Superintendent of Schools Jeff Granatino is pleased to announce the 2010 recipients of the Paul R. Matthews Foundation Grant, established in honor of longtime School Committee member and youth sports coach Paul Matthews. A total of $5,000 came from the foundation and went toward projects that were assessed by the grant committee and the Canton […]
Dec 30 2010 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
Already recognized as a leader in the field of bullying prevention and well on its way to complying with the state’s new anti-bullying law, the Canton Public Schools is taking a similarly proactive approach with another hot-button topic — that of sports-related concussions and the resulting new state legislation that took effect in September. The […]
Dec 23 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The winless Canton Bulldogs made it interesting on a blustery, cold Thanksgiving Day at Stoughton High, trailing only 7-0 at halftime and surprising everyone on the first play from scrimmage with a 35-yard halfback pass from Dexter Green to Elias Camacho. But Canton coughed the ball up on the very next play — the first […]
The Galvin Middle School, still riding high off the smashing success of its new football program, will now have a couple of hoops teams to root for this winter after School Committee members, following a lengthy deliberation Thursday night, talked themselves into funding both a girls’ and boys’ basketball team on a one-year trial basis. […]
Nov 25 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Canton High School’s field hockey team shut out ninth-seeded Medway 2-0 on Saturday at Taunton High School to become the south sectional champion for the second consecutive year. The unbeaten Bulldogs (20-0-1) are seeded second and have yet to be scored upon in the state tournament. Coach Fior Griffin said her team knew the championship […]
The Canton Public Schools may soon be on the verge of a dramatic and exciting computer network overhaul, one that would change the face of computing for all CPS users while generating substantial annual savings for the district for years to come. However, as the School Committee learned earlier this week, such a system would […]
Nov 11 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner
The Canton School Committee received some very positive yet surprising fiscal news Thursday night when school business manager Ken Leon announced a projected surplus of more than $450,000 in the schools’ FY11 operating budget — the same budget that received a $440,000 boost at annual town meeting to help address rising special education costs. The […]
Oct 28 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The first annual Scott M. Herr Memorial Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, September 29, at the Brookmeadow Country Club on a beautiful, warm sunny day — it rained the two days before and the two days after. Members of the Golf Committee included Canton residents Paul Nauyokas, Ken King, Jack Shea and Bruce Sarnowitz. […]
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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After being reminded of the severity of the elementary schools’ space crunch by new superintendent Jeff Granatino, the Canton School Committee last week decided to spend approximately $300,000 more than anticipated in order to build four new classrooms at the John F. Kennedy School. In a rare split vote, four of the committee’s five members […]
Oct 14 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

Canton residents beware: Flocks of pink flamingos have been spotted around town, and they have been turning up on people’s front lawns when they least expect it. Homeowners are advised to be on the lookout for these brightly colored birds, or else they run the risk of getting … flocked. The truth is, these are […]
Oct 7 2010 | Posted in
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Jay Turner