The Patriots have the unmistakable “Flying Elvis” and the Bruins have that classic “spoked B.” And now the Bulldogs of Canton High School, for the first time in school history, have their own signature look — and one that is every bit as official as the pros thanks to the generosity and expertise of the […]
The Canton School Committee voted to ratify agreements with all of the remaining school employees’ unions, including the Canton Teachers Association, at its meeting last Thursday, September 17. The news is significant as the committee now knows all of its labor costs — a big part of the school budget picture — for the next […]
Grief counselors and support services were made available and CHS students all wore royal blue as a show of solidarity in honor of 16-year-old Paul O’Brien, a CHS sophomore who died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Chapel Street on Friday evening, September 11. An investigation is ongoing, but police believe O’Brien […]
School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge is bullish on what the Canton School Department can accomplish this coming school year. Golledge is grateful to the community for approving funds for the Hansen School classroom addition along with a near 5 percent increase in the FY2016 operating budget. He believes this will be another productive year for […]
School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge and School Business Manager Barry Nectow both believe the current school budget will be able to absorb the roughly $15,000 in extra ice time costs that will be needed to operate the CHS ice hockey program this year in the wake of the roof collapse at the Metropolis Skating Rink […]
The Canton Historical Society recently completed three photograph albums of every Canton High School graduate since the very first class in 1869. The albums were completed by Historical Society members Susan O’Neill and Marie Duffy. The three albums were presented to Jim Halley, president of the Canton High School Alumni Association, Mark Lague, director of […]
An independent auditor confirmed what bond rating agency Standard & Poor’s recently told the town’s finance director — that the town is in excellent financial shape and is following sound financial practices, which has led to a premium bond rating of AAA and much lower borrowing costs. Tony Roselli and Paul Gargano of Roselli, Clark […]
Canton School Committee members were relieved to hear from interim Superintendent Jen Henderson that the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is not forcing Canton to change its methods of teaching and that the school system will still have full control of its curriculum. Essentially, the state is mandating what students should master […]
Proclaiming that “teen lives matter” and reaffirming a commitment to community-based policing, several members of the Canton Police Department, in conjunction with Canton Families Embracing Diversity (CFED) and local attorney and law professor Ernst Guerrier, tackled the weighty subject of police/community relations head-on at a public forum held last Wednesday evening in the Canton High […]
The Hansen Elementary School will soon be expanding after voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a new eight-room addition at an estimated price tag of $4.1 million. All six precincts backed the project, which will cost the average homeowner another $26 per year over the next 20 years. A total of 1,184 residents turned out at […]
