The Board of Selectmen, with the support of Town Administrator Bill Friel and Finance Director Jim Murgia, approved nearly $130,000 in additional municipal spending for FY 2012, which amounts to roughly half of what all municipal department heads had requested for next year. Selectmen did approve additional amounts for those department heads who requested it, […]
For the second year, the Irish Cultural Centre of New England, located at 200 New Boston Drive, will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with various events and activities throughout the month of March. The month-long celebration, coined “The 17 Days of March,” is open to the general public and aims to expose attendees to multiple aspects […]
Responding to the impassioned remarks of Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio about the importance of a second ambulance, the Finance Committee voted last week to transfer $113,000 from the town’s reserve funds to boost the Fire Department’s minimum manning level and restore the department’s second ambulance to full status. Fire Chief Charlie Doody had made […]
After breathing new life into a struggling Randolph High School in only three years’ time, Dr. William Conard, a man described by Canton Superintendent Jeff Granatino as an “educational visionary,” has accepted an offer to become the new principal of Galvin Middle School. Pending successful contract negotiations, Conard, a Canton native, will take over for […]
The auditorium crackled with energy as participants of all ages nervously awaited their turn at center stage. Some escaped to the hallways to enjoy some candy and pizza; others sank slowly in their seats, afraid of what was to come. Parents mingled, siblings and friends ran around, and as darkness fell outside of Canton High […]
If the anticipated transformation of the Pine Street landfill into New England’s largest solar farm strikes residents as a little too good to be true, then they might want to pinch themselves — because the project, officials say, is every bit the “win-win” that it appears to be. Even Victor Del Vecchio, the normally understated selectmen […]
For the first time in recent memory, the town of Canton will hold its annual election without a single contested race, after last Friday’s nomination deadline came and went without any new candidates stepping forward to challenge the incumbents. According to the town clerk’s office, the lack of challengers means that the April 5 town […]
With all of the tough decisions he’s had to make this winter due to the weather, new Superintendent of Schools Jeff Granatino has more than earned his keep in his first year in Canton. That was the consensus last Thursday among School Committee members as they thanked Granatino for making some “excellent calls” with respect […]
Former New England Patriots’ offensive guard Joe Andruzzi told the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce that great things can be achieved even during difficult times. Andruzzi was the keynote speaker at the NVCC’s 117th Annual Meeting, held recently at Christina’s in Foxboro. As his 11th year of professional football was about to begin, he began […]
As her classmates settle in front of the television for a relaxing February vacation, Canton resident Bridget Ponte will be under the lights competing for a title at the 2011 All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships in Killarney, Ireland. Ponte watched her older sisters participate in step dancing before she first picked up the soft shoes at […]
