CANTON — At a town meeting Thursday night, town officials recognized two longtime residents for their service to Canton and announced that they intend to resume honoring the oldest residents with Boston Post Cane certificates. Selectmen Chairman Donny Hutchins told the audience that about three decades ago, Canton officials devised a way to recognize individuals […]
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Canton tax rate to drop after town meeting
CANTON — Town meeting voters will pay less in taxes this year, thanks to a proposed municipal budget that came in lower than last year’s budget and a reduction in the school assessment, Administrator Scotty Kilbreth said Wednesday afternoon. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. A 14-question referendum election will […]
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Canton board gets road reports, remembers ‘Dad’ Vashaw
CANTON — Selectmen decided Tuesday night to schedule a meeting with Hartford selectmen in Hartford to resolve a road-plowing matter. They also got an update on the final cost of the Staples Hill Road project and shared memories and a moment of silence for longtime Canton resident Norman Vashaw, 88, who passed away May 10 […]
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Canton board to hold two public hearings
CANTON — Two public hearings will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28, prior to the regular selectmen meeting in the Town Office. The first hearing is for the annual town referendum. Administrator Scotty Kilbreth said Wednesday afternoon that it is about municipal housekeeping items, such as setting a date for when property taxes […]
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Canton board OKs variances to setbacks for $350,000 building project
CANTON — Selectmen wasted little time Tuesday evening in granting variances to setbacks for a proposed $350,000 downtown revitalization project by local businessman and Selectman Malcolm Ray, who was absent. Ray wants to construct three buildings on nonconforming lots between Whitney Brook and Main Street (Route 140) in a general development area that has a […]
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Canton board to gate Meadowview Road to curb illegal dumping, road abuse
CANTON — Selectmen voted 3-0 Thursday night to have Administrator Scotty Kilbreth look into prices for two gates to be placed at either end of Meadowview Road. There are places along that road that have been proverbial party spots for young people from the Jay, Livermore Falls and Canton areas for many decades. Additionally, people […]
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Canton board sets date to move the Town Office into new building on Route 108
CANTON — People visiting the Town Office next month will find it in a bigger and more structurally sound building. Selectmen decided Thursday night to close the Town Office at 9 Staples Hill Road and move its contents into the new building beside the fire station on Route 108/Turner Street on April 9. Administrator Scotty […]
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Canton committee mulls hiring landscaper or town crew for trails, parks work
CANTON — Selectmen left a decision Thursday night up to a town committee to hire a landscaping company or the highway department to maintain the town’s parks and trails. The Parks and Trails Committee told the board that they would like to hire help for the work. “They want a company to come in in […]
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Canton board fields pitch to restore order to its records
CANTON — Selectmen acknowledged last week that town records from the 1800s to present are not stored properly, but took no action following a presentation by Massachusetts-based records management corporation. Lindsay J. Eisan Jr. of King Information Systems Inc. in Norwood, Mass., said the business has specialized in this type of work for 40 years and […]