Editor’s note: The names of two interview subjects have been changed to protect their privacy. It has ravaged families across the region and ripped away loved ones in the prime of their lives. It cuts across all racial, gender, and socioeconomic lines and has found its way into every corner of the state, from the […]
The following is an excerpt from a story that appears in the March 5 edition of the Canton Citizen. Emotions remain raw and frayed and numerous questions have yet to be answered following the sudden collapse of the roof atop Canton’s beloved Metropolis Skating Rink on Saturday morning, February 28. Even the cause of the […]
Police, fire and public utilities officials responded to a roof collapse at 135 Will Drive on Friday, February 27, around 12:15 p.m. The portion of the building impacted by the collapse is vacant. No injuries were reported. The rear part of the building, used by food distributor DPI-Mid-Atlantic, was not impacted; however, that portion of […]
In a landmark decision Monday night that followed months of intense negotiations, the Board of Selectmen threw its unanimous support behind a draft agreement with Canton Holdings LLC, owners of the former Plymouth Rubber factory site, on a proposed 35-acre mixed-use development that could potentially reshape a large portion of downtown Canton from Revere Street […]
The inherent dangers of rooftop snow removal came into glaring focus in Canton over the past week as local authorities reported three serious falls within a span of four days, including one on Will Drive on Sunday that claimed the life of a Medfield man. An initial media release from the Canton Police Department had […]
Ken Berkowitz, chief of the Canton Police Department and current president of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC), is a featured author in the latest edition of The Police Chief, the official publication of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). In a piece entitled “Regional Partnerships: The Greater Boston area’s approach to large-scale […]
An abundance of collapsed roofs and structures in Canton over the last week have town employees checking all school and public office buildings. The week began with a report of a collapsed roof above the loading dock at DXL on Route 138 along with a similar incident involving a 300-foot section of roof at 2 […]
The Canton Fire Department is asking for the public’s help in digging out the more than 1,000 fire hydrants scattered across town. Fire and DPW crews will be out this week trying to clear as many as possible. One Canton resident sent a letter to the Fire Department informing them that since 1978, John Overton […]
No one was hurt after a roof collapsed at DXL Group (formerly Casual Male) on Turnpike Street on Tuesday morning, February 10, around 7:15 a.m. The collapse impacted a 20×20-foot section of roof in the warehouse above the loading dock. Workers were shoveling snow on another portion of the roof at the time of the […]
For the second week in a row, the Fire Department responded to several carbon monoxide alarms resulting from clogged gas vents. According to Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury, several of the 16 calls received in Monday’s snowstorm were for blocked gas vents. Firefighters also responded several times to a duplex on Indian Woods Way, where a […]
