After nearly two years of legal wrangling, public discussion, and rampant speculation, the question of Karen Read’s guilt or innocence will be decided once and for all by a jury of her peers in a trial that commences on Tuesday, April 16 in Norfolk Superior Court. What follows is a summary of everything we know […]
The chorus of voices seeking “Justice for Sandra Birchmore” may soon grow louder in the wake of an explosive Boston Globe report containing new details about her relationship with several former Stoughton police officers who she grew up idolizing. Birchmore, who was raised in Stoughton before moving to Canton, was found dead in her Windsor […]
With a second consecutive close but decisive victory to open the Division 2 state tournament, the CHS girls ice hockey team is
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone on Monday set a new start date of April 16 for the murder trial of Karen Read, but even that might not be enough time to properly prepare after federal prosecutors turned over “voluminous” amounts of data from its own investigation into the case, according to defense Attorney Alan […]
It was a banner weekend for many of Canton High School’s top winter athletes, with members of the wrestling, swimming and indoor track teams all collecting medals at their respective state championship meets. Two Bulldog stars — senior wrestler Ruairi Ritson and junior swimmer Annie McLean — came heartbreakingly close to an individual state title […]
The field has been set for the 2024 annual town election and Canton voters will have no shortage of options this year with 18 candidates returning nomination papers for 12 open seats. Continuing a trend of local elections producing contested races, this year’s ballot will offer choices for five offices: Select Board, School Committee, Planning […]
The remarkable rise of Ruairi Ritson continued this past weekend at the Division 2 Central meet in Bellingham, where the decorated senior dominated the competition in the 190-pound class to earn his second sectional title in as many seasons. “I’m expecting a state title out of the kid,” said head coach Nick Matt after Ritson’s […]
After pushing each other throughout the season and posting identical 6-1 records, Canton High’s two varsity swim teams both showed up in a big way at last weekend’s Hockomock League Championship meet in Milford, placing third overall out of 12 league schools. Competing first on Friday afternoon, the boys would rack up 271 points as […]
With state tournament berths and league titles both firmly locked up, Canton High’s two varsity ice hockey teams will now focus on the finer points as they look to sharper their focus in advance of another deep postseason run. Two of the most successful public high school hockey programs in all of Massachusetts, the Bulldogs […]
With a fifth consecutive dual meet sweep and a final combined record of 12-2, Canton High’s varsity swimmers have solidified themselves as bona fide contenders heading into Hockomock championship weekend in Milford. Already the girls team, a perennial league powerhouse, can call themselves title winners after going unbeaten in the Davenport Division for a third […]
