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 intense playoff basketball atmosphere was definitely there with both sides of the bleachers filled, performances by the CHS jazz band and cheerleaders, and a buzz in the crowd as two very solid basketball teams jousted in the second round of the Division 2 south playoffs at CHS. But as much as Canton enjoyed its […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 20, in the Salah Meeting Room at Town Hall at or around 7:45 p.m. to discuss amending the Reservoir Pond Rules and Regulations regarding wintertime uses. Firefighters respond to I-95 truck fire The Canton Fire Department responded to 78 service calls last week, […]
Several CHS indoor track team members finished among the top 10 in their respective events at the Hockomock League Championships held Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. Out of 12 teams, the Canton boys finished 10th overall while the girls tied with Attleboro for 11th place. Leading the way for the Bulldogs […]
Selectmen on Tuesday night announced the creation of a Pequitside Farm Task Force that will be made up of town officials as well as one or two abutters to the property. Selectmen asked that all construction at the site be halted until the task force can meet and discuss the planned renovations to the town-owned […]
Canton school officials will have to decide whether to compromise or stand their ground after the town’s Revenue Forecast Committee asked them to slash $540,072 from their proposed school operating budget for the next fiscal year. The revenue committee, which includes Finance Director Jim Murgia and members of the Finance Committee and other town officials, […]
According to CHS head girls basketball coach Jim Choquette, when senior center-forward Hannah Jerrier scores 20 or more points, the lady Bulldogs have a great chance of winning that game. When she is held to under 15 points, Choquette said, the opposite usually holds true. That was the case again last week as Jerrier topped […]
