The Canton Finance Committee, along with Finance Director Jim Murgia, appear poised to help the School Department alleviate a serious budget deficit impacting this year and next through a combination of reserve fund transfers, use of the town’s special education stabilization account, and a recommended increase in the school budget cap. The solution as discussed […]
The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday pledged support to the various town historical groups that are applying for a $100,000 Massachusetts Preservation grant to aid in repairs to the historic David Tilden House located on the grounds of Pequitside Farm on Pleasant Street. The house was first built in the first quarter of the 18th […]
The licensed practical nursing (LPN) program at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton has been ranked the No. 2 LPN program in Massachusetts in the annual rankings put out by PracticalNursing.org. PracticalNursing.org is the leading LPN/LVN advancement and ranking agency as has been publishing the PracticalNursing.org Rankings List for the past four years. Blue Hills […]
The safety and physical well-being of students and staff continues to be a high priority for the Canton Public Schools but the individual schools and the district as a whole can always do better and improvements can and will be made. That has been the unified message coming from Canton school leadership and public safety […]
On Wednesday, February 28, Canton Families Embracing Diversity (CFED) welcomed students, parents and community members to the CHS Distance Learning Lab for an informative and inspirational evening event in celebration of Black History Month. The program’s keynote speaker was Kai Grant, an award-winning community activist and owner/chief curator of Black Market, a cooperative pop-up market […]
Canton author Irene Buchine debuted her new book, Celia and the Little Boy, at a program held earlier this week at the Canton Public Library. Drawing on personal experience, Buchine tells the story of two children trapped in the darkness of depression and what it took for them to find their way out. Buchine approaches […]
The Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) is moving ahead with plans to use a recently awarded $25,000 state funding allocation to contract with a referral service to provide free emergency mental health services for all residents. In a separate measure, CAASA is also moving forward with plans to establish a physical drop-in center at […]
The field has been set for the 2018 annual town election, and once again all eyes will be on the Board of Selectmen, where incumbents Kevin Feeney and Mark Porter will look to fend off a challenge from newcomer Kathy McCormack in the lone contested race on the ballot. In addition to the three selectmen […]
A recent uptick in out-of-district special education spending has put the Canton school budget deep in the red for the current fiscal year while casting further doubt and uncertainty over school officials’ budget plans for FY19. In a detailed report to the School Committee last Thursday, School Business Administrator Barry Nectow said the operating budget […]
Substance abuse continues to be at the root of societal problems in Norfolk County and many other locations across the commonwealth, but the secrets — to prevention, treatment and recovery — can be found right in one’s own backyard with the help of community partners and readily available data. That, more than anything else, was […]
