For several different reasons, August 18, 2015, is a day that Donnie Lewis of Canton will not soon forget. That evening, Lewis and his family, including his wife, Jean, and sons Donovan and Brendan, were invited to Fenway Park as special guests of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Boston Red Sox. Prior to the […]
Two of the town’s biggest pending development proposals made the rounds through the planning and zoning boards last month, but only one of them — a private ice rink facility — managed to sail through unscathed with the necessary approvals in hand. Canton Ice House LLC, proposed by three Canton builders on an industrial parcel […]
Editor’s note: The following is the third in a series of profiles on Canton’s golf courses. The series continues with a look at Wampatuck Country Club, a nine-hole regulation course located on Pleasant Garden Road. With its iconic Geoffrey Cornish design and picturesque views of Reservoir Pond, Canton’s Wampatuck Country Club certainly knows how to […]
A couple of under-the-radar zoning amendments approved at the recent May town meeting could soon lead to substantive improvements along the Route 138 corridor, although the wait apparently continues for a certain vacant parcel on Dedham Street. While not quite as attention grabbing as the Plymouth Rubber redevelopment plan and the related open space purchase […]
Editor’s note: The following is the second in a series of profiles on Canton’s golf courses. The series continues with a look at Brookmeadow Country Club, an 18-hole championship course located on Everendon Road.
After a winter of discontent marred by constant delays, cancellations, and historic snowfall totals, patrons of the MBTA’s Canton Junction commuter rail station have run out of patience and are starting to speak up about the conditions and level of service at the aging railroad stop. While the railway service itself has predictably improved throughout […]
Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series of profiles on Canton’s golf courses. The series kicks off with a look at the Milton-Hoosic Club, a historic nine-hole course located on Greenlodge Street. With its roots in the golfing boom of the late 19th century and a design pedigree tracing back to renowned […]
A pair of home rule petitions that were approved by Canton voters in the last two town meetings have both made their way into the legislative pipeline, although only one of them has gained any traction at the state level thus far. According to current legislative records, the two petitions — one that would permit […]
Following a nearly decade-long rezoning effort that culminated this spring with the creation of a new mixed-use overlay district, the owners of the Plymouth Rubber property on Revere Street are eager to move forward with plans to rehabilitate and develop the former downtown factory site. While completion of the entire project is still several years […]
The house is surrounded. Come out with your hands up. It is the stuff of TV and movies, but for a few tense moments last Tuesday evening, July 7, it was reality for Hubbard Street resident Marty Herman, who found himself as the unwitting victim of a telephone hoax known as “swatting.” Equally as dangerous […]
