Photo submissions welcome for slideshow tribute The Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) invites the public to its seventh annual Celebration of Life on Thursday, August 31, from 7-9 p.m. on the grounds of the Canton Senior Center at 500 Pleasant Street. Held in conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day, the event remembers those lost […]
In response to concerns raised by a resident at the July 25 Select Board meeting regarding the expectations of board members’ conduct in public settings, Select Board Chair Tom Theodore said he plans to ask another member to look into the complaints and report back to both the board and the individual who lodged the […]
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone ruled on Tuesday that there was “no merit” to the arguments for her suggested recusal as advanced by defense attorneys during the latest pre-trial hearing in the closely watched murder case against Karen Read. The defense team, led by Alan Jackson, had made the request based on a combination […]
Streams in Canton experienced an increase in bacteria levels for the 2022 season over data from the last several years, according to a report from the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA). None of the eight sites sampled by NepRWA met MassDEP swimming standards for E. coli bacteria across all six sampling events, although the two […]
Members of the Canton Select Board faced an onslaught of criticism during the resident comment period at Tuesday night’s meeting. In perhaps the most direct and public rebuke of Canton’s leadership in recent memory, five local residents, each from different backgrounds and hailing from all corners of the community, went one by one in front […]
Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan is pleased to announce that Ai3 Architects has been selected as the design firm for the Galvin Middle School project. Ai3 will work in conjunction with LeftField Project Management and the Canton community. “Selecting Ai3 marks a milestone in the Feasibility Stage of this process, as prescribed by the Massachusetts […]
A pair of newly filed motions — one by the prosecution and another by the defense, both aimed at preserving trial fairness — will have their day in court next week as lawyers return to Norfolk Superior Court for the latest pre-trial showdown in the murder case against Karen Read. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, starting at 2 p.m. in the Dedham courthouse.
The Canton Community Preservation Committee would like to remind all pertinent parties that the due date for Fiscal Year 2025 CPA funding pre-applications is 5 p.m. on August 18, 2023. Pre-application approval is required for all CPA-funded projects. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Pre-applications will not be accepted after 5 p.m. […]
The Canton Select Board took a firm stance against a rental hike for tenants of the Millside Apartments, located across from the fire station. The complex is restricted to people 55 and older and contains 15 units affecting 21 residents that are deemed affordable. Town Administrator Charles Doody said the property owner had reached out […]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently announced that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of WNV was confirmed by the State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected on July 6 in the town of Brookline in Norfolk County. […]
