An injury-depleted CHS football team was shut down 28-0 by Franklin Friday night at Memorial Field. With key running back Jon Vaughn lost for the season after sustaining a concussion, receiver/running back Elias Camacho limited by an injury, and top defensive lineman Brandyn Sparks out with an injury, CHS coach Jim Goff used his reserves […]
While it may not be the ideal climate — political or otherwise — for a seven-time incumbent Democrat to be seeking reelection against a Republican newcomer with no ties to Beacon Hill, state Senator Brian A. Joyce remains confident and hopeful that his 12-year record of service to the district will be more than enough […]
As he looks ahead to his showdown with state Senator Brian A. Joyce in the upcoming statewide election, Canton Selectman Bob Burr, the Republican nominee for the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Senate seat, believes his biggest advantage lies with the discontent of the average voter. This particular brand of discontent, which Burr describes as a […]
The young CHS golf team won five consecutive home matches in ten days, going from 2-5 to 7-5 and qualifying for the state tournament, which was due to begin early this week. The highlight of last week’s five consecutive wins was a sixth-card victory over Sharon in which freshman Brian Brooks’ 44 was one lower […]
Sika Sarnafil, a Canton roofing manufacturer, took part of the roof at its Dan Road facility and transformed it into a solar park, turning an otherwise unproductive and costly entity into an asset for the company. The solar park will displace about 37 percent of the facility’s electricity use, according to a press release from […]
The CHS girls’ soccer team dominated in three victories last week: 4-0 against Silver Lake Regional, 5-1 over Stoughton, and 4-0 against Attleboro. The girls improved their record to 7-3-2 on the season. The Bulldogs knew Silver Lake would provide tough competition. Still, the girls started off slow, but gained the lead at the end […]
The Canton High field hockey team continued its undefeated streak this week with two shutouts: 6-0 over Stoughton and 4-0 against Attleboro. To date, the girls have only been scored upon twice and have racked up eight shutouts this season. In the game against Stoughton, the Bulldogs played intensely from the start of the game. […]
DID YOU KNOW… Bolivar Street has been repaved. The street has been in need of a major paving job for several years, and the selectmen finally found the funds to do it. The selectmen opted to have the street economically ground down a few inches and then repaved. By doing it that way, they had […]
The CHS football team suffered a 46-7 loss to host North Attleboro Friday night, but even more disheartening than the loss was the season-ending concussion sustained by star running back Jon Vaughn at the start of the game as well as injuries to top rusher Anthony LaRose and receiver/running back and cornerback Elias Camacho. LaRose […]
I pride myself on being a born and bred New Yorker. I may have been living outside the city longer than inside; in fact, I’ve lived elsewhere for over 30 years now, but things like attitude and accent creep up on me at unexpected times. We were in a restaurant perusing our menus with Lisa […]
