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, […]
After a stretch of wet weather forced back-to-back cancelations, the CHS baseball team had a good shot to play both games this week with Taunton and Stoughton due to visit Tuesday and Wednesday. Prior to that point the Bulldogs had played just one game — their season opener April 1 at North Attleboro. But they […]
The Canton School Committee voted last week to approve a much smaller school budget for FY25 than previously planned, slashing proposed new spending after receiving a lower-than-expected revenue target from the Finance Committee. That target figure, which is just north of $56 million, represents an increase of 4.76 percent over the current year’s budget. By […]
Canton Fire and Police, in conjunction with the State Police Fire Investigation Unit attached to the state Fire Marshal’s Office, are investigating what has been termed a suspicious fire that broke out at the Canton Lacrosse field house on Windsor Woods Lane on Wednesday afternoon, March 20. The investigation so far has determined that the […]
A memorable 2023-24 season and thrilling state tournament run ended in heartbreaking fashion for the CHS boys basketball team last week as the 13th seeded Bulldogs fell just short in a fierce road battle with fourth-seeded Somerset-Berkley, 53-50, in the Division 2 Sweet 16. In a very competitive game that seesawed back and forth, the […]
The Canton Select Board on Tuesday gave Town Administrator Charles Doody the go-ahead to launch the town’s municipal energy aggregation program, Canton Electricity Choice, as early as Wednesday, March 13, if he can find rates that are less than or equal to Eversource’s basic rate. The board voted unanimously to approve the Competitive Procurement Process […]
