Jane Marie (Buckley) Bent, 80, of Canton, died Sunday, September 25, at Sunrise of Norwood after a long illness. The daughter of the late Frederick J. and Anna (Monahan) Buckley, she was born, raised and educated in Canton, where she had resided for most of her life. She also lived in both Franklin and Mattapoisett […]
James F. English, of Canton, died September 23, 2011, at Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was a retired truck driver for Teamsters Local #379. He worked for Industrial Stainless Steel and Patent Scaffolding. He was the co-founder of the Sons of Italy in Canton and a member of the Canton Town Club and the Retired Men’s Club […]
Below is an updated notice from the town regarding the recent boil water order: As of 4 p.m. on Monday, October 3, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has lifted the boil water order in Canton. The town, late this afternoon, received written authorization to lift any water use restriction. This state approval was granted as […]
On the subject of collecting, I have had plenty of experience and much of it began at a fairly young age. I must have been in the fourth grade, perhaps as young as 9 when I picked up my first piece of Canton memorabilia. It came from a classmate: a small round box with a […]
Considering the way the Canton High School field hockey team has dominated the competition over the past several seasons, it should come as little surprise that so many program alumnae have made the jump to the college level. In fact, at last count, there were at least nine former Bulldogs playing field hockey at colleges […]
A star is born: Junior running back Dexter Green rushed for 208 yards and three scores to lead the Bulldogs past visiting Quincy 26-12 on Friday, September 16, at Memorial Field. Canton improved to 2-0 and will host North Attleboro this Friday at 7 p.m.
Editor’s note: Below is the first in a series of occasional articles examining recent trends in education and their impact on Canton students. Coming soon will be a look at the new Common Core State Standards and what they might mean for MCAS. In an effort to service more special education students while also saving […]
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino will be forming a study group of teachers, students, and parents to discuss the possibility of later start times at Canton High School. Addressing the issue at Monday night’s School Committee meeting, Granatino acknowledged that a time change would impact start times at other schools and practice times for athletics. However, […]
The Canton Public Library is pleased to announce that it has been certified as a U.S. Passport Acceptance Facility. This re-establishes a local service center for processing new passport applications, which had been provided by the Canton town clerk’s office until federal law prohibited agencies that administer birth certificates from also processing passport applications. The […]
Upcoming Home Games Football (2-4): Next home game is Thanksgiving Day vs. Stoughton Boys’ soccer (8-0-5): Tues., Oct. 25 vs. Stoughton @ 6:30 p.m. Girls’ soccer (10-0-1): Fri., Oct. 21 vs. Oliver Ames @ 3:30 p.m. Field hockey (12-0): Thurs., Oct. 20 vs. Oliver Ames @ 6:15 p.m. Volleyball (12-2): Tues., Oct. 25 vs. Stoughton […]
