Did you know … If you are interested in setting up a marijuana dispensary operation, which experts estimate will be a $1 billion a year business in Massachusetts, you would have to put up to $500,000 in escrow and pay $30,000 in non-refundable fees. A state selection committee will pick a total of 35 applicants […]
You wouldn’t think that that is the question I’m asked most by coworkers, friends and family, but I think it is. Followed by, “Do you have a tissue, hand cream, safety pin, a pen or a mirror?” And the answer to all those questions is, “But of course I do!” And why am I always […]
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Board of Selectmen and is reprinted with permission from the author. Dear Canton selectmen: We understand from the article in the August 22 issue of the Canton Citizen that an agreement has been reached with University Station regarding infrastructure improvements between Canton and Westwood. We would […]
James Kingston Beith, Sr., born November 21, 1919, in Dorchester to James and Florence Rebecca (Kingston) Beith from Paisley, Scotland, and Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland, respectively, died in Efland, North Carolina, on August 29, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Florence Rebecca, his sister, Florence Isabel Faring, and his beloved […]
Recent Canton High School graduate and high school soccer All-American Lauren Berman is off to an impressive start at the University of Maryland. Berman, who set a record while at CHS for most career points, already has five points through her first four collegiate games, including a goal and two assists in the Terrapins’ 9-0 […]
On Friday, September 6, at Memorial Field, the Canton High School football program will celebrate one of its greatest living legends with a special intra-squad scrimmage and charity event in honor of Billy Cravens, a 1976 graduate and former standout halfback who was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Organized by head coach Dave […]
About 50 members of Rolling Thunder, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts dedicated to remembering American prisoners of war and those missing in action, gathered in Town Hall with selectmen and members of the American Legion Tuesday evening to dedicate an unoccupied black chair — representing one of the estimated 92,000 POW/MIAs who never came home. […]
Following up on his goal to add more school resource officers, Police Chief Ken Berkowitz has named Police Sergeant Chuck Rae and Officer Ted Lehan to be the SROs assigned to the Galvin Middle School. In addition, an officer will serve as SRO at the Blue Hills Regional Technical School two days a week. Berkowitz […]
Selectmen have begun negotiations with Allied Waste-Republic Services to be the town’s sole provider of rubbish and recycling services. The new system, if approved, would save the town an estimated $130,000 per year, mostly in transportation costs. Collection would be automated — the driver would not exit the vehicle — and each resident would receive […]
The town water system recently violated a drinking water standard, according to the Canton DPW’s Water Division. During routine testing last month, three of the 47 samples showed the presence of total coliform bacteria and one tested positive for E. coli. The standard is that no more than one sample per month may do so. […]
