Is America’s “high-stakes and high-pressure” culture hurting its children? Are students today really overworked, overstressed, and underprepared for the working world? That is the argument put forth by filmmaker and mother of three Vicki Abeles, whose first feature-length documentary, Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture, will be presented to the Canton […]
State health officials have alerted 200 Massachusetts communities — including Canton — of a public advisory not to eat fish caught by local fishermen because of elevated organic mercury levels. In Canton, the four principal locations impacted by the advisory are Reservoir Pond, the Neponset River, which stretches from Walpole to Boston, the Ponkapoag River, […]
At the John F. Kennedy Elementary School, students of all ages share the playground. Sometimes the fifth graders use it; sometimes the first graders use it. Last fall, one first grade girl, Lucy Falcone, was having so much fun that she didn’t want to leave the playground. A fifth grader, Jenny Wolicki, was standing on […]
Submitted by Irene Kelley Tom Gill demonstrated in acrylic at the October meeting of the Canton Art Association, held recently at the Canton Public Library. Gill started his professional art career in l982 after attending the Art Institute of Boston. He developed his own style using brush strokes that are loose but filled with energy. He […]
St. John the Evangelist School has joined in the fight against cancer with several fundraising efforts in the month of October. On October 2, faculty, former and current students, and families from St. John’s came out in force at the New England Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk on George’s Island. They walked to support a member […]
With rain forcing the cancellation of last Friday’s game at Foxboro, the unbeaten CHS girls’ soccer team had just one game last week, but it sure was impressive as the Bulldogs celebrated Senior Night with a 6-1 blowout win over the visiting Sharon Eagles. The win was Canton’s tenth of the season and its second […]
After settling for another disappointing draw against Sharon last week, the Canton High boys’ soccer team bounced back with a crisp, 2-0 win over Foxboro Sunday night at home. The Bulldogs, rated No. 2 in the Boston Globe’s Top 20 poll coming into the week, seemed to get a huge lift from the return of […]
The Canton Pop Warner program is off to another successful season this year and is fielding four teams consisting of children ages 7-13. The overall objective of the Canton Pop Warner program is to provide a positive forum to teach the kids the basics of football, teamwork and sportsmanship. In addition to the activities that […]
The wins keep coming for the Canton High field hockey team, which is now a perfect 12-0 after victories last week over Sharon and nonleague Dedham. In addition to boasting the Hockomock League’s best record, the Bulldogs have put themselves in great position for a top seed in the south sectional tournament, as they look […]
The Canton High golf team entered the week needing one more victory in two remaining matches to advance to the south sectional tournament, which begins next Monday, October 24, at the South Shore Country Club. With one win last week, the team improved to 6-5 with remaining matches against Stoughton and Franklin. The team played […]
