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, […]
The Galvin Middle School building project took a big step forward last week with the unanimous approvals of a final schematic design — complete with a new turf field, outdoor lighting and partial geothermal energy plan — and overall project budget of $241.58 million by the seven-member GMS School Building Committee. Both the plans and […]
Power outages and traffic problems were reported in the vicinity of Cobb’s Corner on Thursday morning, June 13, after a large tractor-trailer struck power lines at 1 Washington Street. Fire Lt. John Hutchinson said one utility pole came down and another was leaning. High-voltage power lines were draped over the truck, and a civilian vehicle […]
Select Board Chair Mike Loughran said this week that he could not comment on the contractual status of Police Chief Helena Rafferty but said if no decision is made by the date of expiration (June 30), then the current contract would remain in effect until the board makes its decision. Any new contract terms would […]
