Six Chair Productions announced the addition of Trampled by Turtles, Martin Sexton, Joseph, and The Ghost of Paul Revere to the lineup for the third annual Festival at the Farm, presented by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs at Prowse Farm in Canton September 15-16. Festival at the Farm will feature two stages of nationally known […]
By the slimmest of margins at last Wednesday’s final session of annual town meeting, Canton voters approved an all-out ban on the retail sale of marijuana, outlawing recreational marijuana establishments in all zoning districts within the town. With a two-thirds approval needed in order to amend the zoning bylaw, the article just squeaked by with […]
The group behind a proposed substance abuse detoxification facility on Turnpike Street will now try its luck in court after failing to convince the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals of its right to operate within a business zone. In a unanimous vote issued last Thursday, the ZBA elected not to overturn a prior ruling by […]
While Monday’s opening session of town meeting saw continued progress being made on a number of public projects with the help of Community Preservation Act funds, the news about renovating the damaged Metropolis Skating Rink was, according to Selectmen Chairman John Connolly, “disheartening.” Selectmen had hoped to bring a consultant’s report to town meeting outlining […]
Canton’s rich history will be on display throughout Memorial Day weekend as the Canton Historical Society will lead guided tours of the Paul Revere Heritage Site as well as the Canton Viaduct. The tours are a fundraising effort by the society to assist in the creation of the Paul Revere Heritage Corporation. The soon-to-be established […]
A ban on recreational marijuana sales, funding for Metropolis Skating Rink, another round of CPA spending, and a boatload of proposed zoning changes are among the many noteworthy items that will be up for discussion at Canton’s jam-packed 2018 annual town meeting, which kicks off this coming Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m. in the […]
Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz got an up-close look at how British security forces react to terrorism during a recent trip across the pond as an invited guest of U.K. law enforcement. The trip was put together and fully sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Berkowitz, who serves as president of the Metropolitan […]
Canton Writes, the town-wide writing contest, celebrated the 2018 winners at an awards night at the Canton Public Library on Thursday, April 26. All of the nearly 100 entries are published, with the authors’ permission, in the Canton Writes book, which is now available at the front desk of the library for $10. Winners also […]
Samantha Cohen, a sixth grade student at the Galvin Middle School and the daughter of Elyse and Jonathan Cohen, was named Massachusetts Miss Amazing 2018 at the organization’s annual pageant, held March 24 at Medfield High School. Samantha will travel to Chicago in August to participate in the National Miss Amazing 2018 pageant. Massachusetts Miss […]
Canton Veterans Agent Tony Andreotti recalls the Memorial Day parades of years past as events that played a big role in his childhood. The parades, to this day, are sponsored by the Edward J. Beatty American Legion Post #24. “Year after year, they provided a great service to the town,” Andreotti said of the American […]
