Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty, following up on the approval from the Select Board to appoint two deputy chiefs, has announced her selections this week. Tom Keleher Jr. will be the new deputy chief of operations and Patricia (Patty) Sherill will serve as deputy chief of administration. Both were former lieutenants. Prefacing her announcement of […]
The Canton Select Board will be asked to consider a new development plan by Canton Holdings, developer of the Paul Revere Heritage Site, to eliminate, for now, plans for commercial and retail space and instead build 77 additional housing units. All of the proposed units would be owner-occupied condominiums and restricted to residents ages 55 […]
Recent Canton High graduate Matt Quan pitched a gem of a game Friday night to lead the Canton American Legion baseball team to a 3-1 win over Weymouth and help keep the team’s playoff hopes alive. With a subsequent loss to Natick Sunday night, Canton entered play on Monday in fifth place at 6-10-1 with […]
On Thursday night, July 14, beginning at 5 p.m., town officials, community members, law enforcement officials, family and friends will gather at Blue Hill Country Club to celebrate the career and legacy of retiring Police Chief Ken Berkowitz, who served the town as a police officer, command staff and chief for three decades. The Citizen […]
Additional speed humps will be installed along Messinger and Bailey streets in an attempt to further reduce motor vehicle speeds on those two busy roadways. Select Board member Mike Loughran said at Monday night’s Traffic Committee meeting that five speed humps have been ordered, and three will be installed by the DPW in July — two on Bailey Street and one on Messinger Street.
The red-hot Canton A’s made it three wins in a row — and five of their last six — after outlasting the Acushnet Aztecs 12-8 last week to improve to 12-7 overall. The A’s currently sit in fifth place in the Cranberry League standings and entered the week just one point behind the third-place Hock […]
Family and friends are invited to celebrate 30 years of service to the town of Canton by former Police Chief Ken Berkowitz on Thursday, July 14, at Blue Hill Country Club on Pecunit Street. A cocktail hour will begin at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $65 each and payment can be […]
With hundreds of friends, family members, fellow officers, local dignitaries and well-wishers behind her, a proud Helena Rafferty was sworn in as Canton’s 14th chief of police on a picture-perfect evening last Tuesday, June 14, on the grounds of the Paul Revere Heritage Site. Rafferty is the first female in the town’s history to be […]
After engaging with numerous stakeholders and collecting and analyzing dozens of data points throughout his first 10 months on the job, Canton Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan presented his final set of findings from his superintendent’s entry plan at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting. The 2022 entry plan report, one of several components of the […]
Canton water users can expect to see a 6 percent hike in their annual water bills effective July 1, which works out to $18 annually or $1.50 per month for the average user. The sewer rates will remain unchanged in the coming fiscal year. The Select Board approved the recommendations of the Water-Sewer Rate Study […]
