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Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 5:47 pm BY MATT LINDSEY North Country This Week CANTON — There will be a live audience for the Canton Central School Thespians performance of the musical “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” with performances set for April 30 at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee at 2 p.m. on May 1. There was no formal vote at the school board meeting April 19, but a show of hands by board members in support of allowing a live audience was overwhelming. “So I just wanted to thank you so much for allowing the kids and myself to move back to what feels like normal,�...

Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 6:01 pm CANTON — The town board passed a budget amendment to increase the town code enforcement officer salary recently. At their meeting April 8, town board members opted to increase the salary by $10,000 to $53,375 per year. Traditionally, the position of code enforcement with the town would have covered both town and village code issues, with the village sharing the cost of the salary. After the recent departure of Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Murray, who left to take a code enforcer position with the town of Potsdam, the municipalities de...

Monday, March 8, 2021 - 9:05 am CANTON — Current Canton Highway Department employee Steven Smith announced his candidacy for the highway superintendent position. Smith has been employed by the Town of Canton Highway Department since 2006 and currently works as a mechanic and heavy equipment operator. “Having operated a highway plow truck and worked with the town highway crew for 15 years, I have the knowledge and experience to make decisions on road issues as well as vehicle repair and maintenance,” Smith said. After graduating from Canton Central, Smith worked on h...

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 1:20 pm BY MATT LINDSEY North Country This Week CANTON — School counselors at Canton Central have taken on some new roles as a result of the pandemic. CCS Director of Guidance Kristie Newman said that last year the state changed a lot of regulations concerning school counselors and now required a formal guidance plan. She said the department has always maintained a guidance plan even prior to the requirement. She said the plan did require some updating and cross-referencing with counseling standards. “It really actually was a good process I thi...

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 2:32 pm CANTON — Canton Central has shifted to remote learning after several members of its transportation department were ordered to quarantine following a positive COVID-19 test among its staff. “This morning we were notified that a member of our transportation team has tested positive for COVID-19,” CCS officials said in a statement on the district Facebook page. “Contact tracing is now complete.” As a result of this case and quarantines from yesterday, almost half of the district’s transportation department is now unable to report...