A sold-out crowd gathered at Scullers Jazz Club on Tuesday, April 12, for the fourth annual Stars Over Boston event. The Alliance for Women in Media’s (AWM) Boston chapter hosted the show, challenging local singers to an Idol-style sing-off. The star-studded panel of judges included Joyce Kulhawik, Tom Doyle, Candy O’Terry, and Hank Morse, who […]
Already drained from the previous two weeks of budget deliberations, the five members of the Canton School Committee donned a brave face and slogged through their final round of cuts last week, eliminating the equivalent of three full-time teachers to help close a projected $1.5 million deficit in the 2012 operating budget. Saving the toughest […]
By a vote of 3-2, Canton selectmen on Tuesday reluctantly agreed to support the local option meals tax offered by the state, but voted 4-1 against adoption of the Community Preservation Act and the state’s optional “Stretch Energy Code.” (See town meeting preview.) These articles will be acted upon by voters at the upcoming annual […]
CHA making the most of limited resources Submitted by the Housing Authority The Canton Housing Authority’s executive director serves in many capacities at the state level, which has helped get funding for many important projects. On the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (MassNAHRO), he serves as the vice president […]
The Canton Fire and Police departments conducted a joint, simulated mass casualty incident drill at the Galvin Middle School on April 2. The scenario played out was a school bus accident with multiple patients injured. Students from Canton High School, the Galvin Middle School, Xaverian Brothers and Catholic Memorial volunteered to act as patients. The […]
Saddled with a total budget deficit of $1.57 million and with just over $920,000 left to cut, the Canton School Committee plodded through its list of suggested reductions over three-plus hours last week, managing to trim another $573,000 but leaving the most painful decisions for tonight’s meeting, which starts at 7 in the CHS distance […]
Town Clerk Tracy Kenney will be meeting with library director Mark Lague to see if the library staff will be able to take over issuing passports now that the U.S. Department of State has ruled that town clerks’ offices can no longer handle the function. Town Administrator Bill Friel explained to selectmen Tuesday night that […]
For the tenth year, the Dean S. Luce School will sponsor its annual Fun Run on May 1. The event includes two fun runs and a 5K race, which all start from the Luce School at 45 Independence Street. The day’s events kick off at 10 a.m. with a half-mile fun run on a course […]
The Trustees of Reservations announced last week the opening of their newest Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA) in Massachusetts at the Bradley Estate in Canton. Growing in popularity around the nation with demand significantly outpacing supply, CSAs offer community members the opportunity to buy fresh, local, seasonal food directly from a farmer by purchasing a […]
Parents of elementary school children who live less than two miles from their school can expect a $180 bus fee for the next school year as School Committee members began dealing with a $1.39 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. The new fee, which amounts to $1 per school day, will be charged […]
