Paws for a Cause

CAPE’s 4th annual Spelling Bee a rousing success

Nick Maffeo, vice president of the Canton Cooperative Bank moderates the event. CPS Principals: John Maxwell, Tom LaLiberte, Robie Peter, Doug Dias and Jennifer Henderson

Rising SPED costs at the heart of school budget crisis

While the recent pledge by Governor Deval Patrick to maintain local aid at current levels in 2011 was welcome news to be sure, school officials in Canton still have a million reasons to be worried about their FY2011 operating budget, beginning — and seemingly ending — with a million-dollar shortfall tied to out-of-district special education […]

Administrative assistant Susan McGowan an asset to the school system

Editors note: The following is the fourth in a series of occasional spotlights on Canton’s town employees, conceived as a way to honor the important work of our many public servants, a number of whom rarely, if ever, get the recognition they deserve. Therefore, over the course of the next several months, the Citizen will […]

School budget shortfall could exceed $1M in 2011

While it is still too early to know for sure, the Canton Public Schools looks to be headed toward a “very, very dark period” for the next couple of years, according to Superintendent Dr. John D’Auria, who previewed the FY2011 operating budget at last week’s School Committee meeting. Although no actual line items were discussed, […]

Canton lost a truly great one in Scott Herr

Editor’s note: Shortly after midnight on January 1, Scott Herr, a 2009 graduate of Canton High School and a freshman at Northeastern University, was killed when the truck he was riding in, driven by his girlfriend, crashed along an icy stretch of road near Buffalo, New York. He is survived by his parents, Joseph and […]