Victor Del Vecchio has been involved in Canton politics for the greater part of two decades, with the last nine years spent on the Board of Selectmen. Del Vecchio has worked as an attorney for more than 30 years with a focus now in consulting, mediation and arbitration. He said he’s most proud of how […]
A 1985 graduate of Canton High, Bob Burr has served on the Board of Selectmen since the board expanded from three to five members in 2004. Burr touted numerous major accomplishments of the board, including union negotiations for a new health insurance plan for town workers that has saved taxpayers a million dollars each year […]
A self employed lawyer with a Canton practice focusing on real estate, Chris Connolly will wrap up his first five-year term on the Planning Board come April. It came as a surprise when Connolly first entered the Canton political scene half a decade ago. Relatively unknown in the community, Connolly managed to defeat incumbent Peter […]
A mother of three children in the Canton Public Schools, Liz Salisbury entered the political landscape three years ago with no previous involvement in local or town government. “I just had a lot of questions and was one of the people in the neighborhood that complained a lot,” she joked. “And I really strongly believe […]
A social studies teacher and liaison for the Metco program in Sharon, Jill Stevens was appointed to the School Committee last summer to fill a vacancy following the resignation of Tim Brooks. The mother of two children in the Canton Public Schools said she got involved in Canton politics because she “believes strongly in the […]
After town clerk Tracey Kenney learned the seven races in the upcoming April 5 town election would be uncontested, she spoke with the election commission at the secretary of state’s office to see if the town could forgo this year’s municipal election. Skipping the election would save the town $8,000 to $10,000 in costs associated […]
For the first time in recent memory, the town of Canton will hold its annual election without a single contested race, after last Friday’s nomination deadline came and went without any new candidates stepping forward to challenge the incumbents. According to the town clerk’s office, the lack of challengers means that the April 5 town […]
