With a unanimous vote at Wednesday night’s annual town meeting, Canton voters authorized a rezoning of the former Cumberland Farms property on Dedham Street, paving the way for the development of a Topgolf entertainment and restaurant venue that would add significant revenue to the town’s tax roll. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen with support […]
With unanimous approval from selectmen, the Planning Board, and the Finance Committee, Topgolf is expected to go into the May 14 town meeting with plenty of momentum behind its effort to rezone and develop the former Cumberland Farms site on Dedham Street. The zoning amendment, submitted by the selectmen, would establish a new Limited Industrial […]
Bank of Canton recently donated $1,000 to Canton High School sophomore Anvitha Addanki to help cover research expenses associated with her award-winning 2018 science fair project. Addanki’s project examined the effects of nicotine and alcohol on fruit flies’ reproductive health, as well as herbal remedies to potentially mitigate those effects. Her work was awarded second […]
Suvarcha Madan, president of ComforCare Home Care in Canton, has been named Minority Small Business Owner of the Year for Massachusetts by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Madan is among a select group of Bay State entrepreneurs who are being honored this year in celebration of National Small Business Week (April 29 to May 5). […]
After a series of delays and extensions, the application process for a proposed hotel project on Turnpike Street has advanced into the final stages with the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals slated to revisit the matter — and potentially vote on a site plan — at its next meeting on Thursday, March 22. The proposal, […]
Last fall, Kristin Draper, president of the Draper Knitting Company and a sixth generation member of the family, received a call from a representative of the Olympia Gloves Company in New York. “They contacted me looking for some fabric,” Draper said. “I did not know what it was for.” Information on Draper’s website explains that […]
More than three years after first dazzling town leaders with a plan to bring its innovative, year-round golf entertainment concept to the former Cumberland Farms property at 777 Dedham Street, Dallas-based TopGolf has reaffirmed its interest in building on the property — and the town once again appears to be fully on board. “It can’t […]
The Canton Association of Business and Industry held its annual holiday event and business meeting on December 7 at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton. Highlights of the evening included several award presentations. The award for CABI Business of the Year was given to Buffalo Lodging Associates — which had provided free office space, internet […]
The Canton Police Department gave a presentation to the Success Express business group at Blue Hill Country Club on Thursday, November 9. Lt. Charles Rae and school resource officers Ensley Cotard and Jonathan McCourt explained how they team up with school administrators and staff to improve safety. They shared details on protocols and drills that […]
Bank of Canton made a $10,000 cash donation last week to the Canton Food Pantry, which included the annual proceeds of the bank’s Town Card credit card program. The donation will help provide Canton residents with basic necessities and healthy meals this winter. “Wintertime hits our clients the hardest,” said Canton Food Pantry Co-Director Mary […]
