The Canton Public Schools’ budget shortfall in fiscal year 2011 has decreased slightly from its worst-case forecast of $1.5 million and could be reduced even further, Superintendent Dr. John D’Auria announced last week; however, D’Auria said officials still face some “ugly choices,” including whether to bring back bus fees and raise athletic fees in the […]
With a volleyball, a net, and a group of enthusiastic participants, Canton Public Schools’ Wellness Coordinator Peter Boucher just might have stumbled upon, quite literally, the “best new activity idea in America.” The game, a form of “inverted volleyball” that Boucher has dubbed “nitroball,” is among a group of ten finalists currently vying for that […]
Saddled with a potential shortfall as high as $1.5 million in the coming fiscal year, School Superintendent Dr. John D’Auria informed School Committee members last week that he had no choice but to insert a “bunch of bad ideas” into his recommendations for the FY2011 operating budget — lowlighted by the elimination of more than […]
Three Canton elementary schools will benefit from the generosity of the Sons of the American Legion (SAL), who recently presented digital cameras, photo printers and paper to the principals of the Luce, Kennedy, and Hansen elementary schools. Dick Lane, Dave Milligan and Barry Schneider made the official donation to Kennedy principal Jen Henderson, Luce principal […]
Nick Maffeo, vice president of the Canton Cooperative Bank moderates the event. CPS Principals: John Maxwell, Tom LaLiberte, Robie Peter, Doug Dias and Jennifer Henderson
While the recent pledge by Governor Deval Patrick to maintain local aid at current levels in 2011 was welcome news to be sure, school officials in Canton still have a million reasons to be worried about their FY2011 operating budget, beginning — and seemingly ending — with a million-dollar shortfall tied to out-of-district special education […]
Editors note: The following is the fourth in a series of occasional spotlights on Canton’s town employees, conceived as a way to honor the important work of our many public servants, a number of whom rarely, if ever, get the recognition they deserve. Therefore, over the course of the next several months, the Citizen will […]
While it is still too early to know for sure, the Canton Public Schools looks to be headed toward a “very, very dark period” for the next couple of years, according to Superintendent Dr. John D’Auria, who previewed the FY2011 operating budget at last week’s School Committee meeting. Although no actual line items were discussed, […]
Editor’s note: Shortly after midnight on January 1, Scott Herr, a 2009 graduate of Canton High School and a freshman at Northeastern University, was killed when the truck he was riding in, driven by his girlfriend, crashed along an icy stretch of road near Buffalo, New York. He is survived by his parents, Joseph and […]
