the town’s new automated curbside collection program. The new service, according to selectmen, will help to […]
May 22 2014 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
It’s almost summer, which means that it’s time once again for the Board of Health, along with other Canton town departments and community groups to hold their sixth annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair on Friday, May 30, from
All are invited to join the Friends of the Blue Hills for a spring festival of stewardship and fun. The annual Green Up Day will be held on Sunday, June 8, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Ponkapoag AMC Cabins. Volunteers will enjoy music, food, face painting, crafts, and a scavenger hunt while helping […]
May 22 2014 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen

On Thursday, May 1, the Canton Police Department received state certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Certification is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the police profession by the accreditation commission. The standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations, and […]
May 15 2014 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
In a surprise result just before midnight on Monday, May 12, voters at Canton’s annual town meeting narrowly approved a citizen’s petition to move the municipal election from April to November so that it coincides with state and federal elections in even-numbered years. The grassroots proposal, spearheaded by Chapman Street resident Bruce Rohr in an […]
The Canton Public Schools will have an earlier than normal start next year after the Canton Teachers Association voted to alter its contract to allow for a return prior to Labor Day. Under the revised school calendar approved last week by the School Committee, the new first day for students in grades 1-12 will be […]
May 15 2014 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
The Canton Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two canoes that went missing off of a truck that was stolen in Canton earlier this week. The green Ford pickup truck was used as a getaway vehicle following an armed robbery at a Bank of America branch in Attleboro on Monday, May 12. […]
May 15 2014 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Canton Citizen
A Canton father and son combined efforts to detain a man suspected of breaking into the family car on Wisteria Way (off Lawrence Street) early Saturday morning, May 3, around 12:30 a.m. The 911 caller reported that her husband, Paul McGrath, and son, Dan McGrath, had gone outside to confront the suspect and a disturbance […]
May 8 2014 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger

The Canton community lost a beloved friend and loyal supporter on Monday with the sudden passing of Billy Cravens at the age of 56. A nearly lifelong resident of the town, Cravens made a name for himself first as a standout athlete — starring on the CHS football and baseball teams in the mid 1970s […]
May 1 2014 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner