The Milton Mews project, a controversial affordable housing development proposed on the border of Milton and Canton, is moving on to the next stage of permitting after it was declared eligible by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) last month. The proposed development, put forth by Texas-based Mill Creek Residential Trust, would add 276 rental […]
Police have identified the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run accident on Chapman Street on Thursday, November 7, as Sandra Johnson, 63, of 563 Chapman Street. The accident occurred at 6:20 p.m. in cold, rainy conditions on a busy part of Chapman Street near the Canton Junction train station. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz said Johnson was […]
On Friday, October 25, the cosmetology program at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton was bustling with an unusual level of activity. Throughout the day, every client chair in the salon-style classroom was occupied with students or teachers waiting for cosmetology students to either shave their head (boys) or tie their tresses back in […]
Selectmen reportedly looking to acquire historic property ~ Three weeks after being blindsided by a last-minute letter from the Board of Selectmen opposing their plans for an assisted living facility on Revere Street, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property are back on the offensive, armed this time with a letter of their own that […]
For the fifth consecutive year, the town of Canton has been awarded the highest bond rating of AAA by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. Only 20 communities in the state have achieved this rating, which results in lower borrowing rates for the town. Finance Director Jim Murgia told selectmen Tuesday night that the lower interest […]
A Canton woman was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital for gas exposure after her neighbors at the Davenport Avenue apartment building off Royall Street smelled gas on Saturday, November 2. Fire Lt. Donnie Lester said the department received a 911 call from neighbors around 11:15 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they took a gas […]
Sixteen firefighters, including some who were off duty at the time, and a crew from Stoughton responded to an equipment fire at Sika Sarnafil, located at 100 Dan Road, in the early morning hours on Saturday, October 26. Fire Lt. Donnie Lester said firefighters arrived shortly before 5 a.m. and found heavy smoke at the […]
A mysterious late-night shooting incident that has gone unsolved for six months now appears to be drug-related after the victim, a 29-year-old Canton man, was arrested last month on drug distribution and weapons charges. Daniel Dipp of 646 Chapman Street, Apartment 2, was arrested near his home on September 17 following an alleged drug transaction […]
Less than a month after shattering her back in a freak riding accident that included a terrifying encounter with a charging bull, Pat Johnson, an ex-FinCom member and a fixture at planning and zoning board meetings, is back home recovering and in surprisingly good spirits. “I’m doing fine,” insisted Johnson in a recent telephone interview, […]
In a unique collaborative effort between the Canton Public Schools and the Canton Police and Fire departments, a coalition is being formed to get to the root cause of substance abuse among local youths and identify possible solutions. Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and Fire Chief Charlie Doody both attended the October 24 School Committee meeting, […]
