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CANTON — At least 50 people attended Thursday night’s Board of Education meeting in the JM McKenney Middle School cafeteria to voice concerns over the rise of hate-speech bullying in
CANTON â Take a walk on the Remington Trail this month and youâll find a story. This week, three rabbits sneak into Mr. McGreelyâs garden and munch on his vegetables. Next week, Brian will imagine a bedroom transformation so a salamander might feel at home. The stories â in the form of illustrated childrenâs books featured page by page on wooden stakes â are part of the Canton Free Libraryâs summer programming. âI love the concept,â Valerie White said. âThis combines books and getting outside, two of my favorite things.â As the libraryâ...
CANTON â Four propositions and seven Board of Education candidates are up for approval from Canton Central School District voters Tuesday. School districts statewide have been preparing for May 18 votes for months, and Canton Central taxpayers will be asked to consider annual bus and library propositions, a $33.1 million budget for 2021-22 and a $27.5 million, multi-year capital project. This yearâs total $33,107,411 proposal, an increase of about $2 million from 2020-21, breaks down into $3 million in administrative costs; $5.2 million in annual capital costs, separate from the cap...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 9:08 am CANTON — Elections for local school districts loom closer and several candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to vie for seat on the Canton Central School District Board of Education. In Canton, seven candidates are running for five open seats on May 18. Voting is from noon-8 p.m. Victor N. Rycroft Victor Rycroft, who is running for re-election, currently serves as president of the Canton board of education and has served on the board for 15 years. “The past year has been a very trying one for our District as a whole. Our staff ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 6:04 pm BY MATT LINDSEY North Country This Week CANTON — All student-athletes participating in high-risk sports at Canton Central have agreed to COVID-19 testing for this spring season. All varsity boys’ lacrosse and wrestlers agreed to volunteer testing. “We put the threshold out that we were looking for significant increase (in COVID testing), I wanted (at least) 50%,” said CCS Superintendent Ron Burke. He said the school physician expressed a desire for at least half of students to be tested. “Kudos to the boys on both those teams ...