For this year at least, town meeting had a solution to the $1.37 million school deficit for the coming fiscal year, with 89 percent of that attributed to mandated special education costs. A vast majority of town meeting voters in the last session on Wednesday, April 28, authorized $440,000 in reserve funds to be put […]
Selectmen were pleased at the conclusion of Monday night’s opening session of the annual town meeting as a majority of voters endorsed the municipal version of the capital budget — against the recommendation of the Finance Committee — and kept intact the salaries of selectmen, the Board of Health, and assessors. As a result, the […]
Free cash was a popular phrase at town meeting Monday night as Canton voters tapped heavily into the reserve fund with three separate transfers, bringing the total free cash balance to $737,000 heading into ATM’s second night on Wednesday, when additional requests were also expected. During Monday’s first session, Canton voters authorized a total of […]
Despite cloudy skies and off-and-on rain, more than 200 friends, family and supporters turned out on Sunday for the annual “Friends of Beth” Art Scholarship Memorial 5K walk, held in honor of the late Beth Spence Cann. It was the largest turnout to date and also marked the first year that all three of Beth’s […]
With few hot-button topics and even fewer proposed zoning changes appearing in the warrant this year, Canton’s annual town meeting, which gets underway Monday evening in the CHS Morse Auditorium, could end up being one of the shortest in recent memory. The lack of any discernable controversies even has some town officials predicting — or […]
Donation to fund a new fitness center Thanks to an incredibly generous and unexpected donation in honor of the late Scott Herr, the Canton High School community will soon have a new fitness center that staff and students can be proud of. Superintendent Dr. John D’Auria made the surprise announcement at the School Committee meeting […]
For the ninth year, the Luce School CAPT will sponsor its annual fun run and 5K road race. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, May 2. Teachers Maura Hershman, Erin DeYoung, and parent volunteer Bob Ciccketti conceptualized the event as a fun way to bring the entire community together. The fun run has […]
Selectmen announced Tuesday night that they will vigorously appeal a recent state court ruling that upheld the application of New Jersey-based Roseland Property Company to develop a large parcel of land near the Canton-Randolph border and build more than 200 housing units under Chapter 40B, the state’s affordable housing law. In 2008, the state Supreme […]
It was a bittersweet return to the School Committee for John Bonnanzio last week as the former two-term member who won election on April 6 was happy to be back serving the children of Canton, yet admittedly saddened by the state of the school budget. During a brief ceremony at the start of Thursday’s meeting […]
~ Benefit to help raise funds to send care packages to troops fighting oversees will be held next month ~ Of all the things Canton resident Mike Wagner received in his care packages during his nine-month tour of duty in Iraq, he appreciated his supply of baby wipes the most. For a soldier serving in […]
