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 […]
Mar 9 2018 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

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 […]
Feb 23 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
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, […]
Feb 9 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
See this week’s print edition of the Canton Citizen to read the full version of this story ~ In a unanimous vote on January 11, the Canton School Committee agreed to spend between $1.6 and $2 million in
Jan 19 2018 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Another elected office will be up for grabs in the upcoming April town election following the surprise resignation of veteran School Committee member John Bonnanzio last week. Bonnanzio, who has served the board for a total of 12 years across two separate stints, tendered his resignation in a letter to the town clerk’s office dated […]

The following is an excerpt from the Canton Citizen’s 2017 year in review. Check out this week’s paper for a look back at some of the other top stories of 2017, including corruption scandals with Canton ties, CAASA’s substance abuse prevention efforts, and much more. Voters opt for fresh faces in memorable town election After a […]

Four separate recreation projects, a series of infrastructure improvements at the Paul Revere Heritage Park, and additional upgrades at the Rubin Court housing complex will all be in line for some form of Community Preservation Act funding in FY 2019 in what is shaping up to be another strong year for CPA spending in Canton. […]

Canton High School recently celebrated a significant milestone achievement as it was promoted to Level 1 status as determined by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. DESE awards each school an accountability level from 1-5 based on MCAS performance and progress on “gap-narrowing goals,” and this marks the first time that CHS has […]
Dec 23 2017 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The long-awaited school renovation project at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton took a critical step forward on November 13, announced Superintendent James Quaglia. As of that date, all of the school’s nine district towns, including Canton
Dec 1 2017 | Posted in
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