The pressure has been mounting for waste removal giant Republic Services to resolve its labor dispute with Teamsters Local 25 and get the striking employees back to work after another week of disrupted trash service in Canton and in communities across greater Boston. On Friday, Canton leaders signed onto a second joint letter from impacted […]
By Darcie Fisher Canton Public Schools has hired Tami Rebello as the new principal of the Hansen Elementary School. Rebello joins the district from the Norfolk Public Schools, where she has served as the principal of the H. Olive Day School since July 2023. She will be replacing Paul McKnight, who resigned in June after […]
The impact of an ongoing work stoppage by hundreds of waste collection workers is being felt across Canton as residents braced for a week without curbside collection heading into a busy holiday weekend and another stretch of hot summer weather. More than a dozen Massachusetts communities are said to be affected by the Teamsters Local […]
Outgoing Police Chief Helena Rafferty said a Saturday afternoon pedestrian accident in downtown Canton is under investigation by the Mass. State Police accident reconstruction unit. Rafferty said a female resident was struck by non-resident male operator and both were transported to area hospitals. The accident was reported around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, near […]
The town of Canton invites residents and visitors to attend its annual Summer Concert Series, held Wednesday evenings throughout July and into mid-August. The series will begin on Wednesday, July 2, and continue weekly through August 13. All performances are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Rodman Center, located at […]
The Canton Select Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to back the recommendation of Town Administrator Charles Doody and Human Resources Director Jody Middleton and appoint former Middleboro Police Chief Joseph Perkins as the town’s interim chief. Board members JR McCourt (chair), Mike Loughran, Trish Boyden and Susan Harrington approved a six-month contract for Perkins, who […]
A Canton homeowner was transported to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation following a fire that broke out in his basement on Sunday morning, June 15. Crews arrived at approximately 10 a.m. to find smoke showing from the rear of the house on Talbot Road. Firefighters entered the walkout basement and extinguished the fire, […]
On a drama-filled Wednesday at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, with hundreds gathered outside and millions more across the globe tuned in to the televised broadcast, a 12-person jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all three primary charges against Karen Read in connection with the January 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston Police […]
Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan received high marks on his year-ending performance evaluation, culminating with an overall rating of “proficient” as determined by the five-member School Committee. School Committee member and former chair Kendall O’Halloran, who was assigned to compile the ratings of each committee member, presented an overview of the evaluation at the committee’s […]
“We are definitely winding down.” That is what Judge Beverly Cannone said at the close of Tuesday’s trial session in the case of Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Karen Read. She also noted in a discussion with the attorneys that the case would likely be going to the jury this Friday or next Monday at the […]
