Canton Police are still searching for a man who is believed to be responsible for a rash of armed robberies at several Dunkin Donuts locations in Canton and surrounding communities. The most recent robbery occurred last Wednesday evening, July 24, at 600 Neponset Street — the same location that was robbed a month earlier, according […]
Canton firefighters and paramedics responded to a fatal accident that killed a 33-year-old Boston man on Route 95 southbound near the Canton-Norwood exit in the early morning hours of Monday, July 22. The accident closed I-95 south in that location for several hours before being reopened to traffic at 8:30 a.m. Around 4:15 a.m., emergency […]
The Fire Department continues to probe the origins of a house fire on Longmeadow Drive that broke out around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9. The fire caused some minor damage to the siding of the house, but the homeowners were able to put it out themselves with a garden hose. Firefighters were on scene […]
Canton Police are investigating the theft of a substantial amount of jewelry taken from Kramer & Company Inc. in downtown Canton during the early morning hours of Thursday, July 4. Entrance was gained through the back door of the store. Police described the suspect as a white male wearing all dark clothes. Police were notified […]
The Gridley Preschool program, offered through the Recreation Department, has been cancelled due to a lack of interest and participation. The program was facing a $10,000 deficit due to low enrollment totals and low tuition rates, which were expected to go up considerably next year. Selectmen had recently given Recreation Director Janet Maguire a 10-day […]
For the second consecutive week, Canton firefighters assisted in the arrival of a new baby. This week, a newborn was delivered in an ambulance on route to Norwood Hospital on Friday, June 21, at 2:35 a.m. The ambulance answered a call for a woman in labor on Vaughn Street. Assisting in the birth were firefighter-paramedics […]
According to Fire Lt. Brian Marshall, the efforts of JFK School Nurse Susan Rogers saved the life of a male student who was choking on a water bottle cap that had become lodged in his throat. The incident was reported to the Fire Department on Friday, June 14, at 12:30 p.m. Rogers successfully performed the […]
One driver was transported to Norwood Hospital following a two-car accident on Tuesday, June 4, around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Dunbar and Washington streets. The Fire Department also responded to a motor vehicle accident on Monday, June 3, around 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of routes 24 and 139, and one party was […]
Fire Chief Charlie Doody said the training session on pre-hospital instruction given to all members of the Fire Department worked to perfection last week as police, EMTs and paramedics — and even the 911 caller — worked together to revive a cardiac arrest victim who had collapsed on the 17th hole of the Ponkapoag Golf […]
A 90-year-old Chapman Street resident was watching television on Sunday night, May 26, around 8:30 p.m. when he was confronted by an alleged intruder who had broken into his home along with two accomplices, according to Deputy Police Chief Helena Findlen. The man told police that the intruder had approached him from behind and ordered […]
