After going a year without any contested races, Canton voters can again look forward to having some options on the ballot with a number of newcomers stepping up to challenge for elected office this spring. With Valentine’s Day (February 14) marking the deadline to certify nominations, the field is now officially set for the 2023 […]
The future Paul Revere Museum of Innovation and Discovery has been given a boost from the Norfolk County Commissioners with the approval of a $450,000 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant to help cover design costs. The announcement was made by Select Board Chair John Connolly and Town Administrator Charles Doody at the Select Board […]
A 17-member committee headed by Canton Public Schools’ Technology Director Julie Shore has embarked on a search for a new state-of-the-art Student Information System (SIS) with an emphasis on efficiency, usability, and equitable access for all CPS families. The plan is to have a new system selected and a multi-year agreement in place by the […]
After more than a full year of negotiations, the Canton School Committee and Superintendent Derek Folan are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative agreement with the Canton Teachers Association (CTA) on a new employment contract for bargaining units A and E. The process reached a successful conclusion after a third mediation meeting […]
A Canton resident and her three children are staying with family in the area after a dryer caught fire on the second floor of their townhouse on Thursday, January 26. Canton firefighters responded to the residence on Turtle Brook Road at approximately 10:30 p.m. and encountered a fire that extended out to the second floor […]
Works by two talented CHS student artists, senior Olivia Schnock and sophomore Caroline Ye, have been selected for inclusion in this year’s highly competitive Emerging Young Artists (EYA) Juried Exhibition presented by the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth. Schnock’s digital art piece, “Stress,” and Ye’s clay and wire sculpture, “Cherry Blossoms,” […]
Pending the approval of a funding increase in the next school operating budget and the completion of a new schedule, students at Canton High School could have some new choices for course electives in the upcoming school year. The new courses are among a number of changes in the school’s 2023-24 program of studies, which […]
Canton residents have one more week to offer their comments on a draft Energy Aggregation Plan for Canton Electricity Choice — a new purchasing program that seeks to offer affordable renewable energy options for Canton residents and businesses. The program will allow the town to use its collective buying power in order to give electricity […]
Following a productive mediation session on Saturday, January 14, representatives of the Canton Teachers Association (CTA) announced the formal suspension of its work-to-rule job action as they moved closer to a deal with school leaders on a new employment contract. “The CTA is happy to report that progress was made at today’s mediation session,” said […]
In a community advisory issued on Friday, January 13, the Canton Police Department reported a “significant uptick” in juvenile shoplifting incidents at the Seasons Corner Market in recent weeks, and several of the individuals who have been caught are students in the Canton Public Schools. The advisory urges parents to discuss the issue with their […]
