The long-running saga involving repairs to the Reservoir Pond Dam is now over and the town is now officially the owner of the property. Selectman Sal Salvatori, who has been the point person on the matter and who negotiated an agreement between the town and the Napleton Company, announced Tuesday night that the state Office […]
Feb 14 2013 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
The Canton Public Schools’ graduation rate has risen significantly since 2008 and is now one of the highest in the region, reported School Superintendent Jeff Granatino last week. In his update to the School Committee on Thursday, February 7, Granatino noted that the rate has increased from 85.9 percent to 96.8 percent over the past […]
Feb 14 2013 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mike Berger
Twenty-eight and a half inches of snow fell within a 21-hour period in Canton between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, prompting DPW Director Mike Trotta to note it was the worst blizzard and snow removal period he could remember in his 30-plus-year career. Although he didn’t pull his plow drivers off the road, Trotta said […]
Feb 14 2013 | Posted in
News | By
Mike Berger
For the first time in a long time, many of the requests from municipal department heads for more budget money will likely be approved and there will not be any talk of cutbacks or layoffs in the coming budget year, which begins July 1. Town Administrator Bill Friel and Finance Director Jim Murgia both agreed […]
Feb 7 2013 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger

On February 28, around the time that Canton residents will be reading the details of the Plymouth Rubber rezoning proposal, residents of neighboring Westwood will be asked to vote at a special town meeting on the future of Westwood Station, now renamed University Station. Located on a 140-acre parcel along University Avenue on the Westwood-Canton […]
Feb 7 2013 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Mike Berger
An identified Canton man was taken to a hospital for a non-life-threatening eye injury following a stabbing incident on Thursday morning, January 31, at an apartment complex on Walnut Street. Deputy Police Chief Helena Findlen
Feb 6 2013 | Posted in
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Police & Fire | By
Mike Berger
After last summer’s First Parish Players’ debut summer musical, Urinetown, wowed packed audiences, the theatre ensemble is already preparing for its second annual performance, Spring Awakening, this August. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, located at
Feb 6 2013 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Update: Due to the pending blizzard, the Canton Community Theatre has postponed “Just Desserts” to next weekend. The shows will be Friday and Saturday, February 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m. with an additional 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, February 17. All tickets purchased for this weekend will be honored at any of next weekend’s shows. *** The […]
Jan 31 2013 | Posted in
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Guest
After a tumultuous past few months that ended with the termination of longtime Conservation Agent Bob Murphy, the Canton Conservation Commission has begun to move forward with new business under the guidance of interim agent
Jan 31 2013 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Jay Turner
Imagine open and natural spaces within a school setting. Think big. Worktables and benches, chalkboards and stages. Flowers and artwork, music and sculpture. Dream bigger. Zen gardens and chess boards, glider swings and butterfly bushes. Let your imagination soar. Solar-powered waterfalls, apple trees, vegetable gardens, and a performance amphitheater. School adjustment counselor and clinical social […]
Jan 31 2013 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Ruth Weiner