Canton parent Jill Stevens will fill the 10-month vacancy on the School Committee left after Tim Brooks resigned for work related reasons. Stevens was appointed to the committee at the July 13 Board of Selectmen meeting among a pool of eight potential candidates. Canton government procedures state that when such a vacancy arises, it is […]
Jul 22 2010 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Jeffrey Cattel
While town officials continue to do “everything in their power” to hammer out a solution with the owners of Reservoir Pond over needed repairs to the Pleasant Street dam, those who make use of the pond as a recreational source are beginning to see the summer of 2010 for what it has become: a lost […]
Jul 22 2010 | Posted in
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Town Government | By
Jay Turner
In a unanimous vote of three selectmen and three School Committee members, Jill Stevens of York Street was chosen among a field of eight applicants to fill a ten-month term recently vacated by Tim Brooks due to work commitments. Voting were Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio and Selectmen Sal Salvatori and Avril Elkort, as well […]
After more than two months of largely door-to-door campaigning, Canton selectman and state Senate hopeful Bob Burr remains very much aware of the challenges inherent in his bid to topple seven-time incumbent Brian Joyce — not the least of which begins with a capital R, as in Republican. Burr, who is new to the party, […]
Jul 15 2010 | Posted in
Features,
News | By
Jay Turner
The Paul R. Matthews Foundation is pleased to announce its second annual “Celebration of Community Spirit” event to be held Friday, September 24, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Pequitside Farm. This celebration raises funds for the Paul R. Matthews Foundation, established in memory of Matthews, a longtime member of the Canton School Committee and […]
Jul 15 2010 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Canton Citizen
School defends practices amid damaging news reports The convergence of recent local and international headlines had officials at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton doing another round of damage control last week after separate reports cast the controversial school in a negative light — first in a Boston Globe story that hinted at a climate […]
Jul 8 2010 | Posted in
News | By
Jay Turner
Tom Bartosek’s teaching and coaching legacy spans nearly 34 years, and he will forever be remembered as the man who turned wrestling into a viable sport in Canton. But as he told this year’s graduating seniors, every end signifies a new beginning and new opportunities, and he feels that it is now time for him […]
Alan B. Dewey, Canton Public Schools’ head of student services for the past eight years, began his career as a special education teacher in Burlington and later Hanover, where he worked with autistic students – in the mornings at an elementary school and at the high school in the afternoon. “I was young and in […]
Jul 1 2010 | Posted in
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Schools | By
Mary Ann Price

Last fall the Hansen School unveiled a portrait and learning center in honor of recently retired principal Bill Griffin. When Griffin’s portrait was added to a wall in the lobby, a group of veteran teachers realized the Hansen now had portraits honoring two of the school’s three past principals — Griffin and the school’s first […]
The familiar windbreaker with the green CHS cap won’t be seen on a regular basis at the CHS baseball diamond next year as Tom Healy, who coached baseball at Canton High for 40 years as well as other boys’ and girls’ sports, has tendered his resignation as a CHS coach. A few years ago, Healy […]