Volunteers needed for Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors In a pioneering effort to address the profound impact of suicide on local families, the Canton Police Department is teaming up with Samaritans, Inc. — a Massachusetts-based suicide prevention organization — to launch a Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) team. This innovative collaboration aims to provide […]
The Canton Fire Department recently celebrated a landmark event with the successful administration of the first-ever whole blood transfusion given to a Massachusetts trauma patient in a pre-hospital setting as part of the CFD’s new Field Transfusion Paramedic Program. In the early morning hours on Saturday, June 29, Canton first responders were dispatched to a […]
Less than a week after a Norfolk Superior Court judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Karen Read, attorneys for Read launched a formal request to have two of the three charges against her dismissed, claiming she should have already been acquitted based on the accounts of some of the jurors. While prosecutors […]
After four and a half days of exhaustive deliberations, and hours after receiving a special instruction urging them to push past their differences to arrive at a verdict, the jurors in the Karen Read murder trial returned to the courtroom on Monday still “starkly divided,” prompting Judge Beverly Cannone to declare a mistrial. Having previously […]
An audience of approximately 40 people reacted with audible frustration as the Canton Select Board on Tuesday finalized the approval of a one-year contract extension for Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty. The official vote, which had followed considerable discussion by board members, was 3-1-1 with Chair Mike Loughran, John Connolly and JR McCourt voicing support, […]
Power outages and traffic problems were reported in the vicinity of Cobb’s Corner on Thursday morning, June 13, after a large tractor-trailer struck power lines at 1 Washington Street. Fire Lt. John Hutchinson said one utility pole came down and another was leaning. High-voltage power lines were draped over the truck, and a civilian vehicle […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty confirmed her involvement in a February 16 motor vehicle accident that injured a pedestrian in Wrentham and voiced her “sincere and continued concern” for the victim while acknowledging she could have been more forthcoming in issuing a public disclosure after details of the crash surfaced in media reports earlier this […]
