The Canton High boys ice hockey team made it a perfect 5-for-5 in the month of December with a pair of wins last week over Westwood (2-2-0) and Wakefield (1-3-0). The victory over the neighboring Wolverines came Wednesday night at the Canton Ice House, with the Bulldogs winning by a 4-1 final score to capture […]
The following is the latest installment in an occasional series by Rich Carrara spotlighting the sacrifice and heroism of Canton veterans who were killed in action. The man discussed below was the author’s brother. *** Ernest D. Carrara was born on January 7, 1924, in Canton, Massachusetts. He attended Canton High School and received his […]
The Canton Citizen is pleased to announce its MVP selections for the fall 2022 season. Writeups for all of the fall all-stars, along with team photos and season recaps, can be found in the December 28 print edition as part of our annual fall sports wrap-up. Boys MVP Owen Lane (Football) A junior captain and […]
Just as December vacation was getting underway, local officials found themselves back at the Galvin Middle School on two separate occasions in the past week due to water leaks. On Christmas Eve at approximately 5:30 p.m., a police officer who was patrolling in the area noticed water coming out of one of the doors at […]
Mary Murray’s official start date in the newly created role of coordinator of the Canton Food Pantry was November 17, but the former director of purchasing for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue chose to begin the week prior in order to familiarize herself with the job. Murray brings 37 years of finance and organizational experience […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the December 28 edition include: * Frustrated Canton teachers authorize work-to-rule action * Blue Hills grad invited to White House for Infrastructure Talent Pipeline Challenge * Winterlights at the Bradley Estate – photos by Moira Sweetland * […]
The CHS boys basketball team evened its record at 2-2 with a convincing, 69-54 road win over Southeastern Regional Technical School on Thursday, December 22. Earlier in the week, the Bulldogs lost at Taunton 59-47. The Tigers are now 3-0 and tied with Franklin for first in the Hockomock Kelley-Rex Division while the Bulldogs sit […]
Heidi Bromley (Michalak), 71, of Canton, formerly of South Boston, passed away on December 22 after a brief illness. Heidi was born in Austria in 1951 and her family moved to America when she was a little girl. When she was 22 she went on a blind date with a man from South Boston and […]
Thanks to a grant of nearly $100,000 from the state Department of Mental Health, the Canton Police Department will soon be much better equipped to handle crisis calls. As detailed by Police Chief Helena Rafferty and Deputy Chief Patty Sherrill, the grant’s author, at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, the funds will enable the CPD […]
Sierra Porter loves working with young children. The Canton High School junior said she has done “a lot of babysitting,” and she enjoyed working for Kids Camp, first as a junior counselor and then as a counselor for two years. As the oldest of five, she has also had plenty of experience with her younger […]
