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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

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Milton library pauses generator project after historic-look concerns

By Milton-Canton Ledger staff · August 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Local Government

Milton library pauses generator project after historic-look concerns

By Milton-Canton Ledger staff · August 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Local Government

Milton library pauses generator project after historic-look concerns

By Milton-Canton Ledger staff · August 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Red brick Victorian-style Canton Town Hall at a street corner with an American flag.

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Canton opens early voting Aug. 22 for September state primary

Canton residents can cast early ballots for the Sept. 1 State Primary at Town Hall from Aug. 22 through Aug. 28, with vote-by-mail applications due by 5 p.m. on Aug. 25.

August 4, 2026 · 1 min read

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Milton early voting for Sept. 1 primary opens Aug. 22 at Town Hall

Milton Town Clerk Susan M. Galvin announced early in-person voting for the Tuesday, Sept. 1 State Primary runs Aug. 22–28 at Town Offices on Canton Avenue, with voter registration closing Aug. 22 and vote-by-mail requests due by Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.

August 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Four people in fire department uniforms stand before a red fire truck, one holding a framed certificate.

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Canton firefighter Mathew Pigeon graduates from state fire academy

Canton Firefighter Mathew Pigeon graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy's 50-day Career Recruit program on Friday, July 31, earning Firefighter I/II and hazmat certifications before reporting for duty with the Canton Fire Department.

August 4, 2026 · 2 min read

Red brick Victorian-style town hall at a street corner with an American flag.

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Canton voter registration closes Aug. 22 for September state primary

Canton residents must register to vote by Saturday, Aug. 22 to participate in the Sept. 1 State Primary; the Town Clerk's Office will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day for in-person registration.

August 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Blue and white sign reading Labouré College at 303 Adams Street, Milton.

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Milton faces early-August deadline on Labouré campus purchase

Milton's Select Board faces an early-August decision on whether to purchase the closing Labouré College campus for school use, while the School Building Committee also advances a $70.6 million MSBA-backed Cunningham Elementary feasibility study.

July 31, 2026 · 2 min read

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Milton curb ramp work starts Friday on Atherton Street, Crestview Road

LAL Construction Co. begins rebuilding wheelchair-accessible curb ramps on Atherton Street, Crestview Road, Atherton Lane, and Crestview Lane on Friday, July 31, with work running weekdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. through mid-August.

July 30, 2026 · 1 min read

A black Flock Safety ALPR camera with solar panel mounted on a pole outdoors.

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Milton police spent $39,500 on 13 license plate cameras without a public vote

Milton Police spent $39,500 on 13 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras in December 2024 without a public vote, prompting resident Jack Kelly to file a public records request and raise privacy concerns as at least five other Massachusetts towns have terminated their Flock contracts over data-sharing worries.

July 30, 2026 · 2 min read

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Milton emissions climbed 3.6% over five years, draft climate plan now open for public input

A town-commissioned greenhouse gas inventory found Milton's emissions rose to 292,120 metric tons of CO2 equivalent between 2017 and 2022, driven almost entirely by transportation and buildings. The Climate Action Planning Committee has released a draft climate action plan and is seeking resident feedback.

July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

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Two health care bills clear Massachusetts Senate with Milton senator's backing

State Sen. Bill Driscoll helped advance two bills through the Massachusetts Senate that would create the state's first licensure system for home care agencies and expand workplace violence protections for health care workers.

July 28, 2026 · 3 min read

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Milton posts first superintendent search committee agenda

Milton Public Schools posted a Superintendent Search Committee meeting agenda on July 27, the first visible step toward hiring a permanent superintendent to start July 1, 2027.

July 27, 2026 · 1 min read

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She ordered the investigation that exposed misconduct in her own department. Now she says the town is trying to push her out.

Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara told the Boston Globe the town manager is trying to oust her without cause after her internal investigation into the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore in a Canton apartment, a case now at the center of a federal murder prosecution against a former Stoughton detective.

July 27, 2026 · 2 min read

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State Senate duplex mandate could reshape Milton and Canton's single-family neighborhoods

A provision in the Massachusetts Senate's economic development bill, expected to reach the floor the week of July 21, would require Milton and Canton to allow duplexes as-of-right on all residential lots, eliminating special permit requirements that currently restrict two-family construction in both towns.

July 17, 2026 · 2 min read