Canton students and staff made their return to school on Monday following the recent holiday break, and early indications suggest that the schools are weathering the surge in COVID cases, albeit with a higher than usual amount of student absences on the first day back on Monday, January 3. Interim School Superintendent Derek Folan said […]
A screening committee consisting of Playground & Recreation Commission Chair JR McCourt, Human Resources Director Jody Middleton, Town Administrator Charlie Aspinwall, and now Select Board member and former Rec. Commission Chair Tom Theodore will soon begin scheduling interviews for the pool of 11 applicants who have applied for the position of Canton Parks & Recreation […]
At 7:50 a.m. on Friday, December 24, Canton firefighters responded to a report of a fire at Sika Sarnafil, a major manufacturer of rubber roofing systems located at 100 Dan Road. Fire Chief Charles Doody, who was at the scene, said the fire was inside a piece of manufacturing equipment at the rear of the […]
Interim Superintendent Derek Folan, Principal Jeff Sperling and National Honor Society Adviser Jennifer Sousa are pleased to share that 82 students were inducted into Canton High School’s NHS chapter at a ceremony on Monday, December 13. During the ceremony, NHS officers Pooja Subramanian and Mia Galvin spoke about the four pillars of the National Honor […]
In a reversal from previous projections made just a few years ago, Canton school administrators are now anticipating a slight decline in total school enrollment over the next five years with a projected net loss of 69 students across grades K-12. In a presentation given at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Stephen Marshall, CPS director […]
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently released a review of breakthrough COVID-19 cases in vaccinated Massachusetts residents and found that nearly 97 percent of all such cases in the commonwealth have not resulted in hospitalization or death. Additionally, the review found unvaccinated residents are five times more likely to become infected than fully vaccinated residents […]
Town Clerk Tracy Kenney has announced that nomination papers for the April 5, 2022 annual town election will be available in the Town Clerk’s office beginning on Monday, January 3, at 8 a.m. The deadline to obtain nomination papers is Friday, February 11, at 1 p.m. Those seeking office in the election must obtain the […]
With the backing of 675 of the town’s more than 16,000 registered voters, the Canton Select Board has been given the go-ahead to acquire the former St. Gerard Majella Church property on Washington Street. The final hurdle was cleared on Tuesday and a formal bid to the Boston Archdiocese is expected to be forthcoming. In […]
By Janet Donnelly and Melanie Floyd Interim Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan and Canton High School Principal Jeffrey Sperling are pleased to announce that CHS students are participating in Team Rival this school year. This program aims to raise awareness about drug use and addiction, and to promote healthy student choices. Sperling has participated in […]
Interim School Superintendent Derek Folan was pleased to share encouraging COVID vaccination trends among Canton’s younger students dating to early November, when the vaccine first became available in the United States for kids ages 5-11. Reporting on the latest vaccination data at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Folan said that 16 percent of children ages […]
