The 2025 Annual Town Meeting warrant opened December 12 for all zoning and non-zoning articles and will close on Friday, January 3, at 12 noon. Citizen-sponsored articles must first be first presented to the Town Clerk’s office for signature verification before being delivered to the Select Board’s office at Canton Town Hall. Town meeting will […]
By a nearly 3-1 margin in Tuesday’s town-wide special election, Canton voters signed off on the proposed debt-exclusion measure to finance the construction of a brand-new Galvin Middle School that will serve students in grades 5-8. The final tally, with the ‘Yes’ votes outnumbering the ‘No’ votes 2,924 to 1,019, clears the last remaining hurdle […]
Canton firefighters and paramedics joined emergency responders from several other local communities in responding to a five-car accident on Interstate 93 earlier this week that claimed the life of an unidentified Weymouth man. The accident occurred on I-93 South prior to the I-95 interchange at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Monday, December 9. Canton responders were […]
Take the entire family to a delightful Craft Fun Fair and a wonderful Winter Concert at Canton High School on Tuesday, December 17. Both events are free! The craft fair
Police continue to investigate a home vandalism incident that occurred on Saturday, November 23, in the York Street area that could involve as many as 60 youths, some of whom are Canton High School students. The vandalism substantially damaged a home under reconstruction, and police also are probing a possible cruelty to animal charge. So […]
Police Chief Helena Rafferty is proposing in her FY26 capital plan that the town spend $393,000 for a mobile enclosed firing range, which would be located behind the station and provide year-round access to officers for training and certification. Rafferty said the town could also recoup some of the expense by renting the facility out […]
Canton High School saw a major increase in the number of its students who took and passed Advanced Placement (AP) tests in the 2024 testing cycle. In a presentation to the School Committee last week
Winterlights, a signature event of the Trustees of Reservations, returns this week to the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton to add magic to the holidays. The event begins November 29, Black Friday, in Canton as well as at two other Trustees properties: Naumkeag in Stockbridge and Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover. Since […]
An eight-year effort to build a new Galvin Middle School cleared a substantial hurdle Monday night as over 1,000 residents turned out at a Special Town Meeting to voice their overwhelming support for the project, paving the way for a special town election set for Monday, December 10. On Tuesday, the Canton Select Board met […]
The Paul Revere Heritage Site invites the public to its fourth annual Sweets & Treats Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be
