After struggling throughout the regular season against larger Hockomock schools, the Canton High softball team traveled to Middleboro last week hoping to catch lightning in a bottle in the opening round of the Division 2 playoffs. Unfortunately for the 21st seeded Bulldogs, the same pattern prevailed as the girls kept it close for the first […]
Opponents of the use of electric shocks as a behavioral deterrent staged a protest outside the Judge Rotenberg Center on Turnpike Street on Saturday, June 2. The protest, which grew out of an online petition created by a former JRC teacher, had begun earlier in the day outside the State House in Boston. Participants included […]
In 1962, John and Gail Dolan opened a flooring business out of their home in Canton, and through hard work and vision, the company thrived over the next four decades, expanding several times amid a rock-solid reputation for quality and honesty. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary and currently operated by the Dolans’ children, the aptly […]
Startled by a rash of recent car accidents on their street, including one involving six teenagers and another involving a Canton police officer, the York Street Neighborhood Association held an open meeting last week at St. James Lutheran Church, where an estimated 50 people turned out to brainstorm possible calming measures and various other ideas […]
Coming off a blowout loss to King Philip in the regular season finale last Monday, the Canton High girls’ lacrosse team bounced back in a major way this past weekend, demolishing visiting Nantucket 24-5 in the opening round of the Division 2 south sectional tournament. Other than the home-field advantage for the Bulldogs — which […]
For the third time in its past four games, the Canton High boys’ lacrosse team played well in all facets of the game, but it was not quite well enough to win, as the Bulldogs fell to Franklin 8-5 on the road in last Monday’s season finale. The loss dropped the team to 7-10 on […]
There is tough, and then there is 8-year-old Luke Romano of Canton. While that might seem like a bit of an exaggeration, consider this: After injuring his arm while navigating an obstacle course in gym class last winter, Romano, a second grader at the Hansen Elementary School, promptly got up and completed the course. He […]
A lopsided victory over Sharon was the big highlight for the CHS boys’ lacrosse team as the Bulldogs went 1-2 last week to fall to 7-9 overall. Although head coach Bill Bendell would have liked to have won at least one more to get to .500, he was generally pleased with the team’s effort in […]
For the first time all season, the CHS girls’ lacrosse team had a week where it lost more games than it won, going 1-2 with close losses to division leading Foxboro and nonleague Norwood to fall to 9-7 overall. At the same time, the week was hardly a disaster, as the Bulldogs had a chance […]
In an effort to raise as much money as possible for a very worthy cause, the Halfway Cafe — a popular local restaurant chain with a location at Cobb’s Corner in Canton — has decided to go all out with its first ever “Halfway 5K” road race, scheduled for Sunday, June 10, beginning at 10:30 […]
