The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Tuesday that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been found in mammal-biting mosquitoes in the town of Canton. The town’s risk level has now been raised
A few days after Canton voters collectively said “no” to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act in the April town election, Deb Sundin, a conservation commissioner and an ardent CPA supporter, wrote a letter to the Citizen in which she thanked her fellow supporters for their vote, urged the CPA’s opponents to reconsider, and admonished all […]
When the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee jointly meet on Tuesday, July 24, they will be reviewing applicants for two vacant School Committee seats. Within weeks of the resignation of committee member Liz Salisbury, whose family has relocated to Pittsburgh, committee member Jill Stevens notified the committee of her plans to resign for […]
The Lawrence M. Walsh playground, named for a former principal, was a community project when it was built at the Hansen School in 1988. Parents and other volunteers spent a weekend working together to create a new recreational area at the school that incorporated students’ ideas. Fast forward to 2012 and the Walsh playground is […]
Suspicious activity at a towing company led to the arrest of a Canton man on Saturday, July 14, following an investigation by Canton police. The man reportedly raised suspicion when he approached a vehicle at Pat’s Towing on Turnpike Street with tools in his hand. The man then fled in his own vehicle after being […]
Submitted by Kathryn Maurin With the goal of offering young people an opportunity to be actively involved in a safe, fun and productive environment, the newly created First Parish Players will debut its first summer musical performance of Urinetown: The Musical at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton from August 9-12. Geared toward performers […]
After several failed attempts at rezoning the former Plymouth Rubber site off Revere Street, the site’s owner, Canton Development Properties (a subsidiary of Napleton), has agreed to spend $40,000 for an independent study of the financial, traffic, and environmental impacts involved in the development of the 40-acre property, with a goal of completing the study […]
Whenever Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti meets or visits with a World War II veteran, a part of him still sees the strapping young soldier in uniform that he remembers from his childhood in Canton. Mostly, however, Andreotti sees the veteran as he is today — a retiree, a grandfather, perhaps even a great-grandfather — and […]
A resident on Abbey Lane was given a stern warning from Fire Chief Charlie Doody and Police Chief Ken Berkowitz after the individual was caught setting off an illegal fireworks display last Tuesday evening, July 3. Both firefighters and police were called to the scene and confiscated the fireworks. Both chiefs decided to warn the […]
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Canton Fire Chief Charles Doody are pleased to announce the graduation of Keith Ryan from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 60-day Recruit Firefighting Program on June 22 at the Department of Fire Services in Stow. “This rigorous professional training provides our newest firefighters with the basic skills to perform […]
