The Canton School Committee has reached an agreement with the Canton Teachers Association on a new three-year contract that takes effect on September 1, 2019 and runs through August 31, 2022. The contract covers all Unit A employees, which includes approximately 300 teachers, nurses, and other education personnel. The agreement is being called a win-win […]
The United States Department of State honored retired Canton High School German teacher Elsa Nicolovius with its 2019 Citizen Diplomacy Award at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., last week. The Citizen Diplomacy Award was created in 2017 to recognize American citizens and organizations that are leading efforts to renew and strengthen important international relationships […]
Richie Crowley, co-founder of Wild But Well and a former Canton hockey star, is passionate about promoting wellness for everyone. His commitment has inspired him to embark on a cross-country bike ride starting in Canton on Saturday, July 20. The Wellness Ride will kick off at Copper City Espresso, located at the Canton Junction train […]
In a narrow 3-2 vote on Tuesday night, the Canton Board of Selectmen agreed to try out new summer hours at Town Hall beginning Tuesday, July 16, and ending on September 3. Essentially, most Town Hall offices will open at 8 a.m. on weekdays and Town Hall will close at 1 p.m. on Fridays. The […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual allegedly responsible for at least seven robberies and two attempted robberies at gas stations around the greater Boston area — including one in Canton — from August 2018 through March 2019. The male suspect, who is considered […]
The public is invited to share their thoughts on the future of the Route 138 corridor at an open forum on Wednesday, July 10, from 7-9 p.m. at Bank of Canton headquarters, located at 490 Turnpike Street. The town has begun the process of developing a strategic plan and vision for the Route 138 corridor, […]
Young readers who visit the Canton library this summer will find aliens in the Junior Room, friendly creatures whose pictures are somewhere in the lower level space. Children who take part in A Universe of Stories, the summer reading program at the library, need to find at least six of the 10 aliens to complete […]
Recycling services in Canton will not stop in the immediate future, but Republic Services, the town operator of trash and recycling collection, informed selectmen earlier this week that the company is operating Canton’s recycling services at a substantial loss. The operating loss, estimated at $179,000 annually, is due to new requirements and restrictions put in […]
Julie Ghostlaw, English teacher at the Galvin Middle School, is very proud of this year’s seventh graders. The entire seventh grade has been working hard on a lengthy and ambitious undertaking to beautify the Galvin grounds. Known as the Galvin Pride Project, it followed an approach to instruction called project-based learning which, in this case, […]
Members and supporters of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509 gathered in front of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children in Canton last week to protest the elimination of three special education teaching positions at the school. Formerly the Mass. Hospital School, Pappas is owned and operated by the commonwealth and serves children and […]
