Town meeting voters at Monday’s opening session overwhelmingly approved a transfer of $1.36 million from Canton’s free cash reserves to quicken the renovation of the previously purchased Knights of Columbus building on Pleasant Street into a fully operational senior center, perhaps as soon as next spring. The transfer augments last year’s town meeting appropriation along […]
The first session of the 2013 annual town meeting adjourned a little after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, May 13, with most of the 41-article warrant completed. Only the main budget article for FY14, plus three zoning articles concerning a proposed Senior Housing Overlay District (SHOD) on Route 138 and a few other articles remained. Selectmen […]
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges has renewed Canton High School’s 10-year accreditation, although much of the work has only just begun, according to CHS Principal Derek Folan. Folan informed the School Committee on May 9 that NEASC has delivered its 79-page document and in the next 10 days will send a list […]
Next Thursday, May 23, walkers and runners of all ability levels are invited to the George King Track at Canton High School for the “Last Mile,” a charity event dedicated to all of those affected by the tragic events in Boston on Marathon Monday. Billed as a “no-frills” affair, the event will feature six one-mile […]
Eight students from Canton have advanced in the Future Problem Solving (FPS) Program to the international competition, which takes place June 6-9 at Indiana University in Bloomington. The cost to attend this prestigious event is a little more than $1,000 per person. To raise money, the Canton FPS program is holding various fundraisers around Canton. […]
Canton’s recent investment in town wells and water treatment plants is beginning to pay off. For the first time in recent memory there will not be an increase in water rates for next year, although sewer rates will increase 5.4 percent, resulting in an average ratepayer’s bill rising $8.14 per quarter based on a usage […]
The Canton Fire Department responded to a transformer fire on Washington Street near Wildewood Drive on Sunday night, May 5, around 10 p.m. The primary electrical wire was on the ground. Engine 6 secured the scene until the power company repaired the line. (Tim O’Connor photo) Dry weather causes brush fires The recent stretch of […]
The Canton Public Library’s very popular Film & Discussion at the Oscars series will end on May 6 with a musical treatment of a famous French novel nominated for eight Academy Awards. (Our license prohibits us from publishing the actual title.) The film starts promptly at 7 p.m. Calling all artists and lovers of art: […]
The School Committee voted last week to charge a late fee of $50 to parents who register their children for bus transportation after mid June. The purpose of the fee, according to school business manager Ken Leon, is to speed up parents’ decision making and allow the school department more time to plan bus routes […]
U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch easily carried his home district, including Canton, in Tuesday’s special state primary for U.S. Senate, but it was not enough to overtake his congressional colleague Ed Markey, who cruised to the Democratic nomination with 57 percent of the vote. Markey, a 36-year veteran of Congress and a resident of Malden, carried […]
