The Canton Select Board met briefly on Tuesday afternoon and unanimously approved the warrant for the upcoming Special Town Meeting on Monday, November 18. The primary purpose of this year’s STM is to decide whether to finance the construction of a new Galvin Middle School via a 30-year debt-exclusion bond, which would cost taxpayers, on […]
What began as routine meeting to review prepared responses to questions raised by prospective auditing firms quickly devolved into chaos and finger pointing as members of the town’s Police Audit Procurement Committee clashed with the audience and one another throughout the duration of a nearly three-hour meeting last week at Town Hall. Over the course […]
Canton School Committee Vice Chair Laura Arboleda announced last week that she will be stepping down from her post effective September 19, citing changes in her professional and personal responsibilities. The committee has set a September 30 deadline for interested candidates to apply for the vacancy. A final decision will be made in early October […]
Canton Care, founded by Marilyn & Company and supported by the Canton Select Board, is proud to present the third annual Scarecrow Stroll and Fundraiser to benefit the Canton Helpline Food Pantry. In exchange for a donation of $100, participating businesses and organizations will be able to decorate a lamppost in Canton Center with their […]
A two-year quest to secure justice for a deceased Canton woman and her unborn baby took a stunning turn last week when federal prosecutors confirmed what many close to her had long suspected — that 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore did not die by suicide as state and local authorities had concluded but instead was brutally murdered […]
Route 128 was closed for almost an hour and traffic was rerouted onto Canton streets, leading to major delays during rush hour as firefighters from Canton and several neighboring towns battled a ferocious truck fire at the junction of I-93 and Route 138 on Tuesday afternoon, September 3. Fire Lt. John Hutchinson said the truck […]
Streams in Canton continue to experience issues with elevated bacteria levels for the 2023 season over data from the last several years, according to a report from the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA). Only two sites sampled by NepRWA met MassDEP swimming standards for E. coli bacteria across all six sampling events: the East Branch […]
After two consecutive rocky starts plagued by late arrivals, seating shortages and inconsistent communication, Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan is determined to have a much smoother start to the school year for the bus transportation program across all grade levels and routes heading into 2024-25. “We are committed to a better bus transportation experience this […]
The Paul Revere Heritage Site is pleased to announce the unveiling of the “Historic Silhouette” exhibit in collaboration with EXP Studios and the Paul Revere Museum of Discovery and Innovation (MoDi). The works were opened to the public on May 18 and will remain open throughout the rest of the year. The four historic silhouettes […]
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 […]
