The Canton Interchange Project, a major reconfiguration of the Interstate-95/Interstate-93 interchange, along with the addition of travel lanes on I-95 and associated roadway improvements on Dedham Street, could be completed years ahead of schedule pending the approval of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) at a hearing later this month. The multi-phase, $238 million […]
Both the Board of Assessors and Board of Selectmen are prepared to extend a tax increment financing (TIF) agreement with Dunkin’ Brands for another five years in order to convince the popular restaurant franchisor to stay in Canton. The company, which owns both the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands, has been headquartered at 130 Royall […]
Canton Police are investigating the theft of a substantial amount of jewelry taken from Kramer & Company Inc. in downtown Canton during the early morning hours of Thursday, July 4. Entrance was gained through the back door of the store. Police described the suspect as a white male wearing all dark clothes. Police were notified […]
On a very hot July morning, Johnny Jorgensen gets up early and fills the back of his Chevy S10 pickup truck with pails, scrub brushes, and a large plastic pump bottle filled with water. Heading up Washington Street toward Ponkapoag, Jorgy, as everyone around town knows him, realizes that he has probably been in every […]
Family and friends of the late Ed McDaid are pleased to announce the creation of the Ed McDaid Memorial Fund. McDaid, a lifelong Canton resident and owner of South Shore Staffing, died tragically in an auto accident May 1 in Rhode Island. To honor his memory, the Ed McDaid Memorial Fund Committee is looking to […]
A new flight path from Logan International Airport that travels over Milton, Canton and Randolph has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a statement released by the FAA last month. The revised departure route from Runway 33 Left, which travels along the eastern edge of Canton, went into effect June 5 following […]
Life is good, the lifestyle brand committed to spreading the power of optimism and helping kids in need, is pleased to announce that Jack Johnson, Daryl Hall & John Oates, and Yo Gabba Gabba! will headline the 2013 Life is good Festival, to be held September 21-22 at Prowse Farm in Canton. More than 30,000 fundraisers are […]
Congratulations to the Red Storm, winners of this year’s Canton Fastpitch Softball Junior League championship. The team was led by coaches Sue and Marc Desjardins and Colette and Jay Gilchrist. (Front row l-r) Shannon Cox, Alison Chisholm, Kylie Martone, Caitlyn Gaboury, Nikki Desjardins, Abby Gilchrist, Faith Nelson, Amy Coe; (back row l-r) Jordan Lysko, Jamie MacGregor, Maddie […]
Trevor Boyce, a standout baseball player going back to his days in the Canton Little League program, has etched his name into Babson College history following a spectacular senior season at the plate and especially in the field. After leading all Babson outfielders with 113 putouts, a career-high five assists, and a perfect 1.000 fielding […]
After playing .500 baseball through the first 14 games of the season, the Canton A’s put together a four-game winning streak last week with two wins apiece against Easton and Kingston to improve their record to 11-7. The A’s now find themselves in second place in the Cranberry League at the halfway point of the […]
