The Canton School Committee decided last Thursday night to submit a “catch-up budget” for the next fiscal year that would substantially eliminate higher classroom counts at the middle and high schools. The new budget number is $37,159,654, approximately $175,000 more than the one proposed a few weeks ago by Superintendent Jeff Granatino and $1.38 million […]
Selectman Sal Salvatori, elected to the board when it expanded from three to five members in 2004, announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in the April 7 town election. The announcement comes less than a week after School Committee Chairman Cindy Thomas informed her board that she would also not seek re-election this […]
No one was hurt following a one-car accident in which the driver hit the side of the Hillside Pub, located at 2 Royall Avenue, on January 6 around 2:30 p.m. Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the accident damaged a side door leading to the bar area. The restaurant closed for the day and a carpenter […]
The CHS boys swim team improved to 4-1 on the season with a 90-83 win over Ashland last week while the girls team (now 2-2) lost 103-77, with many of the races decided by a tenth of a second. In the boys’ meet, head coach Lori Mooney noted there were many tight races and a […]
The Recreation Department is hoping that a quick response to seeding after a major vehicle vandalism incident in November will help to contain damage to several athletic fields at the Kennedy School. The full extent of the damage, however, will not be known until the fields thaw out in the spring. In response to the […]
Both CHS indoor track teams rang in the new year with their first league win of the season last week, with the girls defeating Milford 61-38 and the boys edging the Hawks 51-47. “I am very proud of these kids,” said first-year coach Anna Amico. “Everyone who competed has come to practice daily and given […]
It will be a “whiteout” in the CHS gym Friday night as both CHS varsity teams host Stoughton as part of “rivalry night,” with the girls playing at 5:30 p.m. and the boys tipping off at 7 p.m. The event will also double as a “youth night,” and any Canton Youth Basketball player wearing a game jersey will receive free admission to both games.
The deadline to submit both zoning and non-zoning articles for the 2015 Annual Town Meeting warrant will close on Friday, January 9, at noon. All warrant articles must be delivered to the Board of Selectmen’s office, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021. First snowstorm leads to 2 MV crashes Police and fire crews responded to […]
Despite a 27-point loss to Mansfield on the road last week (72-45), CHS boys basketball coach Ryan Gordy said it was Canton’s best game as a team so far this season. “We won the effort battle and out-executed Mansfield at times,” Gordy said. “Of the three games we played it was the best so far.” […]
The Norfolk County Technical Fire Rescue Team, which includes Canton fire captains Wendell Robery and Andy Morgan, searched for a possible body when an NStar crew uncovered a boot in the ground in Franklin on Friday, December 26, around 4:30 p.m. Canton Fire Lt. Greg Woodbury said the NStar crew, while attempting to install a […]
