Canton News

Consider the Source and Downright's Own Vortex to Play Concert On Saturday night at 8 p.m., Downright Music & Art continues its in-store concert series with the return of New York City's fusion-jam band Consider the Source .A Frequest visitors to Collinsville thanks to the store's tighknit community and network, CtS last appeared in town this ... (more)

The vendor looking to potentially put an additional cell tower in Collinsville is currently not interested in the community center as a site, Chief Adminstrative Officer Robert Skinner told selectmen Wednesday.

Valentine's Day is just ahead. Don't be a stupid Cupid and overspend on cards, roses, chocolates and gifts.

A The Oct. 1, 2011 Grand List ofA $1,131,092,090 represents a $9,867,154 or .88 percent increase over the previous year.A The list measures the overall value ofA taxable real estate, personal property and motor vehicles.

A Submitted by Linda Lareau The Cherry Brook Garden Club of Canton recently decorated the Canton bandstand, located on the corner of Route 44 and Dowd Avenue, for Valentine's Day.

The Canton Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday night on a proposal to offer a YMCA before- and after-school program in town.

As the 100th day of school approaches this week, students and teachers at Cherry Brook Primary School are wrapping up an effort to collect items for needy families.

Linda Hill and Kelsey Lockwood, paraprofessionals at Cherry Brook Primary School , were just two of many teachers, staff and students in the Canton schools who on Friday participated in National Wear Red Day , an American Heart Association initiative to raise awareness about women and heart disease.A Heart disease kills more women than all cancers ... (more)

Away To Go Designs, 943 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, offers low prices on party linens and chair covers.

A Melissa Marsted could tell you a story or two. She's mountain biked at Zion National Park, kayaked around the Channel Islands and hiked in Patagonia.

DUI William W. Kulas, 59, 9 Lincoln St., Unionville, was charged with driving under the influence and possession or use of drug paraphernalia on Jan.

No one at Canton High School teaches "Investing in the Stock Market" but that didn't prevent senior Bryan Fitzpatrick from taking it this year.

The lockbox, which will be on the ground level of the police department across from the lobby, will be bolted to the floor and monitored 24 hours a day by a security camera, Police Chief Peter Ingvertsen said during a presentation to the board of selectman last week.

LaSalle Market Hosts Monthly Band Jam Night Collinsville's busy LaSalle Market holds a popular Open Mic NightA each Friday night at 6 p.m. hosted alternately by Eric Paradine and Con "Coyote" Doty, both familiar to music fans around town and the region.A Since adding a bar serving beer and wine in 2011, the venue has hosted a monthly Band Jam ... (more)

A wire and pole fire on Route 179, possibly caused by a transfer problem, briefly knocked out power in portions of town, according to emergency officials and eyewitness reports.A The incident took place near Route 44 shortly after 7 p.m. Lights flickered in Canton as well as portions of Simsbury, Farmington and Avon, many residents reported on ... (more)

The Canton Board of Education Tuesday night unanimously voted to continue the extended-day kindergarten program next year.

Farmington Continued Education offers several courses - including English as a Second Language, GED Preparation, Adult Basic Education and Citizenship courses - to adults who live or work in Farmington, Avon, Canton, Burlington and Harwinton free of charge.

On Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, 120 volunteers spread out across Canton for Focus on Canton's 2011 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Day.A The adults and students gave their time and talents to perform jobs for 46 Canton households.A Rakes and leaf blowers got leaves into the woods, or bagged and transported to the Transfer Station.A Eight residents had the ... (more)

The Corporation for Independent Living is partnering with the Arc of the Farmington Valley, headquartered in Canton, to convert a single family, three-bedroom ranch-style home into a group home for four intellectually disabled adults.

The Substitutes Return to the Crown & Hammer The Crown & Hammer Restaurant & Pub , which has been closed for a winter break since Sunday, reopens tonight, Friday, at 5 p.m., with an abbreviated menu combining the Pub Menu with four entree specials.