The Canton School Committee reluctantly voted 4-1 on August 12 to mandate face masks inside all public school buildings at least until October 7. At that time the board will revisit the policy and consider changes. The policy is in effect for all students, staff, visitors and school bus passengers. Individuals can be excused from […]
Massachusetts State Police are investigating a shooting incident that allegedly took place on the highway somewhere between Randolph and Canton on the evening of Friday, August 6. CPD Lt. Patty Sherrill said Canton Police learned of the incident from Norwood Police, who encountered a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of […]
The deadline is quickly approaching for the Friends of the Blue Hills’ 2021 photo contest, sponsored by Dedham Savings and Patagonia. Entrants can submit up to four photos each showing why they love the Blue Hills. Anyone who enters this free contest will be in the running for a Patagonia Better Sweater Jacket — one […]
More than two-thirds of the population of Canton — and nearly 80 percent of all eligible town residents ages 12 and over — have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the latest weekly report put out by the state Department of Public Health. As of August 12, a total of 15,851 residents had received […]
A new commuter shuttle bus service, in the planning stages pre-COVID, is finally coming to fruition and is expected to kick off September 13 in the Royall Street area, connecting several major Canton employers with nearby public transit stations. The shuttle will operate on weekdays and primarily serve employees of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co., […]
Canton officials’ advice from their June public webinar to “save the masks” and their warnings about the looming threat of potentially dangerous COVID variants suddenly look prescient following the release of two new face covering advisories by state agencies late last week. The broader guidance, issued Friday by the Department of Public Health, outlines circumstances […]
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has issued a revised construction timeline for the Dedham Street/I-95 Interchange Improvement project. Originally targeted for completion in 2022, the $44 million, state-funded infrastructure project has a new expected completion date of spring 2024. The project calls for the complete reconfiguration of a large stretch of Dedham Street — […]
Two Canton town pool lifeguards and a current Canton Dolphins swim coach are being hailed as heroes for their actions in rescuing a stranded kayaker in Bolivar Pond last Friday. The three rescuers — Rebecca Gerrior, Javier Ferstler and Christine Devin — reportedly all sprang into action and swam into the murky waters of the […]
~New photo display to honor loved ones lost~ The Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) invites the public to its annual Celebration of Life on Tuesday, 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 […]
Reverend Thomas Rafferty announced last weekend that St. John the Evangelist Church will become St. Oscar Romero Church, the only church in the newly renamed Canton parish, in the fall of this year. Rafferty, the pastor of St. Oscar Romero, informed worshippers at Masses last weekend that the parish will continue to use the church […]
