Click here for Part 1 The technology piece of our presentation was driving me and my co-trainer Merilee slightly mad. You remember me, the one who owns a cell phone that only — gasp — makes phone calls. Ironically, when I had originally filled out my application to be a STAR trainer, I had blithely […]

With a 45-31 victory over Bedford last Monday night, the Canton High girls’ basketball team clinched a spot in the Division 3 state tournament. With a younger and more improved team this year, the Bulldogs have focused their offense around junior leading scorer Olivia Murphy. Against Bedford, Murphy scored 10 points and collected 16 rebounds […]
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Tony Catinella
As the season comes to a close, the Canton High School girls’ hockey team has kicked it into high gear with the signature strong performances the team is known for. Last week, the girls managed two decisive victories: 7-2 over Boston Latin Academy and 5-3 against Dover-Sherborn. Canton came out strong from the beginning of […]
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jeffrey Cattel

After finding its offense and then some in a recent two-game stretch against Foxboro and Attleboro, the CHS boys’ ice hockey team traveled to Marlboro last week for its annual showdown with Lincoln-Sudbury and came out surprisingly flat, falling 3-1 in frustrating fashion at the New England Sports Center. It was the fourth time in […]
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Jay Turner

Looking back on her childhood, Kim Marcus says she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t writing. “I remember writing poems from the time I was little,” said Marcus (née Weiner), a 1984 graduate of Canton High. “I was interested in the sounds, rhythm, rhyme. I used to write poetry in my bedroom late at […]
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
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Jeffrey Cattel

If the anticipated transformation of the Pine Street landfill into New England’s largest solar farm strikes residents as a little too good to be true, then they might want to pinch themselves — because the project, officials say, is every bit the “win-win” that it appears to be. Even Victor Del Vecchio, the normally understated selectmen […]
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
News,
Town Government | By
Jay Turner

In a struggling city, a compact, white van with the brightly colored logo emblazoned on its side announces to pedestrians and drivers alike that the Marilyn Rodman Arts for Kids program is about to arrive. The van is full of paint, paper, crayons, and other materials ordinarily found in a supply closet but that now […]
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
Features | By
Kelsey Oates

Check out the Features section for Kelsey Oates’ profile on Rachel Rodman and the Rodman Arts for Kids.
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
Photo Gallery | By
Canton Citizen
Plagued by injuries, the Canton High basketball team lost twice last week, falling to Southeastern Vocational Technical School 45-44 and Oliver Ames 64-47. The Bulldogs’ final week of the regular season included a home game against Stoughton on February 15. Canton will play in the Hockomock Classic against the fourth place team of the Kelly-Rex […]
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
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Sports | By
Mike Berger

Emily MacKay, 5, gives her dad, Peter, a kiss during the annual Father/Daughter Dance at St. John’s on Friday, February 4. See the February 17 issue of the Canton Citizen for additional photos. (Amy Nachbar photo)
Feb 16 2011 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen