Canton NewsLocal news for Canton, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Savvy Shopper: Aid To Artisans, Blumen Laden, Bodytalk- June 30, 2008 It's your last chance to shop Aid to Artisans' blowout moving sale. The event, which ends Friday, features imported handcrafts from around the world at wholesale prices.http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/savvy-shopper-aid-to-artisans-blumen-laden-bod... Lowe's Wins Canton Zoning OK- June 28, 2008 - The town soon will have a Lowe's Home Center nestled in a hill overlooking Route 44.Lowe's plans to construct a 119,328-square-foot building with an attached 27,265-square-foot garden center and 437 parking spaces. The development was approved 6-1 by the zoning commission at a special meeting Wednesday.The building and parking lot will cover about half of the 24-acre site behind Valley Car Wash next to the Simsbury-Avon town border.Those in favor of the application said it was consistent with.http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/lowes-wins-canton-zoning-ok?fromrss=1 Teen sentenced to 3 years for gun plot- June 26, 2008 An 18-year-old accused of planning a mass shooting in his Newington, Conn., high school was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison.http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/teen-sentenced-to-3-years-for-gun-plot?fromrss... Acting Canton Administrator To Take Columbia Job- June 24, 2008 - Jonathan Luiz, acting chief administrative officer since April, is leaving the job to become interim town administrator in Columbia.He will hold the job for at least the next several months as Columbia searches for a permanent replacement for Robert Skinner, who was named earlier this month as the new chief administrative officer in Canton.Columbia First Selectman Don Cianci said Luiz clinched the appointment in his interview.'His personality, his poise, his intelligence showed through loud...http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/acting-canton-administrator-to-take-columbia-j... Meeting On School Drug Search- June 22, 2008 A group of parents concerned about the recent drug sweeps at Canton middle and high schools is holding an informational meeting June 30 to discuss the matter.http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/meeting-on-school-drug-search?fromrss=1 Canton School Official Defends Surprise Search- June 20, 2008 Education officials say a surprise search of two local schools by police officers and drug-sniffing dogs earlier this month was spurred by a desire to 'maintain the health and safety' of all students.But critics say the sweeps at Canton Middle and High schools were unnecessary shows of force that needlessly put students in jeopardy and violated school board policy because they were not done in response to a specific threat.'In fact, a number of parents believe ... that the superintendent...http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/canton-school-official-defends-surprise-search... Auto Group Plans Draw Boos And Tunes In Simsbury- June 18, 2008 A round of applause and laughs erupted during Monday's zoning commission meeting as one resident played a familiar song with a familiar chorus: 'They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.'The song and most of the comments residents made during a public hearing were against an application by Hoffman Auto Park to build - you guessed it - a parking lot.The auto dealership complex on Route 44 and West Mountain Road has Toyota and Honda dealerships and soon will have a Nissan dealership. The...http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/auto-group-plans-draw-boos-and-tunes-in-simsbu... Canton Schools Chief Gets Good Marks, Raise- June 16, 2008 The school board has given Superintendent Kevin D. Case a 3.75 percent raise, a glowing performance review and a three-year contract extension.'The staff has been re-energized through Kevin and his review reflects that,' school board Chairman Lou Daniels said.The raise brings Case's annual salary to $142,526.The board, which approved Case's review and pay increase at its meeting Thursday, cited his high visibility in the community, his grasp of the district's finances, his ability to recruit...http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/canton-schools-chief-gets-good-marks-raise?fro... Hydro Dams Can Get 'Green' Certification- June 14, 2008 The June 10 editorial 'Homegrown Hydropower' pointed out the advantages of generating power at Connecticut dam sites, specifically the upper and lower Collinsville dams along the Farmington River.http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/hydro-dams-can-get-green-certification?fromrss... Simsbury: Wild Kingdom- June 12, 2008 A quiet, even bucolic community, Simsbury has had more than its share of high-profile brushes with the animal kingdom lately.http://www.topix.net/city/canton-ct/2008/06/simsbury-wild-kingdom?fromrss=1 |