The Canton Police and Fire departments conducted a joint active shooter training exercise on Thursday, April 18, at B’nai Tikvah on Washington Street. Fire Lt. Tom Norton said 18 Canton firefighters along with half of the Canton police force participated in a drill to simulate an active shooter event with victims. Police officers and firefighter-paramedics […]
The town of Canton has received some more positive financial news as Standard & Poor’s (S&P) recently reaffirmed its AAA bond rating — the highest rating given to a municipality — which in turn led to lower than expected interest rates. Finance Director Jim Murgia, in his final year before he retires, sought authorization on […]
It was a cautious ‘yes’ for a new coffee bar and nanobrewery at the Draper Mills site but another hard ‘no’ for a proposed drug and alcohol detox center on Turnpike Street at an action-packed meeting of the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals held late last month at Town Hall. In a public session that […]
Police seeking shoplifting suspects Police are looking to identify a male and female suspect who are wanted in connection with a shoplifting and assault case that occurred on Saturday, April 6, around 6:45 p.m. at the Marshalls store at the Village Shoppes in Canton. Deputy Police Chief Helena Rafferty said the suspects stole several items […]
Mixed housing development, improved sidewalks, new paths and trails, and community spaces — all of these and more could be part of the future of Canton Junction as the town embarks on a new visioning study for the area under the leadership of Town Planner Laura Smead and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). The […]
Police have some leads and are making progress in their investigation into a possible road rage incident last month in which a driver fired several shots at another vehicle. The incident occurred shortly before noon on Friday, March 8, at the intersection of York and Randolph streets. A 911 caller to the station said she […]
Loughran tops Lopez by 1 vote in fierce 3-way battle It was only the second day of April, but there were plenty of evening fireworks in Canton Tuesday night thanks to a dramatic Board of Selectmen race that came down to a couple of hand-counted ballots. In what is surely one of the closest three-way […]
Selectmen on Tuesday approved borrowing $5.9 million to finance the replacement of the Bolivar town pool via a debt-exclusion override, and the proposal will now go to the Finance Committee for review this week. With annual town meeting less than six weeks away and with the updated construction estimates arriving Tuesday, selectmen called a special […]
On Sunday, April 14, the Canton Historical Society will unveil the newly restored 1823 Crane’s Guard Militia hand-painted silk flag at the Canton Public Library. The unveiling will take place during the society’s annual meeting, which runs from 2-4 p.m. and is open to the public. The Crane’s Guards were a militia organization formed on […]
By Judy Bass A search is underway for the next superintendent-director of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton due to the anticipated retirement later this year of James P. Quaglia, who has held the position since 2010. Blue Hills Regional has been a leader in career and technical education for more than 50 years. […]
