Testimony was scheduled to resume yesterday in the murder trial of Karen Read with State Police Sgt. Yuriy Bukhenik due back on the stand following an emotional full-day session in which jurors were shown photos of the victim’s body as well as items of clothing he was wearing on the night that he was killed. […]
Jun 7 2024 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
The Canton Select Board on Tuesday joined other states such as Mississippi and New Hampshire in formally recognizing public works employees as first responders. Following the unanimous 5-0 vote, DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta joined DPW administrators Bill Walsh, Chris Sykes, Larry Bogue and Tim Stock in holding a new flag that will be unfurled in […]
May 31 2024 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Mike Berger
The Peace Abbey, a non-sectarian-based organization committed to pacifism and non-violence, has donated a bust of St. Oscar Romero and a grandfather clock to the Canton parish that was commissioned in his honor. St. Oscar Romero (1917-1980), a modern martyr and saint, is held in high regard by the organization, and his name and likeness […]
May 31 2024 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
The town’s Police Audit Procurement Committee met on May 16 and painstakingly completed the first half of a draft of a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be used to solicit independent firms to complete a review of all Canton Police Department operations. This was the second meeting of the committee, which is tentatively scheduled […]
Local kids from Canton and surrounding towns are invited to a morning of outdoor fun, achievement, and support for Dana-Farber cancer treatment and research at the eighth annual Tri-Town PMC Kids Ride on Saturday, June 29, at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton. Organizers are hoping to increase last year’s ridership and community engagement as they […]
May 23 2024 | Posted in
News | By
Canton Citizen
Canton fire crews assisted with two major fires in the neighboring towns of Milton and Randolph on back-to-back days during the weekend of April 27-28. The second fire, which broke out Sunday evening on Bridle Path Circle in Randolph, destroyed an entire three-story apartment building, displacing approximately 80 residents. Four firefighters from the Ponkapoag station, […]
May 10 2024 | Posted in
News,
Police & Fire | By
Canton Citizen
A simmering debate over zoning regulations, and specifically whether or not to comply with a new state mandate allowing for multi-family housing, is about to come to a head in Canton as residents prepare to cast their votes at the 2024 Annual Town Meeting beginning Monday, May 13, in the Canton High School auditorium. The […]
May 10 2024 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner
Canton Public Schools has selected Consigli Construction Company, Inc. of Milford to build the town’s new Galvin Middle School, pending contract negotiations. Consigli will join design firm Ai3 Architects and LeftField Project Management to work with the Canton community on this multi-million-dollar building project. “We held interviews over the course of two days with six […]
May 3 2024 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
Continuing their mission to help find a cure for epilepsy while honoring the memory of their beloved son and brother, the Maffie family of Canton is thrilled to be bringing their annual fundraiser walk back to Canton and to the neighborhood that Anthony called home. A Canton native and CHS graduate, Anthony Maffie was only […]
May 2 2024 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
A search is underway to find Canton Public Schools’ new second in command following the news that Sarah Shannon, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, is leaving at the end of June to become the superintendent in the Cohasset school system. Canton Superintendent Derek Folan made the announcement at the beginning of last Thursday’s School […]
May 2 2024 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger