A very tough, defensive-minded CHS boys basketball team put the clamps down on an explosive Franklin offense in a thrilling Hockomock League showdown Friday night, coming back from eight points down in the fourth quarter to pull out a 52-50 upset win over the highly rated Panthers. The victory improved the Bulldogs’ record to 2-1 […]
Canton School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller is recommending a 5.45 percent increase in operational spending for the 2020 fiscal year, although that figure could climb higher amid concerns that Canton is lagging behind other districts in administrative and instructional leadership support. In a presentation before the School Committee on December 20, Fischer-Mueller outlined her preliminary […]
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) notified the Canton School Department last week that it will not accept its application for funds to renovate the Galvin Middle School in the next round of funding. School Business Administrator Barry Nectow said Canton was one of 70 applicants, of which the MSBA selected 10-15 for funding. Canton […]
With promising freshmen Kiara Cerruti and Fay and Sydney Gallery displaying a nice shooting touch and making immediate contributions, the CHS girls basketball lineup has a new dimension to go along with an outstanding backcourt in seniors Julia Hamilton and Maggie Connolly. So far through two games, the results have been encouraging as the lady […]
A last-minute infusion of state and local monies helped to push the proposed rebuild of Metropolis Skating Rink over the finish line at a special town meeting held last Wednesday in the CHS auditorium. A Canton institution since the early 1970s and longtime home to the CHS and Canton Youth Hockey programs, the state-owned and […]
The Canton School Committee is troubled by the findings of a recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showing a high prevalence — and in some cases a marked increase — in instances of bullying and cyber-bullying, suicide attempts, alcohol use, marijuana use, vaping or e-cigarette use, and dating violence among Canton middle and high school […]
The Canton Traffic Committee will be asking selectmen to sponsor a warrant article at the upcoming May town meeting giving the BOS the authority to set speed limits in certain sections of town at either 20 or 25 miles per hour. Selectmen would hold public hearings and seek input from the police chief before establishing […]
Canton voters will decide the fate of the Metropolis Skating Rink — shuttered since 2015 following a roof collapse — at a special town meeting scheduled for next Wednesday, December 12, at 7 p.m. in the Canton High School auditorium. Next week’s action could finally set the town on a definitive path toward rebuilding the […]
Selectmen will be looking for more information but had a positive initial reaction to the proposed formation of a Canton Municipal Affordable Housing Trust and the benefits it may offer the town. Town Planner Laura Smead and Shelly Goehring of the Mass. Housing Partnership presented the proposal to selectmen at their meeting Tuesday night. Although […]
Last week’s three-day cold spell and rainy conditions have caused a delay in the planned reopening of Pleasant Street as construction crews continue to work past daylight hours and into the weekend to complete repair work at the Reservoir Pond Dam. DPW Superintendent Mike Trotta said the work is now almost 95 percent complete and […]
