Local motorists can expect to endure travel disruptions and detours for a lengthy period this fall as the town embarks on a major construction project to repair the Reservoir Pond dam on Pleasant Street. Details about the project were announced at the Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday night, and selectmen are urging town departments […]
A $5 million legislative bond bill earmarked for rebuilding the Metropolis Skating Rink on Route 138 only needs the signature of Governor Charlie Baker. However, state Senator Walter Timilty Jr., who worked on the bill with Canton state Rep. Bill Galvin, does not know when or if the governor will authorize the funds for the […]
Editor’s note: See this week’s print edition for a tribute to Jimmy Paschal. The Canton community remains in a state of shock and sadness following the accidental drowning death of a local resident in Reservoir Pond last week. The body of the victim, James Paschal, 26, a lifelong resident and CHS graduate, was recovered around […]
The Canton PMC Kids Ride is looking for riders for their second annual ride on Saturday, September 29, to raise money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. The Pan-Mass Challenge is an annual bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any single athletic fundraising event in the […]
While School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller has welcomed Debbie Rooney, new director of teaching and learning for preK-8, and new GMS Principal Sarah Shannon to the administrative team since the close of school in June, she now has two other significant administrative positions to fill over the summer. Fischer-Mueller informed the School Committee last Wednesday, […]
The Friends of the Blue Hills are pleased to be partnering with Marina Bay “sister restaurants” Siros and Port 305 — two highly acclaimed and very popular restaurants in Quincy — for this year’s Dinner in the Blue Hills Raffle. One lucky winner and five guests will enjoy a mouth-watering dinner at the top of the Blue Hills Observatory, the […]
Canton police have made two more arrests in connection with a home invasion on Rockland Street on Friday night, July 13. Canton police, working with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, were able to locate and apprehend Brendon Amado, 21, of Stoughton, and Michael Nguyen, 18, of Quincy. Both were arrested on Friday, July […]
Canton resident and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute patient Amy Ennis, 40, is the patient partner for this year’s Burger King and Valvoline Instant Oil Change “A Chance for Kids & Families” fundraiser. Burger King and Valvoline Instant Oil Change customers can help fight cancer by contributing $1 at participating locations from July 23 through September 2. As a patient […]
Update: Brendon Amado, one of the suspects in the Rockland Street home invasion case, was arrested on Friday morning, July 20. Brendon Amado was arrested this morning by Canton Police, @MassStatePolice Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, @ATFBoston and @BrocktonPolice Thank you to all of the agencies who assisted in the apprehension of this individual. pic.twitter.com/KlL5sTurrv — Canton […]
Canton Playground & Recreation Commission Chairman John McCourt presented an urgent plea to selectmen Tuesday night to begin a planning process to totally renovate the Canton Town Pool on Bolivar Street beginning in September 2019. The town recently received a long-awaited consultant’s report outlining the deficiencies and the costs needed to bring the pool up […]
