Officials from the Canton Department of Public Works will soon be looking for an answer fron the Select Board on whether the DPW should construct three to four traffic-calming islands on Dedham Street. Board members are unsure how Dedham Street residents feel about the proposal and may call a resident meeting to gather more input. […]
Canton High School Athletic Director Danny Erickson is looking forward to another exciting sports year for the Bulldogs, beginning this coming Monday, August 19, with the first day of tryouts/practices for most fall sports programs. Erickson said the theme for all CHS athletes in 2024-25 is overcoming adversity, and that will be the focus of […]
A previously shelved plan to build pickleball courts at Pequitside Farm could soon have new life thanks to a new push for the project led by Select Board Chair Mike Loughran and Town Administrator Charles Doody. Originally proposed by the town’s Parks & Recreation Department in 2020 with vocal support from officials at the Canton […]
Massachusetts Elections Division officials visited the former St. Gerard’s Church property at 1860 Washington Street on Tuesday and certified it as a new polling location for elections starting with the State Primary on Tuesday, September 3. Meeting in a remote session at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the Canton Select Board voted unanimously to approve the […]
Brian Lynch, the Canton Public Schools’ new assistant superintendent of finance and operations, said he now has a clearer picture of the budget outlook for Fiscal Year 2025 and he is currently projecting a small surplus of roughly $52,000 once all offsets have been applied. Without those offsets, Lynch said the Canton schools would be […]
The Canton DPW has begun safety upgrades to Dedham Street, adding islands, curbing, sidewalk, and repaving. The work will take several weeks. Town honored for financial reporting The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the town of Canton […]
Weeks after previewing their naloxone (Narcan) distribution program to a very receptive audience at a Canton Select Board meeting, Public Health Nurse Maeve Moore and Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) Program Manager Isabel Nolan have begun putting their plan in motion with the first public naloxone boxes now in place at the Canton Public […]
Strong pitching performances by a trio of promising CHS ballplayers helped lift the Canton Post 24 Junior Legion baseball team over .500 with recent wins over Sharon, Quincy and North Attleboro. Now at 8-6 overall, Canton currently sits at third place in the District 6 standings and is firmly in position to secure a postseason […]
The Canton School Committee received some good news at its July 11 meeting regarding the funding of its Italian language offerings at CHS courtesy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI). According to School Superintendent Derek Folan, Canton will receive a grant totaling $13,077.50 Euros, which is enough to cover one of two Italian […]
An audience of approximately 40 people reacted with audible frustration as the Canton Select Board on Tuesday finalized the approval of a one-year contract extension for Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty. The official vote, which had followed considerable discussion by board members, was 3-1-1 with Chair Mike Loughran, John Connolly and JR McCourt voicing support, […]
