On Thursday evening, October 23, Canton High School will host its second annual showcase night for students in grades 6-9 and their parents. More than 70 clubs and teams will host presentations in the CHS gymnasium from 6-8 p.m. Back by popular demand, the showcase will feature an open house format and will highlight all […]
In 2013 the Canton community was rattled when lifelong resident and former Canton High School star athlete Billy Cravens was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Friends, family, and neighbors immediately rallied around Billy and his wife, Rosey. Despite the outpouring of support, ALS claimed Billy’s life in April. On Thursday, October 23, Rosey Cravens […]
The CHS golf team improved to 9-3 with two home wins against a pair of strong opponents in the Hockomock’s Kelley-Rex (Large School) Division. Three members of the team also competed in the Hockomock League individual championships held at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton. The Bulldogs’ two wins last week came against Franklin 159-170 […]
The Canton Historical Society will hold a brief lecture followed by a workshop on the care and preservation of glass plate negatives at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 19, in the Community Room of the Canton Public Library. The program will be run by Fred Mirliani of the Photographic Preservation Society. Volunteers are needed to […]
The CHS girls varsity soccer team had its best week of the season, scoring nine goals in two games en route to beating Sharon 4-0 and Attleboro 5-0 last week at home. In the Sharon game on September 30, Tessa Cudmore led the way with two goals while Sarah MacQuarrie and Hailee Duserick added one […]
Dimitrios Lambropoulos, 98, of Randolph, passed away October 3 at the Hellenic Nursing Home surrounded by his loving family. Born, raised, and educated in Greece, Dimitrios served in the Greek Armed Forces during World War II. He came to the states in 1967 and settled in Randolph, where he worked as an attendant at his […]
Walter J. Weitz, 91, of Canton, passed away October 1 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Norwood. Born and raised in Boston, he graduated from Mechanic Arts High School and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was the owner of Imperial Millwork in Bridgewater for many years. He has lived in Canton since […]
Dear Editor: What’s in a name? I finished the article Images on Glass by George Comeau published September 18 with much skepticism about the Kanton Kamera Klub. It is quite curious and suspicious that the group would settle upon a club name whose acronym was synonymous with the notorious Ku Klux Klan, a post-Civil War […]
Canton runners were dominant and won several of the 5k and 10k categories in the 10th annual Reebok Canton Road Race held at Reebok headquarters on Royall Street on Sunday morning, October 5. Catherine Song, a Canton High School junior and co-captain of the girls cross country team, was the first female finisher in the […]
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