Selectmen announced Tuesday night that Paul Bastable, the town’s animal control officer, has been placed on 30-day administrative leave with pay, pending an internal investigation into an alleged drug incident that occurred in the parking lot of Page’s Convenience Store in Stoughton on Monday, August 8. Stoughton police stopped Bastable in the town ACO vehicle […]
Most visitors to the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center in Canton come to view the professional art exhibitions by internationally known artists. Some visit the site for quiet contemplation and to experience nature at its 124-acre wildlife sanctuary. Now, the Visual Arts Center offers yet another way for visitors to get out in nature through […]
It’s not exactly a rags to riches story. But in today’s economic climate, where concerns over the national debt crisis has led to the first credit downgrade in U.S. history, even the smallest examples of fiscal recovery can offer hope for a brighter future. At the local level, the Canton Fire Department is one such […]
UNICEF supporters Tim and Lorraine Nelson of Canton took a five-day trip to Rwanda to see UNICEF’s work in the country firsthand. The trip began with a moving visit to the Gisozi Memorial Center, a museum that documents the horrific genocide of 1994, and holds a permanent exhibit on the history of genocide around the […]
The Canton School Committee has reported some progress in its talks with the teachers’ union as both sides have agreed to return to face-to-face contract negotiations without the aid of a mediator, beginning August 30. The committee also announced at its meeting on July 28 that it has reached a one-year settlement with the custodial […]
The School Committee last week agreed on a $780 family cap on athletic user fees for the 2011-2012 school year, which begins on September 6. Earlier this year, committee members had voted to increase the user fee from $125 to $195 per student, which enabled them to save a handful of programs that had been […]
Amid heightened concerns over public swimming pool safety, the Canton town pool on Bolivar Street recently underwent a review from the town’s insurer and came away with high overall marks — a comforting bit of news in light of the tragedy that unfolded at a DCR pool in Fall River last month. Just last week, […]
Two arrested in home breaks ~ Two local men were charged last week with breaking and entering into a home during the daytime and may have been involved in earlier attempted home break-ins. Police arrested Daniel J. Gentile, 24, of Westwood, and William Harry Daniels, 24, of Dedham and charged them with breaking and entering […]
The town of Canton has partnered with the Neponset River Watershed Association to help facilitate a grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for a one-year water conservation program. The program includes leak detection surveys and repair; residential rebates for the purchase of qualifying water-efficient toilets, toilet retrofit kits, and clothes washers; development of […]
Nearly three months have passed since Canton town meeting voters threw their unanimous support behind a proposed takeover of Ponkapoag Golf Course, yet the plan remains in limbo as selectmen continue to await an answer from the course’s current owner — the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation. Ponkapoag, or “Ponky” as it is known […]
