Canton Fire Log: Engine 2 Assists in Three-Alarm Fire in Milton

Kitchen Grease Fire in Canton

Nov. 21 10:13 p.m. - A stove top cooking fire was reported on Oakdale Road. Grease in a pan caught on fire and filled the house with smoke, according to reports from the Canton Fire Department. The resident of the home was able to put fire out with an extinguisher. The Canton Fire Department ventilated house to get the smoke out. Nov. 23 12:51 a.m. - The Canton Fire Department, Engine 2 assisted in a three-alarm fire in Milton after a three-family home on Oakdale Road in Milton caught fire.

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Canton Police Log

Canton Police Log for January 13

Canton Police log of events.

6:38 a.m. Police assisted the fire department with a medical call on Turnpike Street. 6:57 a.m. Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on York Street. 8:07 a.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Elm Street. 8:10 a.m. Police responded to a disabled motor vehicle on York Street. 8:28 a.m. Police responded to a dispute on Revere Street. 8:51 a.m. Police responded to a disabled motor vehicle on Pleasant Street. 9:13 a.m. Police responded to a motor vehicle accident at Sherman and Washington Streets. 9:36 a.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Chapman Street. 9:42 a.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Hunter Lane. 9:53 a.m. Police responded to wires down on Cedar Drive. 10:03 a.m. Police responded to wires down on Curtis …

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Canton Police Log for December 29

Canton Police log of events for December 29.

7:57 a.m. Canton Police assisted the fire department with a medical call on Highland Street. 8:04 a.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on North Street. 8:38 a.m. Police responded to a forgery/larceny/fraud at Dunkin' Donuts on Turnpike Street. 9:33 a.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Washington Street. 9:34 a.m. Police towed a vehicle at the Sunoco Station on Washington Street. 11:14 a.m. Police assisted another agency on Kristin Lane. 11:15 a.m. Police served a restraining order on Sherman Street. 12:05 p.m. Police responded to an animal complain on Royall and Washington Street. 12:26 p.m. Police responded to a burglar alarm on Apple Blossom Way. 2:26 p.m. Police responded to a juvenile offense complaint on Washington Street. …

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The Call of Chief Doody

Canton Fire Chief, Charles E. Doody, brings a historical perspective to community safety.

A self-described "townie," Canton Fire Chief Charles E. Doody is proud of his roots. On Nov. 1, the chief celebrated his one-year anniversary in command of the Canton Fire Department. His long tenure in Canton—from Canton High School class of '85 to 15 years with the CFD—is a major reason for his rise to the head of the department. After high school, the Canton native ventured north and attended the University of New Hampshire for six years. There he received a Bachelor's in English and a Master's in Education. He wanted to be a teacher and for three years taught at Cohasset High School. "I was having a good time," Doody recalls, "I was teaching, I was coaching and I thought that was the direction my career was going to go." But something …

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