The Canton School Committee, pleased with the performance of Superintendent Jeff Granatino, has extended his contract for another three years until 2015. The committee did not formally announce the news at its meeting last Thursday; however, Granatino, speaking after the meeting, said the extension was finalized in a recent executive session. The decision to extend […]
This coming Saturday, September 22, the Norwood Montessori School will host a Kids Night Out in support of one of its students, 4-year-old Indira Nunnally of Canton, who is fighting kidney cancer. The event will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Gymnastics Academy of Boston, located at 95 Vanderbilt Avenue in Norwood. Pizza […]
Canton Boy Scout Tim Zoidis is planning a concert to benefit the Canton Food Pantry on Saturday, September 29, at First Parish Unitarian-Universalist, located at 1508 Washington Street in Canton. The “We Can” concert and food drive will go from 7:30 to 11 p.m. and will feature several local bands. The cost to attend is […]
If you were considering upgrading your bathroom with a new toilet, or thinking about purchasing a new clothes washer, you may want to do it in the next few weeks before the Canton Water Department Rebate Program comes to an end. Residents can receive a $100 credit for replacing a toilet that uses 3.5 gallons […]
The Hidden Hotel was once the jewel of the area and the setting for society’s most glamorous social affairs — until one night when everything suddenly stopped dead. Now the decrepit, abandoned hotel stands in ruins. The only guests are haunted spirits from the past, and the only thing to survive that fateful night is […]
Selectmen are nearing final approval of a formal town betterment policy for converting private ways into public ways. However, under the terms of the new policy, there will be several steps that private way residents must take before an article can be sent to town meeting for a formal approval. There are currently 112 private […]
Yoga pants and Saturday morning detention were among the hot topics during a discussion of the revised Galvin Middle School family handbook at last week’s School Committee meeting on Thursday, September 6. The presentation was led by GMS Principal Dr. Bill Conard and assistant principal Meredith Carey, who has worked for several months on updating […]
The Canton Cultural Council has set an October 15, 2012 postmark deadline for organizations, schools and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community. According to council spokesperson Kathy Fox Alfano, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Canton, including exhibits, festivals, workshops and lectures. The […]
Boston magazine named Canton High School as one of the best public high schools in Massachusetts in its September 2012 issue, ranking number 45 out of the top 50. Boston magazine crunched the numbers in an exclusive ranking of the 50 best public high schools within the greater Boston area, all 230 of them. Rankings were based […]
In anticipation of the start of school this week, the Canton School Committee invited each of the school principals to its meeting last Thursday, August 30, to provide an overview of their school improvement plans for the 2012-2013 year. The one exception was new CHS Principal Derek Folan, who began July 1 and was therefore […]
