Despite heavy downpours and high winds, a resilient group of CHS outdoor track athletes competed well at the Hockomock League Championships held Saturday at Milford High School. The girls team placed fifth out of 12 league schools and the boys finished 12th but had several solid individual performances. “Our championship season is off to a […]
The town’s Police Audit Procurement Committee met on May 16 and painstakingly completed the first half of a draft of a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be used to solicit independent firms to complete a review of all Canton Police Department operations. This was the second meeting of the committee, which is tentatively scheduled […]
Canton Public Schools has selected Consigli Construction Company, Inc. of Milford to build the town’s new Galvin Middle School, pending contract negotiations. Consigli will join design firm Ai3 Architects and LeftField Project Management to work with the Canton community on this multi-million-dollar building project. “We held interviews over the course of two days with six […]
What started as a combative situation between a handful of audience members and Police Audit Procurement Committee Chair Bob McCarthy eventually cooled and gave way to a productive conversation about a potential “scope of services” that will be included in a Request for Proposals (RFP) for potential independent auditing firms. Monday night’s meeting, which was […]
A search is underway to find Canton Public Schools’ new second in command following the news that Sarah Shannon, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, is leaving at the end of June to become the superintendent in the Cohasset school system. Canton Superintendent Derek Folan made the announcement at the beginning of last Thursday’s School […]
Canton High’s outdoor track teams persevered in tough weather conditions and put in a strong showing at the Warrior Invitational held last week at Foxboro High School. Girls head coach Anna Amico said it was the largest meet in MSTCA history with over 2,000 athletes participating. For the CHS girls team, senior captain Lianna Camille […]
Preparations are ongoing for Canton Electricity Choice, the town’s new municipal energy aggregation program that’s set to officially launch in June. According to Tom Birmingham, chair of the town’s Energy Advisory Committee, the program has been generally well received by residents and the number of customer support calls received to date has been consistent with expectations. […]
The Select Board is now considering whether to support a May town meeting article that could change the financing of the bond obligation for the town-owned Paul Revere Heritage Park. If approved by town meeting voters, the plan would help fund the construction of the Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation, which will be […]
On Sunday evening, April 14, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the Canton Fire Department responded to a 911 call from the TopGolf facility on Dedham Street reporting that a woman had fallen into the net on the second floor of the hitting bays. CFD Engine 3 and Ambulance 2 responded. Also on duty were two members […]
In a major vote at Tuesday night’s meeting, the Canton Select Board, with newly elected member Trish Boyden in attendance, voted 3-2 to keep Republic Services as the town’s trash and recycling service provider for the next five years. The contract will take effect July 1. Waste Management, the nation’s largest trash and recycling company, […]
