Update: One additional EEE-positive mosquito sample was detected in Canton on August 20. For the latest state testing results, visit the Massachusetts Arbovirus Daily Update page at mosquitoresults.com. *** As of this writing, August 16, based on information compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project (NCMCP), […]
Eastern Bank, America’s oldest and largest mutual bank, is pleased to announce an $11 million construction loan to award-winning developer Thorndike Development for ground-up construction of the Copperworks Condominiums in Canton. With first occupancies planned for December 2019, Copperworks is a three-story boutique condominium community built on the site where Paul Revere fabricated the copper […]
Volunteers with the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA), a local environmental nonprofit, have been monitoring water quality in Canton for more than 20 years. In their most recently published report, the watershed association claims that stormwater pollution is driving the nutrient and bacteria problems observed in the town’s waterbodies.
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Canton Community Preservation Committee, I am writing to say thank you to Representative Bill Galvin and Senator Walter Timilty for their recent actions in support of budgetary measures that would increase funding of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Trust Fund. With their efforts to co-sponsor the legislation (Galvin) and to […]
Did you know that being a homosexual many years ago was classified as a mental disorder? Between 1952 and 1973, homosexuality was classified as a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association. Gay men and women across the country were subjected to a variety of treatments aimed at curing their “condition.” In 1986, President Reagan […]
By Judy Bass On a recent Friday morning in early June, there was hardly a sound on Robbin Road in Canton, a leafy, bucolic street in Canton not far from the center of town. But something very exciting was quietly happening there. An open house was underway at 20 Robbin Road, which has been the […]
By Michael McMahon In recent months, thanks to increased community interest and a grant from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the purposeful redevelopment and revitalization of Canton Junction has emerged as a focus point for the town’s ongoing Master Plan, alongside other longstanding focus points such as Route 138 and downtown. As a neighbor to […]
Dear Canton voters: From where I sat on Monday night, May 13, it appeared that town meeting’s vote in support of the town pool was unanimous. I’m not entirely surprised. Earlier this year, I asked many hundreds of voters why they moved to or choose to stay in Canton. The overwhelming response was our sense […]
The Canton Rainbow Project is happy to announce its initiative for 2019 to support the LGBTQ community in Canton during Pride Month in June. This year, a rainbow heart magnet with the green Canton “C” in the middle will be available for purchase. The magnet can be displayed on your vehicle as a show of […]
By Julie Goodman, PhD, Canton Board of Health The measles vaccination program started in the United States in 1963. In each year of the preceding decade, 3-4 million people in the U.S. contracted measles, each year causing 1,000 cases of encephalitis and hundreds of deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared that measles […]
