Canton Electricity Choice prices will decrease beginning with September meter reads because of a recent regulatory change. Under the town’s contract with the program’s electricity supplier, Constellation, prices can change in rare cases like this. Canton Electricity Choice offers three options, and prices for each will decrease by .27 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh): * Canton […]
The Canton Cultural Council, a participating member of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is pleased to announce the upcoming 2025-26 grant cycle. This is an opportunity for artists, musicians, and educators to share their talents with the Canton community. According to the Mass. Cultural Council, there is no community without culture: it defines our understanding of […]
By Darcie Fisher The Canton School Committee has voted unanimously to approve a new three-year contract between Canton Public Schools (CPS) and the Canton Educators Association (CEA). The contract, which begins this September and expires in 2028, was ratified by the CEA last week. The negotiating process began in December with a tentative agreement reached […]
The town of Canton announced last week that it will be temporarily adding two recycling receptacles to the town transfer station at 99 Pine Street, providing residents with one more option during the ongoing Republic Services work stoppage. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) granted the request by the town to temporarily expand operations […]
Town Administrator Charles E. Doody and Affordable Housing Coordinator Kevin Shea are proud to announce that the Town of Canton has been designated a Housing Choice Community by the Healey-Driscoll Administration. “On behalf of Gov. Maura T. Healey and Lt. Gov. Kimberley Driscoll, I am pleased to inform you that the Town of Canton has […]
Weeks after being notified of its removal from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the town of Canton took steps to remedy the situation with the adoption of a newly revised set of floodplain regulations at a Special Town Meeting held Monday evening in the CHS auditorium. Drafted by new Town Planner Connor Murphy with […]
Teamsters vote to reaffirm strike With the labor dispute against waste management company Republic Services reaching the one-month mark and no progress made to date in negotiations, members of Teamsters Local 25 voted overwhelmingly in support of continuing the work stoppage with 93 percent of employees preferring to stay on strike while rejecting the company’s […]
The ‘Move the Vote” campaign, which garnered widespread support at the April town election and in a follow-up vote at this year’s Annual Town Meeting, received another major boost on Tuesday when the Canton Select Board voted unanimously to send a draft home rule petition to Town Counsel Paul DeRensis for review before submitted it […]
Fire crews from Canton and several surrounding towns converged on the driveway of a home on Hemlock Drive on Saturday evening to battle a fully involved hybrid Jeep fire that also threatened the home as well as two other nearby vehicles. According to Fire Lt. John Hutchinson, the initial 911 call came in from a […]
Saturday, August 9 will be a busy day in the Canton area with two different family-friendly festivals scheduled for that afternoon. Just over the Canton/Sharon border at Crescent Ridge Dairy, the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office and the Sharon Police Department are once again teaming up to host their popular Summer Safety Fest, which runs from […]
